PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Competitors

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GBDC or PFLT?

42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GBDC or PFLT a better dividend stock?

Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Golub Capital BDC pays out 76.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 83.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golub Capital BDC has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GBDC or PFLT?

Golub Capital BDC received 49 more outperform votes than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.50% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote while only 50.40% of users gave PennantPark Floating Rate Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golub Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 300 56.50%	Underperform Votes 231 43.50%
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	Outperform Votes 251 50.40%	Underperform Votes 247 49.60%

Is GBDC or PFLT more profitable?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 55.99% compared to PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's net margin of 53.05%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 13.03% beat Golub Capital BDC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golub Capital BDC	53.05%	13.03%	5.76%
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	55.99%	11.44%	5.66%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GBDC or PFLT?

Golub Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golub 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
Golub Capital BDC	$603.09M	4.56	$258.63M	$2.03	7.91
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$139.34M	5.46	$39.26M	$1.48	7.70

Does the media refer more to GBDC or PFLT?

In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Golub Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 5 mentions for Golub Capital BDC. Golub Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.74 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golub Capital BDC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, GBDC or PFLT?

Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GBDC or PFLT?

Golub Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $16.40, indicating a potential upside of 2.18%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus target price of $11.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.12%. Given Golub Capital BDC's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Golub Capital BDC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golub Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Golub Capital BDC beats PennantPark Floating Rate Capital on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.