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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, PTMN or MCI?

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

Do analysts prefer PTMN or MCI?

Portman Ridge Finance currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

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 14.7%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -166.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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

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

30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor PTMN or MCI?

In the previous week, Barings Corporate Investors had 2 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors and 1 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Barings Corporate Investors' score of 0.56 indicating that Portman Ridge Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Portman Ridge Finance	Very Positive
Barings Corporate Investors	Positive

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	1.88	-$5.93M	-$1.13	-11.28
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Portman Ridge Finance beats Barings Corporate Investors on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.