OFS vs. PNNT, SCM, DHIL, HRZN, WHF, MFIN, WHG, SVVC, BLK, and BK
Should you be buying OFS Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of OFS Capital include PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), Medallion Financial (MFIN), Westwood Holdings Group (WHG), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), BlackRock (BLK), and Bank of New York Mellon (BK). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.
OFS Capital vs.
PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) and OFS Capital (NASDAQ:OFS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.
PennantPark Investment has a net margin of 11.33% compared to OFS Capital's net margin of -2.29%. PennantPark Investment's return on equity of 11.59% beat OFS Capital's return on equity.
PennantPark Investment presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.98%. Given PennantPark Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PennantPark Investment is more favorable than OFS Capital.
PennantPark Investment has higher revenue and earnings than OFS Capital. OFS Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PennantPark Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
PennantPark Investment received 133 more outperform votes than OFS Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.84% of users gave OFS Capital an outperform vote while only 57.50% of users gave PennantPark Investment an outperform vote.
26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of OFS Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of OFS Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OFS Capital has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, PennantPark Investment and PennantPark Investment both had 4 articles in the media. PennantPark Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat OFS Capital's score of 0.36 indicating that PennantPark Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
PennantPark Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. OFS Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.3%. PennantPark Investment pays out 369.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. OFS Capital pays out 64.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OFS Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
PennantPark Investment beats OFS Capital on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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