BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC) Competitors

BlackRock TCP Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is TCPC or PSEC more profitable?

Prospect Capital has a net margin of 1.18% compared to BlackRock TCP Capital's net margin of -15.22%. BlackRock TCP Capital's return on equity of 14.16% beat Prospect Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock TCP Capital	-15.22%	14.16%	5.80%
Prospect Capital	1.18%	12.31%	5.79%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TCPC or PSEC?

9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of BlackRock TCP Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TCPC or PSEC a better dividend stock?

BlackRock TCP Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.2%. BlackRock TCP Capital pays out -172.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital pays out -62.8% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, TCPC or PSEC?

BlackRock TCP Capital has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TCPC or PSEC?

In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 6 more articles in the media than BlackRock TCP Capital. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Prospect Capital and 3 mentions for BlackRock TCP Capital. BlackRock TCP Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Prospect Capital's score of 0.52 indicating that BlackRock TCP Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock TCP Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Prospect Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TCPC or PSEC?

BlackRock TCP Capital received 76 more outperform votes than Prospect Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.30% of users gave BlackRock TCP Capital an outperform vote while only 51.45% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock TCP Capital	Outperform Votes 395 62.30%	Underperform Votes 239 37.70%
Prospect Capital	Outperform Votes 319 51.45%	Underperform Votes 301 48.55%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TCPC or PSEC?

Prospect Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlackRock TCP Capital. BlackRock TCP Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prospect 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
BlackRock TCP Capital	-$30.30M	-21.82	$38.47M	-$0.58	-13.41
Prospect Capital	-$182.78M	-8.11	$262.83M	-$0.86	-3.87

Do analysts rate TCPC or PSEC?

BlackRock TCP Capital currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.97%. Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.77%. Given Prospect Capital's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than BlackRock TCP Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock TCP Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Prospect Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

BlackRock TCP Capital beats Prospect Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.