BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC) Competitors

BlackRock TCP Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TCPC or PSEC?

Prospect Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock TCP Capital. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock TCP Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock TCP Capital	-$45.40M	-15.01	$38.47M	-$0.75	-10.68
Prospect Capital	$101.04M	18.44	$262.83M	-$0.20	-20.90

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TCPC or PSEC?

9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of BlackRock TCP Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TCPC or PSEC?

BlackRock TCP Capital received 75 more outperform votes than Prospect Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.74% of users gave BlackRock TCP Capital an outperform vote while only 51.79% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock TCP Capital	Outperform Votes 394 62.74%	Underperform Votes 234 37.26%
Prospect Capital	Outperform Votes 319 51.79%	Underperform Votes 297 48.21%

Is TCPC or PSEC more profitable?

Prospect Capital has a net margin of 1.18% compared to BlackRock TCP Capital's net margin of -15.22%. BlackRock TCP Capital's return on equity of 14.16% beat Prospect Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock TCP Capital	-15.22%	14.16%	5.80%
Prospect Capital	1.18%	12.31%	5.79%

Do analysts prefer TCPC or PSEC?

BlackRock TCP Capital currently has a consensus target price of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.20%. Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.66%. Given BlackRock TCP Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BlackRock TCP Capital is more favorable than Prospect Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock TCP Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Prospect Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Is TCPC or PSEC a better dividend stock?

BlackRock TCP Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. BlackRock TCP Capital pays out -133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital pays out -270.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, TCPC or PSEC?

BlackRock TCP Capital has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TCPC or PSEC?

In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 6 more articles in the media than BlackRock TCP Capital. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Prospect Capital and 12 mentions for BlackRock TCP Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat BlackRock TCP Capital's score of 1.06 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock TCP Capital	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Prospect Capital	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Prospect Capital beats BlackRock TCP Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.