This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Portman Ridge Finance (KCAP) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock KCAP vs. PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, SLRC, FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, and PNNTShould you be buying Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portman Ridge Finance include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), and PennantPark Investment (PNNT). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Portman Ridge Finance vs. Its Competitors Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest SLR Investment Fidus Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:KCAP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate PSEC or KCAP? Prospect Capital currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.45%. Given Prospect Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Portman Ridge Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Portman Ridge Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, PSEC or KCAP? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PSEC or KCAP more profitable? Portman Ridge Finance has a net margin of -35.34% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -36.07%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.43% beat Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital-36.07% 12.43% 5.83% Portman Ridge Finance -35.34%5.81%3.52% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PSEC or KCAP? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PSEC or KCAP a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.1%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Prospect Capital pays out -62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portman Ridge Finance pays out 148.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PSEC or KCAP? Prospect Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portman Ridge Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProspect Capital$861.66M1.73$262.83M-$0.86-3.90Portman Ridge Finance$27.09M17.57-$9.57M$0.2747.22 Does the media refer more to PSEC or KCAP? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 4 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Prospect Capital and 0 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Prospect Capital Positive Portman Ridge Finance Neutral SummaryProspect Capital beats Portman Ridge Finance on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Portman Ridge Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KCAP 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 KCAP 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 NASDAQ 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 KCAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPortman Ridge FinanceInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$476.09M$5.34M$12.07B$9.11BDividend Yield10.67%N/A5.53%4.02%P/E Ratio47.22N/A20.0420.25Price / Sales17.577.8525.5199.65Price / Cash37.57N/A21.6458.16Price / Book3.01N/A2.285.49Net Income-$9.57M-$350K$992.82M$250.27M Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KCAPPortman Ridge FinanceN/A$12.75+1.2%N/A-35.7%$476.09M$27.09M47.2213PSECProspect Capital0.98 of 5 stars$3.32+0.3%$3.00-9.6%-40.0%$1.48B$861.66M-3.862,019Positive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.6689 of 5 stars$198.76+1.8%$172.50-13.2%-10.9%$1.37B$898.60M11.76770News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.359 of 5 stars$14.11+1.9%$15.83+12.2%-22.5%$1.24B$381.67M108.54N/ACSWCCapital Southwest3.1582 of 5 stars$22.74+0.1%$23.60+3.8%-14.2%$1.22B$108.85M15.3620Positive NewsSLRCSLR Investment2.7478 of 5 stars$16.23+0.2%$15.96-1.6%+1.8%$885.51M$97.01M10.08N/AFDUSFidus Investment2.4929 of 5 stars$20.83-0.1%$21.00+0.8%+7.9%$723.47M$92.70M8.90N/APositive NewsTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital1.21 of 5 stars$7.82+1.2%$7.00-10.5%-28.3%$665.00M-$30.30M-13.4821,100GLADGladstone Capital1.7926 of 5 stars$27.91+0.5%$23.00-17.6%+17.7%$623.23M$88.83M7.0870News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGAINGladstone Investment0.7407 of 5 stars$14.09-0.8%$13.50-4.2%+0.3%$519.03M$61.63M7.9270News CoverageDividend AnnouncementPNNTPennantPark Investment1.4088 of 5 stars$7.00+0.3%$5.88-16.1%-7.9%$457.07M$56.93M26.92N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KCAP) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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