PennantPark Investment (PNNT) Competitors $6.92 +0.08 (+1.10%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.89 -0.03 (-0.36%) As of 07/2/2025 07:11 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PNNT vs. PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, SCM, and DHILShould you be buying PennantPark Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PennantPark Investment include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. PennantPark Investment vs. Its Competitors Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest Fidus Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment Stellus Capital Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PNNT or PSEC? Prospect Capital has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Investment. Prospect 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$56.93M7.93$48.85M$0.1546.10Prospect Capital$861.66M1.71$262.83M-$0.86-3.85 Does the media prefer PNNT or PSEC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 2 more articles in the media than PennantPark Investment. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Prospect Capital and 4 mentions for PennantPark Investment. PennantPark Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Prospect Capital's score of 1.18 indicating that PennantPark Investment is being referred to more favorably in the 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) Very Positive Prospect Capital 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PNNT or PSEC more profitable? PennantPark Investment has a net margin of 11.33% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -36.07%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.43% beat PennantPark Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PennantPark Investment11.33% 11.59% 4.23% Prospect Capital -36.07%12.43%5.83% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PNNT or PSEC? 26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is PNNT or PSEC a better dividend stock? PennantPark Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.9%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. 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. Prospect Capital pays out -62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PennantPark Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, PNNT or PSEC? PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PNNT or PSEC? PennantPark Investment currently has a consensus target price of $5.88, indicating a potential downside of 15.04%. Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.37%. Given Prospect Capital's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prospect 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) 1.67Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 SummaryPennantPark Investment and Prospect Capital tied by winning 9 of the 18 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$451.52M$305.92M$12.03B$8.87BDividend Yield14.18%13.16%5.58%4.10%P/E Ratio26.608.6719.9519.90Price / Sales7.937.9125.54113.66Price / Cash7.476.7821.3456.90Price / Book0.910.732.265.38Net Income$48.85M$19.57M$1.00B$248.50M7 Day Performance2.07%2.47%1.75%2.06%1 Month Performance2.83%0.62%3.79%4.86%1 Year Performance-9.96%-7.23%540.42%20.24% PennantPark Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNNTPennantPark Investment1.4464 of 5 stars$6.92+1.1%$5.88-15.0%-9.3%$451.52M$56.93M26.60N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPSECProspect Capital1.2093 of 5 stars$3.16-0.9%$3.00-5.1%-39.8%$1.41B-$182.78M-3.672,019Positive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners4.0527 of 5 stars$175.74+0.4%$167.75-4.5%-10.8%$1.21B$898.60M10.40770News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.5291 of 5 stars$13.56-1.1%$15.83+16.8%-25.9%$1.19B-$1.54M104.31N/APositive NewsCSWCCapital Southwest2.692 of 5 stars$21.230.0%$22.67+6.8%-15.2%$1.14B$204.44M14.3420Positive NewsFDUSFidus Investment1.4879 of 5 stars$19.67-1.3%$21.00+6.8%+4.5%$683.14M$146.15M8.41N/ATCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital0.9168 of 5 stars$7.47-1.3%$7.00-6.3%-28.8%$635.25M$259.44M-12.8821,100GLADGladstone Capital1.5926 of 5 stars$26.40-0.5%$23.00-12.9%+16.1%$589.51M$96.62M6.7070GAINGladstone Investment0.5988 of 5 stars$13.99-0.6%$13.50-3.5%+1.8%$515.39M$93.66M7.8670SCMStellus Capital Investment1.4386 of 5 stars$13.63-0.9%$13.00-4.6%+2.3%$387.37M$104.74M9.47599News CoverageDividend AnnouncementEx-DividendDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.2091 of 5 stars$138.52+0.9%N/A+6.8%$378.16M$151.10M9.37130Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors Stellus Capital Investment Competitors Diamond Hill Investment Group 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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