Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN) Competitors $12.30 +0.24 (+1.99%) As of 09/18/2025 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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-57.03-$5.93M-$0.93-13.23 Which has more risk & volatility, DSU or PTMN? BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DSU or PTMN? 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund 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 is poised for long-term growth. 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 recommend DSU or PTMN? Portman Ridge Finance has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.82%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 Does the media favor 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 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 15.3%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SummaryPortman Ridge Finance beats BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$162.26M$13.96B$12.74B$10.40BDividend Yield15.32%5.82%5.40%4.60%P/E Ratio-13.2326.77243.5726.75Price / Sales-57.037.5130.93124.23Price / Cash4.4716.1622.4261.55Price / Book0.642.842.336.40Net Income-$5.93M$557.26M$1.01B$271.62M7 Day Performance0.82%0.84%0.36%2.85%1 Month Performance1.07%3.44%3.85%9.64%1 Year Performance-33.51%11.46%540.60%31.62% Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PTMNPortman Ridge Finance1.7332 of 5 stars$12.30+2.0%$14.00+13.8%-34.5%$162.26M-$2.85M-13.2325Positive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.61-0.1%N/A-4.3%$578.48MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.49-0.4%N/A-5.3%$567.06MN/A0.0018ECCEagle Point Credit3.4383 of 5 stars$7.03+0.1%$8.67+23.4%-28.7%$540.18M$179.77M63.87N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑RMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$10.23+0.2%N/A+10.5%$536.45MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCIONCION Investment2.0448 of 5 stars$9.79-1.4%$10.75+9.8%-15.7%$517.22M$252.43M-51.52N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsIFNIndia FundN/A$14.97-0.4%N/A-17.6%$466.78MN/A0.0021,000MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$22.83+0.4%N/A+19.4%$461.79MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.49+0.2%N/A+12.1%$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-8.0%$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 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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