SSSS vs. PFLT, ASA, PHK, BTO, PDT, CGBD, DSU, PEO, RMT, and ECC
Should you be buying SURO Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SURO Capital include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), and Eagle Point Credit (ECC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
SURO Capital vs. Its Competitors
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) and SURO Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.
SURO Capital has a net margin of 2,015.55% compared to PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's net margin of 45.36%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 10.76% beat SURO Capital's return on equity.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SURO Capital has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. SURO Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 146.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SURO Capital pays out -52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than SURO Capital. SURO Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, SURO Capital had 7 more articles in the media than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for SURO Capital and 3 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. SURO Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.39 indicating that SURO Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of SURO Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of SURO Capital shares are held by company 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.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital presently has a consensus target price of $10.88, indicating a potential upside of 23.93%. SURO Capital has a consensus target price of $10.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.70%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than SURO Capital.
Summary
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats SURO Capital on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SSSS) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
