Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN) Competitors $12.08 +0.06 (+0.50%) As of 08/27/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PTMN vs. PDT, DSU, PEO, CION, ECC, RMT, IFN, TYG, EVN, and MCIShould you be buying Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portman Ridge Finance include John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), CION Investment (CION), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), and Barings Corporate Investors (MCI). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Portman Ridge Finance vs. Its Competitors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund CION Investment Eagle Point Credit ROYCE OTC MICRO India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Barings Corporate Investors John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE:PDT) and Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is PDT or PTMN a better dividend stock? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PDT or PTMN? 13.0% of John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to PDT or PTMN? In the previous week, John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund both had 2 articles in the media. Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's score of 0.55 indicating that Portman Ridge Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Portman Ridge Finance 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PDT or PTMN? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APortman Ridge Finance-$2.85M-56.01-$5.93M-$0.93-12.99 Do analysts recommend PDT or PTMN? Portman Ridge Finance has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Portman Ridge Finance is more favorable than John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund 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 Which has more volatility & risk, PDT or PTMN? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PDT or PTMN more profitable? John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Portman Ridge Finance's net margin of -15.92%. Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity of 11.49% beat John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Portman Ridge Finance -15.92%11.49%4.54% SummaryPortman Ridge Finance beats John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund on 9 of the 12 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$159.36M$14.00B$12.52B$9.79BDividend Yield15.54%5.63%5.42%4.02%P/E Ratio-12.9926.8619.4426.59Price / Sales-56.017.8726.29156.00Price / Cash4.4716.3622.1759.36Price / Book0.622.642.366.68Net Income-$5.93M$572.25M$1.01B$265.59M7 Day Performance-1.55%0.77%0.30%0.62%1 Month Performance-2.82%2.03%2.51%2.61%1 Year Performance-34.67%14.29%540.25%22.34% Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PTMNPortman Ridge Finance2.6923 of 5 stars$12.08+0.5%$14.00+15.9%-34.5%$159.36M-$2.85M-12.9925High Trading VolumePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.30-0.2%N/A+3.5%$655.15MN/A0.00147,000DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.50-0.1%N/A-2.4%$572.48MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.90-0.2%N/A-5.1%$550.25MN/A0.0018News CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment0.9785 of 5 stars$10.51+0.5%$10.75+2.3%-11.8%$544.31M$252.43M-55.29N/APositive NewsECCEagle Point Credit2.3793 of 5 stars$6.77+0.9%$8.67+28.0%-26.2%$516.32M$179.77M61.55N/APositive NewsRMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$9.79+0.7%N/A+6.0%$492.63MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIFNIndia FundN/A$15.68+1.0%N/A-16.6%$481.99MN/A0.0021,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$43.09-0.2%N/A+19.6%$464.94M$100.01M0.00N/APositive NewsEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.390.0%N/A-3.9%$412.14MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.49+1.0%N/A+20.8%$411.66M$37.92M0.00N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PDT Alternatives DSU Alternatives PEO Alternatives CION Alternatives ECC Alternatives RMT Alternatives IFN Alternatives TYG Alternatives EVN Alternatives MCI 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 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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