Prospect Capital (PSEC) Competitors $2.73 -0.04 (-1.44%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.74 +0.00 (+0.18%) As of 10/17/2025 07:59 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 PSEC vs. FSK, MAIN, GBDC, CNS, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, FDUS, GAIN, and TCPCShould you be buying Prospect Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Prospect Capital include FS KKR Capital (FSK), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), and Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Prospect Capital vs. Its Competitors FS KKR Capital Main Street Capital Golub Capital BDC Cohen & Steers Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest Fidus Investment Gladstone Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability. Do analysts rate PSEC or FSK? Prospect Capital presently has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.42%. FS KKR Capital has a consensus target price of $17.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.77%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Prospect Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prospect Capital 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00FS KKR Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is PSEC or FSK more profitable? FS KKR Capital has a net margin of 13.24% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -69.68%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.14% beat FS KKR Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital-69.68% 12.14% 5.59% FS KKR Capital 13.24%6.24%2.75% Is PSEC or FSK a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.8%. FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.3%. Prospect Capital pays out -40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FS KKR Capital pays out 328.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, PSEC or FSK? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, PSEC or FSK? FS KKR Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Prospect Capital. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FS KKR Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProspect Capital$719.44M1.76-$469.92M-$1.34-2.04FS KKR Capital$1.72BN/A$585M$0.7819.00 Does the media favor PSEC or FSK? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 1 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Prospect Capital and 1 mentions for FS KKR Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Prospect Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FS KKR Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in PSEC or FSK? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of Prospect Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by company 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. SummaryFS KKR Capital beats Prospect Capital on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PSEC 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 PSEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProspect CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.27B$12.84B$12.48B$10.55BDividend Yield19.78%6.56%5.61%4.83%P/E Ratio-2.0423.8526.8427.06Price / Sales1.766.6429.96132.30Price / Cash2.6815.0419.3430.35Price / Book0.422.752.246.58Net Income-$469.92M$567.68M$1.02B$276.84M7 Day Performance-1.80%-1.02%-0.62%-0.72%1 Month Performance2.63%-2.56%-2.24%2.16%1 Year Performance-48.49%3.76%537.64%34.63% Prospect Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSECProspect Capital0.9562 of 5 stars$2.73-1.4%$2.50-8.4%-48.5%$1.27B$719.44M-2.042,019FSKFS KKR Capital3.8028 of 5 stars$14.77+4.3%$17.75+20.2%-27.8%$4.14B$315M18.94N/AMAINMain Street Capital1.9317 of 5 stars$56.53+2.6%$61.20+8.3%+11.1%$5.06B$541.03M9.3190GBDCGolub Capital BDC2.3189 of 5 stars$13.80+3.5%$15.00+8.7%-9.8%$3.68B$724.68M9.72N/APositive NewsCNSCohen & Steers3.4056 of 5 stars$66.74+0.9%$81.33+21.9%-34.7%$3.40B$517.42M21.19390Trending NewsEarnings ReportVRTSVirtus Investment Partners4.1885 of 5 stars$188.26+2.3%$190.50+1.2%-17.9%$1.27B$884.72M11.14770Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending3.345 of 5 stars$12.92+2.5%$15.00+16.1%-21.5%$1.14B$35.77M23.07N/ACSWCCapital Southwest3.2658 of 5 stars$20.14+3.4%$24.30+20.7%-20.4%$1.12B$204.44M12.2120FDUSFidus Investment2.7432 of 5 stars$19.83+2.7%$22.00+10.9%+1.5%$701.59M$146.15M8.58N/AGAINGladstone Investment1.5789 of 5 stars$13.66+3.5%$13.50-1.2%-2.3%$522.09M$93.66M6.2970Dividend AnnouncementTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital1.3946 of 5 stars$5.69+4.2%$6.75+18.6%-32.8%$483.88M$259.44M-33.4721,100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FS KKR Capital Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Cohen & Steers Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital 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:PSEC) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold surges past $3,600 … but this has beat gold by 1,000xGold has surged past $3,600 an ounce — up 45% in the past year — but one veteran metals analyst says the real ...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryCurious about crypto but still stuck scrolling endless threads? 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