Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN) Competitors $12.53 -0.02 (-0.16%) As of 07/9/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PTMN vs. MCI, EVN, MVF, SAR, HQL, LEO, MYN, KTF, ZTR, and JOFShould you be buying Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portman Ridge Finance include Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Saratoga Investment (SAR), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Virtus Total Return Fund (ZTR), and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Portman Ridge Finance vs. Its Competitors Barings Corporate Investors Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Saratoga Investment abrdn Life Sciences Investors BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund DWS Municipal Income Trust Virtus Total Return Fund Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) and Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE:MCI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends. Does the media refer more to PTMN or MCI? 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 Which has more volatility and risk, PTMN or MCI? Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.35, meaning 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, indicating a potential upside of 11.73%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 2.00Barings 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 15.0%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. 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 Which has better earnings and valuation, PTMN or MCI? Barings Corporate Investors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPortman Ridge Finance$62.43M1.85-$5.93M-$1.13-11.09Barings Corporate InvestorsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPortman Ridge Finance beats Barings Corporate Investors on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Portman Ridge Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PTMN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$115.50M$13.39B$12.01B$8.95BDividend Yield14.98%5.81%5.54%4.02%P/E Ratio-11.0934.6720.0020.16Price / Sales1.857.2925.38184.72Price / Cash4.5715.9121.4557.97Price / Book0.652.762.275.62Net Income-$5.93M$572.21M$990.08M$248.50M7 Day Performance-0.32%-0.23%-0.15%4.49%1 Month Performance6.91%5.93%2.73%7.03%1 Year Performance-35.91%12.20%540.03%21.07% Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PTMNPortman Ridge Finance1.6943 of 5 stars$12.53-0.2%$14.00+11.7%-35.9%$115.50M$62.43M-11.0925MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$21.38-1.1%N/A+14.7%$438.86MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.34-0.3%N/A+1.0%$411.35MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.58-0.9%N/A-9.8%$400.48MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.6575 of 5 stars$25.47+0.4%$24.25-4.8%+8.2%$389.65M$148.85M12.493,211Earnings ReportHQLabrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.91-1.4%N/A-8.3%$377.94MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.90-1.3%N/A-2.9%$372.50MN/A0.00147,000MYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.47-0.9%N/A-9.4%$366.27MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$8.83-0.2%N/A-7.6%$346.48MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementZTRVirtus Total Return FundN/A$6.21-0.2%N/A+14.1%$345.51MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsJOFJapan Smaller Capitalization FundN/A$9.54-2.2%N/A+27.6%$343.54MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MCI Alternatives EVN Alternatives MVF Alternatives SAR Alternatives HQL Alternatives LEO Alternatives MYN Alternatives KTF Alternatives ZTR Alternatives JOF 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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