Prospect Capital (PSEC) Competitors $3.18 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PSEC vs. AMG, MAIN, CNS, GBDC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, FDUS, TCPC, and GLADShould you be buying Prospect Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Prospect Capital include Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), and Gladstone Capital (GLAD). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Prospect Capital vs. Its Competitors Affiliated Managers Group Main Street Capital Cohen & Steers Golub Capital BDC Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest Fidus Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Capital Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AMG or PSEC? 95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate AMG or PSEC? Affiliated Managers Group currently has a consensus target price of $197.80, indicating a potential upside of 0.60%. Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.66%. Given Affiliated Managers Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Affiliated Managers Group is more favorable than Prospect Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Affiliated Managers Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Is AMG or PSEC a better dividend stock? Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.0%. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital pays out -62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMG or PSEC? Affiliated Managers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Prospect Capital. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Affiliated Managers Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAffiliated Managers Group$2.04B2.74$511.60M$13.1614.94Prospect Capital$861.66M1.65$262.83M-$0.86-3.70 Does the media favor AMG or PSEC? In the previous week, Affiliated Managers Group had 2 more articles in the media than Prospect Capital. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Affiliated Managers Group and 15 mentions for Prospect Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Affiliated Managers Group's score of 0.82 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Affiliated Managers Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Prospect Capital 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AMG or PSEC more profitable? Affiliated Managers Group has a net margin of 21.31% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -36.07%. Affiliated Managers Group's return on equity of 15.91% beat Prospect Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Affiliated Managers Group21.31% 15.91% 7.63% Prospect Capital -36.07%12.43%5.83% Which has more risk & volatility, AMG or PSEC? Affiliated Managers Group has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAffiliated Managers Group beats Prospect Capital on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Prospect Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSEC 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 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$1.42B$13.11B$11.98B$8.90BDividend Yield16.98%6.00%5.62%4.13%P/E Ratio-3.7035.5019.7819.67Price / Sales1.656.9925.60110.25Price / Cash2.4615.7018.1527.49Price / Book0.362.682.215.42Net Income$262.83M$572.21M$1.00B$248.34M7 Day Performance0.95%1.87%0.72%0.82%1 Month Performance-2.15%5.95%2.63%5.01%1 Year Performance-42.08%11.43%540.66%18.10% Prospect Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSECProspect Capital1.1938 of 5 stars$3.18flat$3.00-5.7%-42.5%$1.42B$861.66M-3.702,019Positive NewsAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.4319 of 5 stars$183.57-0.5%$192.40+4.8%+25.9%$5.22B$2.04B13.954,100Positive NewsMAINMain Street Capital1.1302 of 5 stars$57.99-0.2%$52.80-8.9%+17.1%$5.16B$541.03M9.8590Dividend CutCNSCohen & Steers2.5991 of 5 stars$75.99+1.5%$90.00+18.4%+3.9%$3.87B$517.42M24.83390Analyst ForecastGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.3391 of 5 stars$14.25-2.5%$15.50+8.8%-6.7%$3.80B$724.68M12.61N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.8711 of 5 stars$175.74+0.4%$167.75-4.5%-19.4%$1.21B$898.60M10.40770Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.0739 of 5 stars$13.56-1.1%$15.83+16.8%-27.4%$1.19B$381.67M104.31N/ACSWCCapital Southwest2.6455 of 5 stars$21.230.0%$22.67+6.8%-15.5%$1.14B$204.44M14.3420Positive NewsFDUSFidus Investment1.6201 of 5 stars$19.67-1.3%$21.00+6.8%+3.7%$683.14M$146.15M8.41N/ANews CoverageTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital0.7882 of 5 stars$7.47-1.3%$7.00-6.3%-28.7%$635.25M$259.44M-12.8821,100GLADGladstone Capital1.5754 of 5 stars$26.40-0.5%$23.00-12.9%+15.9%$589.51M$96.62M6.7070 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Affiliated Managers Group Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Cohen & Steers Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital Competitors Gladstone 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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