Portman Ridge Finance (KCAP) Competitors

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) and Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:KCAP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is GBDC or KCAP a better dividend stock?

Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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. 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. Golub Capital BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GBDC or KCAP?

Golub Capital BDC received 77 more outperform votes than Portman Ridge Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.79% of users gave Portman Ridge Finance an outperform vote while only 56.37% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golub Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 301 56.37%	Underperform Votes 233 43.63%
Portman Ridge Finance	Outperform Votes 224 58.79%	Underperform Votes 157 41.21%

Does the media refer more to GBDC or KCAP?

In the previous week, Golub Capital BDC had 5 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Golub Capital BDC and 0 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Golub Capital BDC's score of 0.00 indicating that Golub Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Golub Capital BDC	Positive
Portman Ridge Finance	Neutral

Do analysts recommend GBDC or KCAP?

Golub Capital BDC currently has a consensus price target of $16.40, suggesting a potential upside of 6.15%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Golub Capital BDC is more favorable than Portman Ridge Finance.

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
Portman Ridge Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, GBDC or KCAP?

Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GBDC or KCAP?

42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GBDC or KCAP more profitable?

Golub Capital BDC has a net margin of 53.05% compared to Golub Capital BDC's net margin of -35.34%. Portman Ridge Finance'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%
Portman Ridge Finance	-35.34%	5.81%	3.52%

Which has better earnings and valuation, GBDC or KCAP?

Golub Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. Golub Capital BDC 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golub Capital BDC	$603.09M	4.39	$258.63M	$2.03	7.61
Portman Ridge Finance	$27.09M	27.25	-$9.57M	$0.27	73.22

Summary

Golub Capital BDC beats Portman Ridge Finance on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.