PNNT vs. VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, TCPC, SLRC, FDUS, GAIN, GLAD, DHIL, and HRZN
Should you be buying PennantPark Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PennantPark Investment include Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), and Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.
PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.
26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Virtus Investment Partners had 6 more articles in the media than PennantPark Investment. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners and 0 mentions for PennantPark Investment. Virtus Investment Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat PennantPark Investment's score of 0.00 indicating that Virtus Investment Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PennantPark Investment received 42 more outperform votes than Virtus Investment Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.96% of users gave PennantPark Investment an outperform vote while only 53.49% of users gave Virtus Investment Partners an outperform vote.
PennantPark Investment currently has a consensus target price of $6.94, indicating a potential downside of 6.25%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus target price of $246.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.89%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than PennantPark Investment.
PennantPark Investment has a net margin of 40.14% compared to Virtus Investment Partners' net margin of 14.02%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 19.61% beat PennantPark Investment's return on equity.
Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Investment. PennantPark Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virtus Investment Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
PennantPark Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $7.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. PennantPark Investment pays out 91.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Virtus Investment Partners beats PennantPark Investment on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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