Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD) Competitors $15.30 -0.31 (-1.96%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.33 +0.03 (+0.20%) As of 02/21/2025 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PSBD vs. ECPG, PRAA, PLBC, OMCC, MCVT, TSLX, LGIH, OFG, WULF, and TRUPShould 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), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), LGI Homes (LGIH), OFG Bancorp (OFG), TeraWulf (WULF), and Trupanion (TRUP). Palmer Square Capital BDC vs. Encore Capital Group PRA Group Plumas Bancorp Old Market Capital Mill City Ventures III Sixth Street Specialty Lending LGI Homes OFG Bancorp TeraWulf Trupanion Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSBD or ECPG? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPalmer Square Capital BDCOutperform Votes562.50% Underperform Votes337.50% Encore Capital GroupOutperform Votes33062.15% Underperform Votes20137.85% 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 BDC41.67% 11.97% 4.68% Encore Capital Group -13.91%12.70%2.61% Do analysts recommend PSBD or ECPG? Palmer Square Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.78%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus target price of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.76%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Does the media prefer PSBD or ECPG? In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 2 more articles in the media than Palmer Square Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 1 mentions for Palmer Square Capital BDC. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's score of 0.00 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) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Encore Capital Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPalmer Square Capital BDC$112.22M4.45$107.84M$1.927.97Encore Capital Group$1.22B0.96-$206.49M-$7.85-6.33 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PSBD or ECPG? 6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEncore Capital Group beats Palmer Square Capital BDC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Palmer Square Capital BDC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSBD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PSBD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPalmer Square Capital BDCShort IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$509.29M$356.60M$11.71B$20.26BDividend Yield10.77%6.95%5.37%3.64%P/E Ratio7.973.7324.0834.93Price / Sales4.452.0126.4017.47Price / Cash8.617.8817.9120.26Price / Book1.080.932.594.80Net Income$107.84M-$33.79M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.17%-2.20%-1.40%-1.14%1 Month Performance-2.67%-3.26%0.69%-1.66%1 Year Performance-6.40%-4.52%14.69%13.43% Palmer Square Capital BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSBDPalmer Square Capital BDC1.7339 of 5 stars$15.30-2.0%$17.25+12.8%-6.1%$509.29M$112.22M7.97N/ANews CoverageECPGEncore Capital Group4.3779 of 5 stars$50.50+0.6%$65.00+28.7%+3.2%$1.20B$1.33B-6.437,400Short Interest ↓News CoveragePRAAPRA Group4.4592 of 5 stars$23.23+0.3%$32.00+37.8%-10.9%$915.96M$802.55M21.123,155Earnings ReportNews CoveragePLBCPlumas Bancorp4.9415 of 5 stars$46.12+1.7%$57.00+23.6%+30.0%$271.97M$62.23M9.63190News CoveragePositive NewsOMCCOld Market CapitalN/A$6.22-2.0%N/AN/A$78.99M$22.24M-2.657Earnings ReportMCVTMill City Ventures III1.4751 of 5 stars$2.24-12.2%N/A-21.2%$14.31M$3.30M-32.002Gap DownTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.8474 of 5 stars$22.11-0.2%$22.33+1.0%+7.7%$2.06B$253.42M10.73N/ADividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageLGIHLGI Homes3.6339 of 5 stars$84.68+2.5%$118.33+39.7%-31.4%$1.99B$2.25B10.151,089Upcoming EarningsOFGOFG Bancorp3.6615 of 5 stars$43.22-0.9%$50.25+16.3%+17.4%$1.98B$873.53M10.242,248Positive NewsWULFTeraWulf3.8027 of 5 stars$5.13+2.0%$8.64+68.5%+90.7%$1.98B$69.23M0.006Gap UpTRUPTrupanion3.6051 of 5 stars$46.75+1.7%$45.33-3.0%+39.0%$1.98B$1.24B-146.091,142Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Encore Capital Group Competitors PRA Group Competitors Plumas Bancorp Competitors Old Market Capital Competitors Mill City Ventures III Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending Competitors LGI Homes Competitors OFG Bancorp Competitors TeraWulf Competitors Trupanion Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:PSBD) was last updated on 2/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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