Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN) Competitors $11.70 +0.09 (+0.78%) As of 06/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PTMN vs. EVN, MVF, MCI, SAR, MYN, LEO, HQL, KTF, ZTR, and JOFShould you be buying Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portman Ridge Finance include Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund (ZTR), and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Portman Ridge Finance vs. Its Competitors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Barings Corporate Investors Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Abrdn Life Sciences Investors DWS Municipal Income Trust Virtus Global Dividend & Income Fund Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:EVN) and Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, EVN or PTMN? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EVN or PTMN? 30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is EVN or PTMN more profitable? Portman Ridge Finance has a net margin of 5.47% compared to Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity of 14.68% beat Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A N/A N/A Portman Ridge Finance 5.47%14.68%5.85% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EVN or PTMN? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust received 98 more outperform votes than Portman Ridge Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.39% of users gave Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust an outperform vote while only 42.22% of users gave Portman Ridge Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustOutperform Votes13662.39% Underperform Votes8237.61% Portman Ridge FinanceOutperform Votes3842.22% Underperform Votes5257.78% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EVN or PTMN? Portman Ridge Finance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEaton Vance Municipal Income Trust$38.57M10.55N/AN/AN/APortman Ridge Finance-$4.59M-23.45$11.38M-$1.13-10.35 Does the media prefer EVN or PTMN? In the previous week, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 1.64 indicating that Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Very Positive Portman Ridge Finance Very Positive Is EVN or PTMN a better dividend stock? Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.1%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -166.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts recommend EVN or PTMN? Portman Ridge Finance has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.66%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Portman Ridge Finance is more favorable than Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Portman Ridge Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryPortman Ridge Finance beats Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Portman Ridge Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PTMN 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 PTMN 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 PTMN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPortman Ridge FinanceInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$107.68M$1.12B$11.72B$8.62BDividend Yield16.28%12.27%5.66%4.17%P/E Ratio31.6213.2223.0519.96Price / Sales-23.4511.4826.86157.63Price / Cash5.6614.7017.6034.64Price / Book0.521.182.894.69Net Income$11.38M$96.63M$1.04B$248.14M7 Day Performance-0.51%2.69%0.68%0.95%1 Month Performance-6.33%5.09%1.15%5.74%1 Year Performance-39.50%3.62%540.95%14.73% Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PTMNPortman Ridge Finance2.2641 of 5 stars$11.70+0.8%$14.00+19.7%-39.5%$107.68M-$4.59M31.6225Positive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.23-0.2%N/A+0.4%$405.87M$38.57M0.00N/APositive NewsMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.68-0.1%N/A-5.8%$402.90M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.53-6.4%N/A+18.8%$396.34M$37.92M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSARSaratoga Investment1.345 of 5 stars$24.59-0.8%$24.580.0%-0.7%$377.83M$42.10M9.923,211News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.51-0.3%N/A-9.7%$364.36M$1.69M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓LEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.78-0.9%N/A-4.0%$360.04M$2.18M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓HQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.32+0.7%N/A-6.2%$355.82M$86.69M0.00N/AKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.89-1.0%N/A-7.4%$348.25M$35.07M0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓ZTRVirtus Global Dividend & Income FundN/A$6.20+0.5%N/A+13.2%$344.40M$85.15M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓JOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$9.54+1.4%N/A+27.3%$336.00M$8.75M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EVN Alternatives MVF Alternatives MCI Alternatives SAR Alternatives MYN Alternatives LEO Alternatives HQL Alternatives KTF Alternatives ZTR Alternatives JOF Alternatives 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:PTMN) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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