PTMN vs. DSU, PEO, RMT, ECC, CION, TYG, IFN, HQL, EVN, and MCI
Should 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), Royce Otc Micro (RMT), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), CION Investment (CION), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), India Fund (IFN), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), 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
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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
In the previous week, Portman Ridge Finance had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance and 0 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund. Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Portman Ridge Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Portman Ridge Finance has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.34%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Portman Ridge Finance is more favorable than BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance.
Summary
Portman Ridge Finance beats BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:PTMN) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
