Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD) Competitors $13.97 -0.19 (-1.37%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.88 -0.09 (-0.65%) As of 04:04 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. MSDL, GSBD, TRIN, NMFC, KBDC, BBDC, BCSF, AMAL, NCDL, and FDUSShould you be buying Palmer Square Capital BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Palmer Square Capital BDC include Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Trinity Capital (TRIN), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL), and Fidus Investment (FDUS). These companies are all part of the "fin - sbic&commrl" industry. Palmer Square Capital BDC vs. Its Competitors Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Goldman Sachs BDC Trinity Capital New Mountain Finance Kayne Anderson BDC BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance Amalgamated Financial Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Fidus Investment Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) and Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate MSDL or PSBD? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund presently has a consensus price target of $19.70, indicating a potential upside of 11.61%. Palmer Square Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $14.38, indicating a potential upside of 2.93%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is more favorable than Palmer Square Capital BDC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Palmer Square Capital BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is MSDL or PSBD a better dividend stock? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Palmer Square Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pays out 103.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Palmer Square Capital BDC pays out 257.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor MSDL or PSBD? In the previous week, Palmer Square Capital BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Palmer Square Capital BDC and 1 mentions for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's score of -0.14 indicating that Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Palmer Square Capital BDC 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MSDL or PSBD? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Palmer Square Capital BDC. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 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 RatioMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund$416.08M3.68$215.56M$1.939.15Palmer Square Capital BDC$143.51M3.13$47.67M$0.5624.94 Is MSDL or PSBD more profitable? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a net margin of 42.65% compared to Palmer Square Capital BDC's net margin of 13.51%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's return on equity of 11.24% beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund42.65% 11.24% 5.28% Palmer Square Capital BDC 13.51%10.91%4.15% Which has more risk & volatility, MSDL or PSBD? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palmer Square Capital BDC has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in MSDL or PSBD? 6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund beats Palmer Square Capital BDC on 11 of the 18 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 PSBD 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 BDCFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$454.90M$1.62B$12.56B$21.31BDividend Yield10.17%11.28%5.44%3.53%P/E Ratio24.9411.6919.3228.85Price / Sales3.1352.2926.1453.07Price / Cash7.2011.1719.1818.23Price / Book0.850.932.284.69Net Income$47.67M$152.42M$1.01B$995.89M7 Day Performance-0.42%0.21%1.46%1.90%1 Month Performance2.32%-3.45%1.25%1.72%1 Year Performance-14.16%-4.94%541.13%10.19% Palmer Square Capital BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSBDPalmer Square Capital BDC1.4904 of 5 stars$13.97-1.4%$14.38+2.9%-13.2%$454.90M$143.51M24.94N/AMSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund2.4503 of 5 stars$17.82+0.4%$19.70+10.5%-13.8%$1.54B$416.08M9.23N/AGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.3697 of 5 stars$11.15+0.2%$10.00-10.3%-19.4%$1.27B$434.37M8.85N/ANews CoverageDividend CutTRINTrinity Capital2.1093 of 5 stars$15.92-0.2%$15.75-1.1%+12.1%$1.12B$237.69M7.1440NMFCNew Mountain Finance2.3774 of 5 stars$10.39+0.9%$10.75+3.5%-15.9%$1.10B$371.67M13.67N/APositive NewsKBDCKayne Anderson BDC3.2284 of 5 stars$15.15+0.8%$16.50+8.9%-7.9%$1.06B$213.11M8.97N/APositive NewsBBDCBARINGS BDC3.0927 of 5 stars$9.66+1.4%$9.67+0.1%-3.8%$1.00B$286.17M10.0626Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.8102 of 5 stars$15.22+1.1%$16.50+8.4%-7.2%$987.96M$125.44M9.171,000Positive NewsAMALAmalgamated Financial2.8793 of 5 stars$28.88+0.2%$33.00+14.3%-7.5%$867.44M$434.51M8.65380News CoveragePositive NewsNCDLNuveen Churchill Direct Lending2.0516 of 5 stars$16.12+0.3%$16.63+3.2%-8.9%$793.65M$98.18M8.85N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsFDUSFidus Investment1.4396 of 5 stars$21.170.0%$22.00+3.9%+7.0%$749.35M$146.15M9.16N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC Competitors Trinity Capital Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Kayne Anderson BDC Competitors BARINGS BDC Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Amalgamated Financial Competitors Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Competitors Fidus Investment 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 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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