Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD) Competitors

Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ECPG or PSBD?

Palmer Square Capital BDC has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Encore Capital Group	$1.32B	0.62	-$206.49M	-$5.87	-5.84
Palmer Square Capital BDC	$52.31M	8.76	$107.84M	$1.48	9.49

Do analysts recommend ECPG or PSBD?

Encore Capital Group presently has a consensus target price of $62.67, indicating a potential upside of 82.91%. Palmer Square Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.78%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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
Encore Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Palmer Square Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ECPG or PSBD 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
Encore Capital Group	-13.91%	12.70%	2.61%
Palmer Square Capital BDC	41.67%	11.97%	4.68%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ECPG or PSBD?

Encore Capital Group received 326 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 62.10% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Encore Capital Group	Outperform Votes 331 62.10%	Underperform Votes 202 37.90%
Palmer Square Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ECPG or PSBD?

6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by company 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 media refer more to ECPG or PSBD?

In the previous week, Palmer Square Capital BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Palmer Square Capital BDC and 1 mentions for Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's score of -0.13 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Encore Capital Group	Very Positive
Palmer Square Capital BDC	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, ECPG or PSBD?

Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palmer Square Capital BDC has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Encore Capital Group beats Palmer Square Capital BDC on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.