Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MCI or PTMN?

Barings Corporate Investors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Portman Ridge Finance.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Portman Ridge Finance	$62.43M	1.88	-$5.93M	-$1.13	-11.28

Is MCI or PTMN 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
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Portman Ridge Finance	-18.10%	12.04%	4.80%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MCI or PTMN?

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

Is MCI or PTMN a better dividend stock?

Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out -166.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts recommend MCI or PTMN?

Portman Ridge Finance has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Portman Ridge Finance is more favorable than Barings Corporate Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barings Corporate Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Portman Ridge Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, MCI or PTMN?

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

Does the media prefer MCI or PTMN?

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 news media.

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

Summary

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