Prospect Capital (PSEC) Competitors

FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media refer more to FSK or PSEC?

In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 3 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Prospect Capital and 5 mentions for FS KKR Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 1.10 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FS KKR Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Prospect Capital	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FSK or PSEC?

36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer FSK or PSEC?

FS KKR Capital currently has a consensus price target of $18.42, suggesting a potential upside of 8.65%. Prospect Capital has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.09%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Prospect Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FS KKR Capital	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71
Prospect Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, FSK or PSEC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FS KKR Capital	$1.72B	N/A	$585M	$0.78	21.73
Prospect Capital	$719.44M	1.77	-$469.92M	-$1.34	-2.05

Is FSK or PSEC 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
FS KKR Capital	13.24%	6.24%	2.75%
Prospect Capital	-69.68%	12.14%	5.59%

Is FSK or PSEC a better dividend stock?

FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.1%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.6%. 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 pays out -40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSK or PSEC?

FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FS KKR Capital beats Prospect Capital on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.