Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD) Competitors

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 institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media refer more to PSBD or ECPG?

In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 12 more articles in the media than Palmer Square Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 3 mentions for Palmer Square Capital BDC. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's score of -0.27 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Palmer Square Capital BDC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Encore Capital Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PSBD or ECPG more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palmer Square Capital BDC	41.67%	11.97%	4.68%
Encore Capital Group	-13.91%	12.70%	2.61%

Do analysts recommend PSBD or ECPG?

Palmer Square Capital BDC currently has a consensus price target of $16.93, suggesting a potential upside of 5.80%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus price target of $62.33, suggesting a potential upside of 28.81%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than Palmer Square Capital BDC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palmer Square Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Encore Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PSBD or ECPG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Palmer Square Capital BDC	$61.39M	8.51	$107.84M	$1.92	8.33
Encore Capital Group	$1.22B	0.94	-$206.49M	-$7.85	-6.16

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PSBD or ECPG?

6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSBD or ECPG?

Encore Capital Group received 323 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 62.12% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Palmer Square Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%
Encore Capital Group	Outperform Votes 328 62.12%	Underperform Votes 200 37.88%

Summary

Palmer Square Capital BDC and Encore Capital Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.