PennantPark Investment (PNNT) Competitors $6.44 +0.07 (+1.10%) As of 10:54 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PNNT vs. ARCC, GBDC, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, BCSF, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying PennantPark Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PennantPark Investment include Ares Capital (ARCC), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), SLR Investment (SLRC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. PennantPark Investment vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Golub Capital BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment Bain Capital Specialty Finance Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Is PNNT or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to PennantPark Investment's net margin of 11.33%. PennantPark Investment's return on equity of 11.59% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PennantPark Investment11.33% 11.59% 4.23% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% Do analysts rate PNNT or ARCC? PennantPark Investment presently has a consensus target price of $6.17, suggesting a potential downside of 4.24%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.81, suggesting a potential upside of 20.03%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than PennantPark Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PennantPark Investment 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the media refer more to PNNT or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 17 more articles in the media than PennantPark Investment. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Ares Capital and 4 mentions for PennantPark Investment. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat PennantPark Investment's score of 0.46 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PennantPark Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ares Capital 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, PNNT or ARCC? PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PNNT or ARCC? 26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, PNNT or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Investment. Ares 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPennantPark Investment$61.29M6.86$48.85M$0.2130.67Ares Capital$1.50B8.93$1.52B$2.059.27 Is PNNT or ARCC a better dividend stock? PennantPark Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. PennantPark Investment pays out 457.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PennantPark Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. PennantPark Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryAres Capital beats PennantPark Investment on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PennantPark Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 PNNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPennantPark InvestmentInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$419.98M$263.16M$12.67B$10.64BDividend Yield14.86%14.38%5.55%4.69%P/E Ratio24.747.8730.1627.75Price / Sales6.866.4130.76183.92Price / Cash7.476.7822.5862.20Price / Book0.850.692.316.80Net Income$48.85M$19.57M$1.02B$275.97M7 Day Performance-1.90%1.12%-0.12%2.08%1 Month Performance-10.49%-2.05%0.29%9.09%1 Year Performance-7.74%-6.90%539.15%36.72% PennantPark Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNNTPennantPark Investment1.14 of 5 stars$6.44+1.1%$6.17-4.2%-8.0%$419.98M$61.29M24.74N/AARCCAres Capital3.5602 of 5 stars$20.44-0.1%$22.86+11.8%-9.1%$14.43B$2.99B9.972,550News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.3045 of 5 stars$13.72-0.5%$15.00+9.3%-10.5%$3.67B$724.68M9.66N/AAnalyst ForecastMFICMidCap Financial Investment3.1087 of 5 stars$11.96-0.7%$13.30+11.2%-13.4%$1.12B$301.78M11.07N/AAnalyst UpgradeNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.2786 of 5 stars$9.65-0.7%$10.60+9.8%-22.7%$1.03B$371.67M12.70N/AAnalyst ForecastOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.4492 of 5 stars$13.06flat$15.00+14.9%-23.4%$1.15B$381.67M23.32N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital4.3226 of 5 stars$8.95-2.5%$10.88+21.6%-25.4%$887.51M$89.89M6.39658High Trading VolumeSLRCSLR Investment2.6977 of 5 stars$15.27-1.1%$16.25+6.4%-4.3%$0.00$232.43M9.43N/ABCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.3007 of 5 stars$14.21-1.2%$16.50+16.2%-18.9%$932.81M$292.65M8.561,000Positive NewsMAINMain Street Capital2.4043 of 5 stars$63.37-0.6%$61.20-3.4%+12.9%$5.70B$541.03M10.4490TSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending3.012 of 5 stars$22.80flat$23.28+2.1%+3.5%$2.15B$482.53M11.34N/AAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors SLR Investment Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending 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:PNNT) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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