Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN) Competitors

Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) and Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE:MCI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Is PTMN or MCI more profitable?

Barings Corporate Investors has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Portman Ridge Finance's net margin of -18.10%. Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity of 12.04% beat Barings Corporate Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Portman Ridge Finance	-18.10%	12.04%	4.80%
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PTMN or MCI?

Barings Corporate Investors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Portman Ridge Finance.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Portman Ridge Finance	$62.43M	1.85	-$5.93M	-$1.13	-11.12
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is PTMN or MCI a better dividend stock?

Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -166.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor PTMN or MCI?

In the previous week, Portman Ridge Finance had 1 more articles in the media than Barings Corporate Investors. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance and 0 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors. Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Barings Corporate Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Portman Ridge Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Portman Ridge Finance	Neutral
Barings Corporate Investors	Neutral

Do analysts prefer PTMN or MCI?

Portman Ridge Finance currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.38%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Portman Ridge Finance is more favorable than Barings Corporate Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Portman Ridge Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Barings Corporate Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PTMN or MCI?

30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, PTMN or MCI?

Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Portman Ridge Finance beats Barings Corporate Investors on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.