PennantPark Investment (PNNT) Competitors $7.21 -0.08 (-1.10%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.20 -0.01 (-0.19%) As of 05:27 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, GLAD, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, 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), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), 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 Gladstone Capital MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends. 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% 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 13.3%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. PennantPark Investment pays out 640.0% 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 raised 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. Do analysts recommend PNNT or ARCC? PennantPark Investment currently has a consensus target price of $5.88, suggesting a potential downside of 18.52%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.09%. 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 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PNNT or ARCC? 26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, PNNT or ARCC? PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and 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$56.93M8.27$48.85M$0.1548.07Ares Capital$2.99B5.28$1.52B$2.0510.92 Does the media refer more to PNNT or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 19 more articles in the media than PennantPark Investment. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Ares Capital and 3 mentions for PennantPark Investment. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat PennantPark Investment's score of 0.84 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Capital 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAres Capital beats PennantPark Investment on 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PNNT 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 PNNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPennantPark InvestmentInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$470.78M$310.35M$12.17B$9.57BDividend Yield13.28%12.53%5.64%4.17%P/E Ratio27.738.9219.8625.14Price / Sales8.277.9926.0597.16Price / Cash7.476.7821.4958.58Price / Book0.950.722.115.59Net Income$48.85M$19.57M$1.00B$265.48M7 Day Performance1.19%4.14%1.01%1.22%1 Month Performance3.00%-0.44%-0.11%0.39%1 Year Performance4.49%-7.94%543.15%23.47% PennantPark Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNNTPennantPark Investment1.4407 of 5 stars$7.21-1.1%$5.88-18.5%+5.6%$470.78M$56.93M27.73N/AARCCAres Capital2.8436 of 5 stars$22.40+0.0%$22.86+2.0%+10.3%$15.79B$2.99B10.512,550Positive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.4524 of 5 stars$14.71-0.1%$15.50+5.4%+2.2%$3.92B$724.68M8.51N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGLADGladstone Capital1.0692 of 5 stars$26.91-1.3%$23.00-14.5%+21.7%$608.93M$96.62M13.1770Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0729 of 5 stars$12.35flat$13.50+9.3%-4.3%$1.15B$301.78M7.44N/AUpcoming EarningsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.8463 of 5 stars$10.33-0.9%$10.67+3.3%-14.1%$1.12B$371.67M7.78N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2539 of 5 stars$13.51-0.4%$15.00+11.0%-17.0%$1.19B$381.67M6.49N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.3124 of 5 stars$10.44+0.3%$10.96+5.0%-3.1%$1.04B$84.09M7.45658Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.3859 of 5 stars$14.67-0.4%$16.50+12.5%-3.0%$954.86M$292.65M7.151,000Earnings ReportMAINMain Street Capital1.1117 of 5 stars$64.21+0.3%$53.60-16.5%+30.0%$5.70B$541.03M15.8490Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6354 of 5 stars$23.80-0.5%$23.06-3.1%+17.0%$2.24B$482.53M11.84N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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