Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN) Competitors $12.12 -0.18 (-1.46%) As of 09/19/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PTMN vs. DSU, PEO, ECC, RMT, CION, IFN, MCI, TYG, EVN, and HQLShould you be buying Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portman Ridge Finance include BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), CION Investment (CION), India Fund (IFN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), and abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Portman Ridge Finance vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund Eagle Point Credit ROYCE OTC MICRO CION Investment India Fund Barings Corporate Investors Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust abrdn Life Sciences Investors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) and Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Is DSU or PTMN a better dividend stock? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.5%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is DSU or PTMN more profitable? BlackRock Debt Strategies 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 BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A N/A N/A Portman Ridge Finance -15.92%11.49%4.54% Do analysts prefer DSU or PTMN? Portman Ridge Finance has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.51%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Portman Ridge Finance is more favorable than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BlackRock Debt Strategies 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 better earnings & valuation, DSU or PTMN? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APortman Ridge Finance-$2.85M-56.20-$5.93M-$0.93-13.03 Does the media prefer DSU or PTMN? In the previous week, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of -1.56 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 BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Very Negative Portman Ridge Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DSU or PTMN? 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, DSU or PTMN? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPortman Ridge Finance beats BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund on 10 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. 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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$159.89M$13.97B$12.69B$10.44BDividend Yield15.32%5.83%5.41%4.56%P/E Ratio-13.0326.77243.8726.82Price / Sales-56.208.1930.7890.24Price / Cash4.4716.1222.3161.43Price / Book0.632.842.336.39Net Income-$5.93M$557.26M$1.01B$271.80M7 Day Performance0.25%0.83%0.39%3.51%1 Month Performance0.17%3.39%3.94%9.58%1 Year Performance-33.77%11.52%541.50%28.53% Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PTMNPortman Ridge Finance1.7789 of 5 stars$12.12-1.5%$14.00+15.5%-33.8%$159.89M-$2.85M-13.0325Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.61-0.1%N/A-4.4%$578.48MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.49-0.4%N/A-7.2%$567.06MN/A0.0018ECCEagle Point Credit3.4046 of 5 stars$7.03+0.1%$8.67+23.4%-29.5%$540.18M$179.77M63.87N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑RMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$10.23+0.2%N/A+9.2%$536.45MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment1.2765 of 5 stars$9.79-1.4%$10.75+9.8%-15.8%$517.22M$252.43M-51.52N/ANews CoverageIFNIndia FundN/A$14.97-0.4%N/A-19.9%$466.78MN/A0.0021,000MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$22.83+0.4%N/A+12.8%$461.79MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.49+0.2%N/A+11.2%$456.44MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.950.0%N/A-1.0%$434.36MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$13.98-1.3%N/A-9.5%$409.12M-$10.95M0.00N/ANews CoverageInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DSU Alternatives PEO Alternatives ECC Alternatives RMT Alternatives CION Alternatives IFN Alternatives MCI Alternatives TYG Alternatives EVN Alternatives HQL 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 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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