Which has higher earnings and valuation, PTMN or MCI?

Barings Corporate Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Portman Ridge Finance -$2.85M -32.69 -$5.93M -$0.93 N/A Barings Corporate Investors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PTMN or EMF?

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Portman Ridge Finance -$2.85M -32.69 -$5.93M -$0.93 N/A Templeton Emerging Markets Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PTMN or KTF?

DWS Municipal Income Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Portman Ridge Finance -$2.85M -32.69 -$5.93M -$0.93 N/A DWS Municipal Income Trust N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer PTMN or SSSS?

SURO Capital has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.46%. Given SURO Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SURO Capital is more favorable than Portman Ridge Finance. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Portman Ridge Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SURO Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17

Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN) Competitors

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PTMN vs. MCI, EMF, KTF, SAR, and SSSS

Should you buy Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Portman Ridge Finance with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Portman Ridge Finance include Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), and SURO Capital (SSSS). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Portman Ridge Finance compare to Barings Corporate Investors?

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

Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.7%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Barings Corporate Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Portman Ridge Finance	-$2.85M	-32.69	-$5.93M	-$0.93	N/A
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Barings Corporate Investors had 1 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors and 0 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Barings Corporate Investors'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Portman Ridge Finance	Neutral
Barings Corporate Investors	Neutral

Barings Corporate Investors 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 Barings Corporate Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Portman Ridge Finance	-15.92%	11.49%	4.54%
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Portman Ridge Finance beats Barings Corporate Investors on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Portman Ridge Finance compare to Templeton Emerging Markets Fund?

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

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Portman Ridge Finance	-$2.85M	-32.69	-$5.93M	-$0.93	N/A
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.7%. Templeton Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Templeton Emerging Markets Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Portman Ridge Finance	Neutral
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	Neutral

30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Templeton Emerging Markets 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 Templeton Emerging Markets Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Portman Ridge Finance	-15.92%	11.49%	4.54%
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Portman Ridge Finance beats Templeton Emerging Markets Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Portman Ridge Finance compare to DWS Municipal Income Trust?

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

In the previous week, Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DWS Municipal Income Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Portman Ridge Finance	Neutral
DWS Municipal Income Trust	Neutral

30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DWS Municipal Income Trust 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 DWS Municipal Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Portman Ridge Finance	-15.92%	11.49%	4.54%
DWS Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

DWS Municipal Income Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Portman Ridge Finance	-$2.85M	-32.69	-$5.93M	-$0.93	N/A
DWS Municipal Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.7%. DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Portman Ridge Finance beats DWS Municipal Income Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Portman Ridge Finance compare to Saratoga Investment?

Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) 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 analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Saratoga Investment has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

19.1% of Saratoga Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Saratoga Investment 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Saratoga Investment pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.7%. Saratoga Investment pays out 128.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portman Ridge Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Saratoga Investment has a net margin of 29.12% compared to Portman Ridge Finance's net margin of -15.92%. Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity of 11.49% beat Saratoga Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saratoga Investment	29.12%	9.29%	3.17%
Portman Ridge Finance	-15.92%	11.49%	4.54%

In the previous week, Saratoga Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Saratoga Investment and 0 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Saratoga Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Portman Ridge Finance'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Saratoga Investment	Neutral
Portman Ridge Finance	Neutral

Saratoga Investment currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. Given Saratoga Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Saratoga Investment is more favorable than Portman Ridge Finance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saratoga Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Portman Ridge Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Saratoga Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. Portman Ridge Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saratoga Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saratoga Investment	$125.71M	2.87	$36.60M	$2.33	9.52
Portman Ridge Finance	-$2.85M	-32.69	-$5.93M	-$0.93	N/A

Summary

Saratoga Investment beats Portman Ridge Finance on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Portman Ridge Finance compare to SURO Capital?

Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) and SURO Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

SURO Capital has a net margin of 10,695.73% compared to Portman Ridge Finance's net margin of -15.92%. Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity of 11.49% beat SURO Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Portman Ridge Finance	-15.92%	11.49%	4.54%
SURO Capital	10,695.73%	-6.61%	-5.13%

Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.7%. SURO Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SURO Capital pays out 7.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Portman Ridge Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

SURO Capital has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.46%. Given SURO Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SURO Capital is more favorable than Portman Ridge Finance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Portman Ridge Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
SURO Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of SURO Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of SURO Capital 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.

In the previous week, Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled SURO Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Portman Ridge Finance	Neutral
SURO Capital	Neutral

SURO Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. Portman Ridge Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SURO Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Portman Ridge Finance	-$2.85M	-32.69	-$5.93M	-$0.93	N/A
SURO Capital	$1.69M	190.51	$48.81M	$6.98	1.77

Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SURO Capital has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

SURO Capital beats Portman Ridge Finance on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Portman Ridge Finance	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$93.00M	$11.65B	$13.85B	$12.14B
Dividend Yield	15.32%	7.52%	5.75%	5.82%
P/E Ratio	-7.58	20.10	20.30	24.15
Price / Sales	-32.69	4.12	138.71	121.24
Price / Cash	4.47	12.90	19.52	54.51
Price / Book	0.36	3.18	2.25	6.51
Net Income	-$5.93M	$553.89M	$1.14B	$337.14M
7 Day Performance	-5.37%	-2.20%	0.74%	0.16%
1 Month Performance	-6.19%	-0.24%	1.32%	1.14%
1 Year Performance	-43.19%	2.83%	15.12%	28.72%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	N/A	$7.05 flat	N/A	-44.2%	$93.00M	-$2.85M	N/A	25	High Trading Volume
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	$17.72 -1.2%	N/A	-16.3%	$368.78M	$30.18M	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund	N/A	$23.86 -1.3%	N/A	+65.4%	$361.14M	$141.07M	N/A	N/A
KTF DWS Municipal Income Trust	N/A	$9.20 flat	N/A	+5.6%	$359.91M	N/A	N/A	N/A
SAR Saratoga Investment	1.8916 of 5 stars	$22.20 +1.3%	$23.00 +3.6%	-9.4%	$356.59M	$125.71M	9.53	3,211

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Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN) Competitors

PTMN vs. MCI, EMF, KTF, SAR, and SSSS

How does Portman Ridge Finance compare to Barings Corporate Investors?

Which has more volatility and risk, PTMN or MCI?

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

Is PTMN or MCI a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PTMN or MCI?

Does the media prefer PTMN or MCI?

Is PTMN or MCI more profitable?

Summary

How does Portman Ridge Finance compare to Templeton Emerging Markets Fund?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PTMN or EMF?

Is PTMN or EMF a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer PTMN or EMF?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PTMN or EMF?

Which has more risk and volatility, PTMN or EMF?

Is PTMN or EMF more profitable?

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How does Portman Ridge Finance compare to DWS Municipal Income Trust?

Does the media favor PTMN or KTF?

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

Is PTMN or KTF more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PTMN or KTF?

Is PTMN or KTF a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, PTMN or KTF?

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How does Portman Ridge Finance compare to Saratoga Investment?

Which has more risk and volatility, SAR or PTMN?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SAR or PTMN?

Is SAR or PTMN a better dividend stock?

Is SAR or PTMN more profitable?

Does the media refer more to SAR or PTMN?

Do analysts prefer SAR or PTMN?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SAR or PTMN?

Summary

How does Portman Ridge Finance compare to SURO Capital?

Is PTMN or SSSS more profitable?

Is PTMN or SSSS a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer PTMN or SSSS?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PTMN or SSSS?

Does the media prefer PTMN or SSSS?

Which has better earnings and valuation, PTMN or SSSS?

Which has more risk and volatility, PTMN or SSSS?

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