Pearl Diver Credit (PDCC) Competitors

Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) and Pearl Diver Credit (NYSE:PDCC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Is PSBD or PDCC a better dividend stock?

Palmer Square Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Pearl Diver Credit pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.5%. Palmer Square Capital BDC pays out 288.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSBD or PDCC?

Palmer Square Capital BDC received 7 more outperform votes than Pearl Diver Credit when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Palmer Square Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 7 53.85%	Underperform Votes 6 46.15%
Pearl Diver Credit	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend PSBD or PDCC?

Palmer Square Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $14.13, suggesting a potential downside of 2.95%. Given Palmer Square Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Palmer Square Capital BDC is more favorable than Pearl Diver Credit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palmer Square Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Pearl Diver Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PSBD or PDCC?

6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PSBD or PDCC?

In the previous week, Palmer Square Capital BDC and Palmer Square Capital BDC both had 2 articles in the media. Palmer Square Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Pearl Diver Credit's score of 1.25 indicating that Palmer Square Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Palmer Square Capital BDC	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pearl Diver Credit	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PSBD or PDCC more profitable?

Palmer Square Capital BDC has a net margin of 11.72% compared to Pearl Diver Credit's net margin of 0.00%. Palmer Square Capital BDC's return on equity of 11.04% beat Pearl Diver Credit's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palmer Square Capital BDC	11.72%	11.04%	4.18%
Pearl Diver Credit	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PSBD or PDCC?

Palmer Square Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Pearl Diver Credit.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Palmer Square Capital BDC	$143.51M	3.28	$47.67M	$0.50	29.11
Pearl Diver Credit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Palmer Square Capital BDC beats Pearl Diver Credit on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.