Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD) Competitors $13.92 +0.09 (+0.61%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.94 +0.03 (+0.21%) As of 05/23/2025 05:00 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PSBD vs. ECPG, PRAA, PLBC, OMCC, MCVT, OCTO, USA, GNL, HMN, and HUTShould you be buying Palmer Square Capital BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Palmer Square Capital BDC include Encore Capital Group (ECPG), PRA Group (PRAA), Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), Old Market Capital (OMCC), Mill City Ventures III (MCVT), Eightco (OCTO), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Global Net Lease (GNL), Horace Mann Educators (HMN), and Hut 8 (HUT). Palmer Square Capital BDC vs. Encore Capital Group PRA Group Plumas Bancorp Old Market Capital Mill City Ventures III Eightco Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Global Net Lease Horace Mann Educators Hut 8 Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, PSBD or ECPG? Palmer Square Capital BDC has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PSBD or ECPG? Palmer Square Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $14.13, suggesting a potential upside of 1.51%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus target price of $62.67, suggesting a potential upside of 64.18%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than Palmer Square Capital BDC.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) 2.50Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Is PSBD or ECPG more profitable? Palmer Square Capital BDC has a net margin of 41.67% compared to Encore Capital Group's net margin of -13.91%. Encore Capital Group's return on equity of 12.70% beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Palmer Square Capital BDC41.67% 11.97% 4.68% Encore Capital Group -13.91%12.70%2.61% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSBD or ECPG? Encore Capital Group received 324 more outperform votes than Palmer Square Capital BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.52% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave Palmer Square Capital BDC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPalmer Square Capital BDCOutperform Votes753.85% Underperform Votes646.15% Encore Capital GroupOutperform Votes33161.52% Underperform Votes20738.48% Do institutionals & insiders believe in PSBD or ECPG? 6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by company 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. Does the media refer more to PSBD or ECPG? In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 1 more articles in the media than Palmer Square Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 2 mentions for Palmer Square Capital BDC. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's score of -1.00 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Palmer Square Capital BDC 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Encore Capital Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, PSBD or ECPG? Palmer Square Capital BDC has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palmer Square Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPalmer Square Capital BDC$21.25M21.20$107.84M$0.5027.83Encore Capital Group$1.38B0.65-$206.49M-$4.89-7.81 SummaryEncore Capital Group beats Palmer Square Capital BDC on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Palmer Square Capital BDC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PSBD 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 NYSE 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 PSBD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPalmer Square Capital BDCShort IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$450.47M$304.86M$11.49B$19.27BDividend Yield10.31%7.79%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio7.253.0022.2234.41Price / Sales21.204.7827.4034.86Price / Cash8.617.8817.6217.51Price / Book0.980.812.764.69Net Income$107.84M-$33.79M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.36%-3.13%-1.37%-2.38%1 Month Performance8.88%5.52%3.43%4.34%1 Year Performance-17.12%-21.76%535.18%4.86% Palmer Square Capital BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSBDPalmer Square Capital BDC1.2943 of 5 stars$13.92+0.6%$14.13+1.5%-16.2%$450.47M$21.25M7.25N/ANegative NewsAnalyst ForecastECPGEncore Capital Group4.3323 of 5 stars$39.95-1.4%$62.67+56.9%-12.5%$932.79M$1.38B-5.096,900PRAAPRA Group4.2878 of 5 stars$14.81-4.4%$27.00+82.3%-37.2%$587.35M$1.14B8.273,280Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownPLBCPlumas Bancorp4.5893 of 5 stars$44.62-0.9%$57.67+29.2%+24.0%$264.55M$84.27M9.32190News CoveragePositive NewsOMCCOld Market CapitalN/A$5.94+0.2%N/AN/A$39.79M$4.59M-7.527Gap UpMCVTMill City Ventures III2.1415 of 5 stars$1.81flatN/A-27.1%$10.97M$3.57M-25.852OCTOEightcoN/A$1.35-3.2%N/A-63.0%$4.10M$39.62M0.0035USALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.66-0.9%N/A-2.5%$1.80B$259.99M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsGNLGlobal Net Lease4.0189 of 5 stars$7.88-1.3%$9.00+14.2%+3.5%$1.80B$789.55M-8.381HMNHorace Mann Educators3.7914 of 5 stars$43.93+0.9%$46.00+4.7%+27.6%$1.79B$1.57B17.711,450Positive NewsInsider TradeBuyback AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeHUTHut 83.4627 of 5 stars$17.17+0.2%$25.93+51.0%+87.9%$1.79B$254.83M0.00219Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Encore Capital Group Competitors PRA Group Competitors Plumas Bancorp Competitors Old Market Capital Competitors Mill City Ventures III Competitors Eightco Competitors Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Competitors Global Net Lease Competitors Horace Mann Educators Competitors Hut 8 Competitors 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 (NYSE:PSBD) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket chaos is the new normalIt happened again. 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