BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC) Competitors $7.61 -0.13 (-1.68%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.68 +0.07 (+0.92%) As of 05:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TCPC vs. PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, FDUS, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying BlackRock TCP Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock TCP Capital include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. BlackRock TCP Capital vs. Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group BlackRock TCP Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TCPC or PSEC? BlackRock TCP Capital received 75 more outperform votes than Prospect Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.34% of users gave BlackRock TCP Capital an outperform vote while only 51.45% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock TCP CapitalOutperform Votes39462.34% Underperform Votes23837.66% Prospect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.45% Underperform Votes30148.55% Which has higher 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock TCP Capital-$30.30M-21.65$38.47M-$0.58-13.30Prospect Capital-$182.78M-8.65$262.83M-$0.86-4.12 Which has more volatility & risk, TCPC or PSEC? BlackRock TCP Capital has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TCPC or PSEC? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of BlackRock TCP Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 analysts rate TCPC or PSEC? BlackRock TCP Capital currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.27%. Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.37%. Given BlackRock TCP Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BlackRock TCP Capital is more favorable than Prospect 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) 1.67Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Does the media refer more to TCPC or PSEC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 5 more articles in the media than BlackRock TCP Capital. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Prospect Capital and 2 mentions for BlackRock TCP Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat BlackRock TCP Capital's score of 0.57 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BlackRock TCP Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Prospect Capital 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 13.0%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. 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. SummaryBlackRock TCP Capital beats Prospect Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock TCP Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TCPC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TCPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock TCP CapitalFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$656.07M$47.58B$11.60B$8.53BDividend Yield12.90%2.24%5.46%4.11%P/E Ratio-15.4312.3822.7019.96Price / Sales-21.656.4527.47121.37Price / Cash3.8916.8117.6234.62Price / Book0.652.402.834.60Net Income$38.47M$4.16B$1.04B$248.27M7 Day Performance0.46%1.42%0.35%2.28%1 Month Performance15.49%10.02%8.60%16.43%1 Year Performance-28.89%22.14%538.67%8.15% BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TCPCBlackRock TCP Capital0.9383 of 5 stars$7.61-1.7%$7.00-8.0%-28.7%$647.14M$-30,302,753.00-15.2219,800PSECProspect Capital0.878 of 5 stars$3.67-0.5%$3.00-18.3%-35.4%$1.64B$-182,778,000.00-18.352,019OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.7762 of 5 stars$14.45+0.8%$15.83+9.6%-25.5%$1.27B$-1,542,000.0021.57N/APositive NewsInsider TradeVRTSVirtus Investment Partners2.2948 of 5 stars$176.80-0.4%$167.75-5.1%-24.2%$1.22B$898.60M10.46770Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeCSWCCapital Southwest1.8655 of 5 stars$21.55+0.8%$22.67+5.2%-19.0%$1.09B$98.09M15.2820Earnings ReportSLRCSLR Investment2.702 of 5 stars$16.76+1.2%$15.96-4.7%+3.5%$914.43M$97.01M9.47N/AFDUSFidus Investment2.7482 of 5 stars$20.28+0.5%$21.00+3.6%+2.9%$704.37M$92.70M7.24N/APositive NewsGLADGladstone Capital1.2962 of 5 stars$27.27+1.4%$23.00-15.7%+22.0%$608.94M$88.83M6.6770GAINGladstone Investment0.8082 of 5 stars$14.91+1.4%$13.50-9.5%+5.4%$549.24M$66.70M7.7770News CoverageDividend AnnouncementPNNTPennantPark Investment0.9224 of 5 stars$6.90+1.3%$6.00-13.0%-6.9%$450.54M$64.78M26.54N/AAnalyst ForecastGap DownDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group2.9715 of 5 stars$142.87+0.0%N/A-7.8%$389.75M$152.98M8.09130Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSEC Alternatives OCSL Alternatives VRTS Alternatives CSWC Alternatives SLRC Alternatives FDUS Alternatives GLAD Alternatives GAIN Alternatives PNNT Alternatives DHIL 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:TCPC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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