PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Competitors

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PFLT vs. ARCC, CSWC, MFIC, NMFC, and OCSL

Should you buy PennantPark Floating Rate Capital stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares PennantPark Floating Rate Capital with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with PennantPark Floating Rate Capital include Ares Capital (ARCC), Capital Southwest (CSWC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), and Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital compare to Ares Capital?

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE:PFLT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 9 more articles in the media than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ares Capital and 1 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.15 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ares Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Ares Capital has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Ares Capital has a net margin of 37.30% compared to PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's net margin of 23.08%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 9.95% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Capital	37.30%	9.85%	4.59%
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	23.08%	9.95%	3.87%

Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. Ares 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ares Capital	$3.05B	4.40	$1.30B	$1.63	11.47
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$77.57M	10.51	$66.36M	$0.62	13.25

27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. Ares Capital pays out 117.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 198.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Ares Capital presently has a consensus price target of $20.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.99%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus price target of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Ares Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

Ares Capital beats PennantPark Floating Rate Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital compare to Capital Southwest?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE:PFLT) and Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Capital Southwest has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. Capital Southwest pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 198.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Capital Southwest pays out 122.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Capital Southwest has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of Capital Southwest shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Capital Southwest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Capital Southwest had 9 more articles in the media than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Capital Southwest and 1 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. Capital Southwest's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.15 indicating that Capital Southwest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Capital Southwest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Capital Southwest has a net margin of 48.68% compared to PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's net margin of 23.08%. Capital Southwest's return on equity of 14.21% beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	23.08%	9.95%	3.87%
Capital Southwest	48.68%	14.21%	6.75%

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital presently has a consensus price target of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. Capital Southwest has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.77%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Capital Southwest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Capital Southwest	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Capital Southwest has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. Capital Southwest 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$77.57M	10.51	$66.36M	$0.62	13.25
Capital Southwest	$232.10M	5.99	$113M	$1.90	12.15

Summary

Capital Southwest beats PennantPark Floating Rate Capital on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital compare to MidCap Financial Investment?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE:PFLT) and MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 23.08% compared to MidCap Financial Investment's net margin of 1.90%. MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity of 10.86% beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	23.08%	9.95%	3.87%
MidCap Financial Investment	1.90%	10.86%	4.31%

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MidCap Financial Investment. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MidCap Financial Investment, 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
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$77.57M	10.51	$66.36M	$0.62	13.25
MidCap Financial Investment	$320.88M	2.74	$63.17M	$0.04	266.78

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 198.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 3,100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital currently has a consensus target price of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus target price of $11.54, indicating a potential upside of 8.10%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than MidCap Financial Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
MidCap Financial Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 1 more articles in the media than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 1 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat MidCap Financial Investment's score of 0.00 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MidCap Financial Investment	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats MidCap Financial Investment on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital compare to New Mountain Finance?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE:PFLT) and New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, New Mountain Finance has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, New Mountain Finance had 4 more articles in the media than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for New Mountain Finance and 1 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. New Mountain Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.15 indicating that New Mountain Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
New Mountain Finance	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 23.08% compared to New Mountain Finance's net margin of -18.65%. New Mountain Finance's return on equity of 11.14% beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	23.08%	9.95%	3.87%
New Mountain Finance	-18.65%	11.14%	4.63%

19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.1% of New Mountain Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of New Mountain Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital presently has a consensus price target of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. New Mountain Finance has a consensus price target of $9.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.55%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than New Mountain Finance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
New Mountain Finance	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New Mountain Finance. New Mountain Finance 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$77.57M	10.51	$66.36M	$0.62	13.25
New Mountain Finance	$327.08M	2.31	$16.49M	-$0.58	N/A

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. New Mountain Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.0%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 198.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. New Mountain Finance pays out -220.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. New Mountain Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats New Mountain Finance on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital compare to Oaktree Specialty Lending?

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE:PFLT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Oaktree Specialty Lending currently has a consensus target price of $11.83, indicating a potential upside of 1.17%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus target price of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Oaktree Specialty Lending.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oaktree Specialty Lending	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 23.08% compared to Oaktree Specialty Lending's net margin of 16.66%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 9.95% beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oaktree Specialty Lending	16.66%	9.56%	4.60%
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	23.08%	9.95%	3.87%

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Oaktree Specialty Lending. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oaktree Specialty Lending, 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
Oaktree Specialty Lending	$316.80M	3.25	$33.92M	$0.57	20.52
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$77.57M	10.51	$66.36M	$0.62	13.25

Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 280.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 198.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 1 more articles in the media than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 1 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's score of -0.21 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oaktree Specialty Lending	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats Oaktree Specialty Lending on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	Asset Management Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$815.08M	$2.36B	$13.48B	$22.90B
Dividend Yield	14.73%	5.97%	5.88%	4.13%
P/E Ratio	13.25	25.25	23.91	29.82
Price / Sales	10.51	1,999.45	160.60	89.10
Price / Cash	6.10	60.17	19.85	24.44
Price / Book	0.78	1.36	2.13	4.66
Net Income	$66.36M	$265.53M	$1.13B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-5.41%	-0.34%	-0.36%	-0.72%
1 Month Performance	-5.57%	1.48%	-0.48%	-0.61%
1 Year Performance	N/A	12.32%	11.31%	26.96%

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	4.4637 of 5 stars	$8.19 -1.3%	$9.80 +19.7%	N/A	$812.10M	$77.57M	13.20	658	Analyst Forecast
ARCC Ares Capital	3.5103 of 5 stars	$18.90 -0.2%	$20.75 +9.8%	-15.0%	$13.57B	$3.05B	11.60	2,550
CSWC Capital Southwest	1.4681 of 5 stars	$23.57 -1.8%	$23.50 -0.3%	+8.3%	$1.42B	$232.10M	12.41	20
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	1.9185 of 5 stars	$11.02 +0.4%	$11.54 +4.7%	-16.9%	$907.75M	$320.88M	275.57	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
NMFC New Mountain Finance	3.5952 of 5 stars	$8.09 +0.5%	$9.25 +14.3%	-25.1%	$764.12M	$327.08M	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade

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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Competitors

PFLT vs. ARCC, CSWC, MFIC, NMFC, and OCSL

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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Competitors

PFLT vs. ARCC, CSWC, MFIC, NMFC, and OCSL

How does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital compare to Ares Capital?

Does the media refer more to ARCC or PFLT?

Which has more volatility & risk, ARCC or PFLT?

Is ARCC or PFLT more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, ARCC or PFLT?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ARCC or PFLT?

Is ARCC or PFLT a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend ARCC or PFLT?

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How does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital compare to Capital Southwest?

Which has more volatility and risk, PFLT or CSWC?

Is PFLT or CSWC a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PFLT or CSWC?

Does the media prefer PFLT or CSWC?

Is PFLT or CSWC more profitable?

Do analysts prefer PFLT or CSWC?

Which has better earnings and valuation, PFLT or CSWC?

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How does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital compare to MidCap Financial Investment?

Is PFLT or MFIC more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, PFLT or MFIC?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PFLT or MFIC?

Is PFLT or MFIC a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate PFLT or MFIC?

Does the media refer more to PFLT or MFIC?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PFLT or MFIC?

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How does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital compare to New Mountain Finance?

Which has more volatility and risk, PFLT or NMFC?

Does the media prefer PFLT or NMFC?

Is PFLT or NMFC more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PFLT or NMFC?

Do analysts rate PFLT or NMFC?

Which has better valuation & earnings, PFLT or NMFC?

Is PFLT or NMFC a better dividend stock?

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How does PennantPark Floating Rate Capital compare to Oaktree Specialty Lending?

Do analysts prefer OCSL or PFLT?

Is OCSL or PFLT more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OCSL or PFLT?

Is OCSL or PFLT a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OCSL or PFLT?

Which has more volatility & risk, OCSL or PFLT?

Does the media refer more to OCSL or PFLT?

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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors List

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