Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD) Competitors

Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Encore Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PSBD or ECPG?

In the previous week, Palmer Square Capital BDC had 2 more articles in the media than Encore Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Palmer Square Capital BDC and 2 mentions for Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's score of 0.81 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Encore Capital Group	1 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 better valuation & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Palmer Square Capital BDC	$21.25M	21.64	$107.84M	$0.50	28.41
Encore Capital Group	$1.38B	0.64	-$206.49M	-$4.89	-7.80

Do analysts recommend PSBD or ECPG?

Palmer Square Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $14.13, suggesting a potential downside of 0.56%. Encore Capital Group has a consensus target price of $62.67, suggesting a potential upside of 64.39%. 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)	2.50
Encore Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has more risk and volatility, PSBD or ECPG?

Palmer Square Capital BDC has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encore Capital Group has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 BDC	41.67%	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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Palmer Square Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 7 53.85%	Underperform Votes 6 46.15%
Encore Capital Group	Outperform Votes 331 61.52%	Underperform Votes 207 38.48%

Summary

Encore Capital Group beats Palmer Square Capital BDC on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.