NeXt Innovation (GSVC) Competitors

NeXt Innovation (NASDAQ:GSVC) and PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the media favor GSVC or PNNT?

In the previous week, PennantPark Investment had 8 more articles in the media than NeXt Innovation. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for PennantPark Investment and 0 mentions for NeXt Innovation. PennantPark Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat NeXt Innovation's score of 0.00 indicating that PennantPark Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NeXt Innovation	Neutral
PennantPark Investment	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GSVC or PNNT?

PennantPark Investment received 94 more outperform votes than NeXt Innovation when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.05% of users gave NeXt Innovation an outperform vote while only 57.23% of users gave PennantPark Investment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NeXt Innovation	Outperform Votes 270 71.05%	Underperform Votes 110 28.95%
PennantPark Investment	Outperform Votes 364 57.23%	Underperform Votes 272 42.77%

Which has better earnings & valuation, GSVC or PNNT?

PennantPark Investment has higher revenue and earnings than NeXt Innovation. NeXt Innovation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PennantPark Investment, 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
NeXt Innovation	$1.62M	76.86	$890K	-$0.37	-17.03
PennantPark Investment	$64.78M	6.96	$48.85M	$0.15	46.07

Do analysts rate GSVC or PNNT?

PennantPark Investment has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.17%. Given PennantPark Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PennantPark Investment is more favorable than NeXt Innovation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NeXt Innovation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
PennantPark Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GSVC or PNNT?

35.8% of NeXt Innovation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of NeXt Innovation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, GSVC or PNNT?

NeXt Innovation has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GSVC or PNNT more profitable?

NeXt Innovation has a net margin of 697.12% compared to PennantPark Investment's net margin of 11.33%. PennantPark Investment's return on equity of 11.59% beat NeXt Innovation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NeXt Innovation	697.12%	-3.34%	-1.94%
PennantPark Investment	11.33%	11.59%	4.23%

Summary

PennantPark Investment beats NeXt Innovation on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.