Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD) Competitors $13.05 +0.38 (+2.99%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.50 -0.55 (-4.21%) As of 04:16 AM 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, OFG, USA, GAB, and HMNShould 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), OFG Bancorp (OFG), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), and Horace Mann Educators (HMN). Palmer Square Capital BDC vs. Encore Capital Group PRA Group Plumas Bancorp Old Market Capital Mill City Ventures III Eightco OFG Bancorp Liberty All-Star Equity Fund The Gabelli Equity Trust Horace Mann Educators Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, ECPG or PSBD? Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palmer Square Capital BDC has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ECPG or PSBD? 6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are owned 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ECPG or PSBD? Palmer Square Capital BDC has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioEncore Capital Group$1.32B0.62-$206.49M-$5.87-5.86Palmer Square Capital BDC$52.31M8.13$107.84M$1.488.82 Does the media prefer ECPG or PSBD? In the previous week, Encore Capital Group and Encore Capital Group both had 3 articles in the media. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's score of 0.41 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Encore Capital Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Palmer Square Capital BDC 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor ECPG or PSBD? Encore Capital Group received 325 more outperform votes than Palmer Square Capital BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.64% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Palmer Square Capital BDC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEncore Capital GroupOutperform Votes33161.64% Underperform Votes20638.36% Palmer Square Capital BDCOutperform Votes660.00% Underperform Votes440.00% Is ECPG or PSBD 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 Encore Capital Group-13.91% 12.70% 2.61% Palmer Square Capital BDC 41.67%11.97%4.68% Do analysts recommend ECPG or PSBD? Encore Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $62.67, indicating a potential upside of 82.06%. Palmer Square Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $14.83, indicating a potential upside of 13.67%. Given Encore Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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 Encore Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Palmer Square Capital BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryEncore Capital Group 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 {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$425.55M$282.14M$11.10B$18.96BDividend Yield11.29%7.82%5.77%4.01%P/E Ratio6.802.8922.1032.87Price / Sales8.133.0826.3328.03Price / Cash8.617.8817.6017.52Price / Book0.920.792.674.47Net Income$107.84M-$33.79M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.30%4.08%0.68%0.59%1 Month Performance-5.30%-3.56%-0.59%-3.54%1 Year Performance-20.92%-18.51%537.57%3.80% Palmer Square Capital BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSBDPalmer Square Capital BDC3.0907 of 5 stars$13.05+3.0%$14.83+13.7%-19.3%$425.55M$52.31M6.80N/AUpcoming EarningsNews CoverageECPGEncore Capital Group4.1891 of 5 stars$30.52+0.4%$62.67+105.3%-17.6%$723.05M$1.32B-3.896,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsPRAAPRA Group4.4492 of 5 stars$16.47-3.2%$32.00+94.3%-24.3%$650.73M$1.12B9.203,280Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsPLBCPlumas Bancorp4.8128 of 5 stars$40.67-1.0%$57.67+41.8%+19.3%$240.77M$62.23M8.49190Positive NewsGap DownOMCCOld Market CapitalN/A$5.95+0.2%N/AN/A$39.87M$4.59M-7.537Gap UpMCVTMill City Ventures III1.91 of 5 stars$1.42-0.7%N/A-37.8%$9.07M$3.57M-20.282Short Interest ↓OCTOEightcoN/A$1.06-1.9%N/A-47.7%$3.23M$39.84M0.0035OFGOFG Bancorp3.3489 of 5 stars$35.39-1.2%$48.75+37.8%+11.8%$1.61B$660.94M8.392,250Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Gap UpUSALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$5.90-3.3%N/A-3.0%$1.60B$259.99M0.00N/AGap UpGABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.18-1.7%N/A+4.5%$1.59B$203.01M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageHMNHorace Mann Educators3.1183 of 5 stars$38.79-2.9%$43.67+12.6%+9.6%$1.59B$1.55B15.641,450Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ 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 OFG Bancorp Competitors Liberty All-Star Equity Fund Competitors The Gabelli Equity Trust Competitors Horace Mann Educators 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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