MCC vs. PNNT, DHIL, SCM, HRZN, MFIN, WHF, WHG, OFS, SVVC, and BLK
Should you be buying PhenixFIN stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PhenixFIN include PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN), Medallion Financial (MFIN), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), Westwood Holdings Group (WHG), OFS Capital (OFS), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), and BlackRock (BLK). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.
PhenixFIN vs.
PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) and PhenixFIN (NYSE:MCC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
PennantPark Investment has a net margin of 11.33% compared to PhenixFIN's net margin of -391.54%. PennantPark Investment's return on equity of 11.59% beat PhenixFIN's return on equity.
PennantPark Investment received 14 more outperform votes than PhenixFIN when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.87% of users gave PhenixFIN an outperform vote while only 57.23% of users gave PennantPark Investment an outperform vote.
26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of PhenixFIN shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
PennantPark Investment has higher revenue and earnings than PhenixFIN. PhenixFIN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PennantPark Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, PennantPark Investment had 6 more articles in the media than PhenixFIN. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for PennantPark Investment and 0 mentions for PhenixFIN. PennantPark Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat PhenixFIN's score of 0.00 indicating that PennantPark Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
PennantPark Investment currently has a consensus target price of $5.88, indicating a potential downside of 10.65%. Given PennantPark Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe PennantPark Investment is more favorable than PhenixFIN.
PennantPark Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. PhenixFIN pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. PennantPark Investment pays out 640.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PhenixFIN pays out -308.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PennantPark Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. PennantPark Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PhenixFIN has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PennantPark Investment beats PhenixFIN on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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