PSBD vs. ECPG, PRAA, PLBC, OMCC, MCVT, OCTO, WULF, SYBT, TFIN, and LGIH
Should you be buying Palmer Square Capital BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Palmer Square Capital BDC include Encore Capital Group (ECPG), PRA Group (PRAA), Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), Old Market Capital (OMCC), Mill City Ventures III (MCVT), Eightco (OCTO), TeraWulf (WULF), Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), Triumph Financial (TFIN), and LGI Homes (LGIH).
Palmer Square Capital BDC vs.
Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Palmer Square Capital BDC had 3 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Palmer Square Capital BDC and 1 mentions for Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's score of -0.04 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Palmer Square Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $16.93, indicating a potential upside of 8.24%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus target price of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.06%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than Palmer Square Capital BDC.
Palmer Square Capital BDC has a net margin of 41.67% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -13.91%. Encore Capital Group's return on equity of 12.70% beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's return on equity.
Encore Capital Group received 325 more outperform votes than Palmer Square Capital BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Palmer Square Capital BDC an outperform vote while only 62.15% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote.
Palmer Square Capital BDC has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palmer Square Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Palmer Square Capital BDC beats Encore Capital Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PSBD) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
