Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) Competitors $14.52 -0.02 (-0.10%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.10 +0.58 (+4.03%) As of 08/22/2025 07:53 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SCM vs. VRTS, PSEC, CSWC, OCSL, FDUS, GLAD, TCPC, GAIN, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying Stellus Capital Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stellus Capital Investment include Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Stellus Capital Investment vs. Its Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Prospect Capital Capital Southwest Oaktree Specialty Lending Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, VRTS or SCM? Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stellus Capital Investment has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in VRTS or SCM? 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of Stellus Capital Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Stellus Capital Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend VRTS or SCM? Virtus Investment Partners presently has a consensus price target of $188.25, indicating a potential downside of 6.02%. Stellus Capital Investment has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.44%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than Stellus Capital Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Stellus Capital Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is VRTS or SCM more profitable? Stellus Capital Investment has a net margin of 38.24% compared to Virtus Investment Partners' net margin of 13.42%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 21.56% beat Stellus Capital Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virtus Investment Partners13.42% 21.56% 5.27% Stellus Capital Investment 38.24%11.06%4.12% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VRTS or SCM? Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Stellus Capital Investment. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stellus Capital Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirtus Investment Partners$884.72M1.53$121.75M$20.549.75Stellus Capital Investment$104.74M3.94$45.85M$1.4510.01 Is VRTS or SCM a better dividend stock? Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Stellus Capital Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stellus Capital Investment pays out 110.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media favor VRTS or SCM? In the previous week, Virtus Investment Partners had 4 more articles in the media than Stellus Capital Investment. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners and 3 mentions for Stellus Capital Investment. Stellus Capital Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 1.18 indicating that Stellus Capital Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Virtus Investment Partners 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stellus Capital Investment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryVirtus Investment Partners beats Stellus Capital Investment on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stellus Capital Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCM 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 SCM 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 SCM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStellus Capital InvestmentFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$412.89M$1.61B$12.41B$20.92BDividend Yield11.01%11.35%5.52%3.58%P/E Ratio10.0111.7519.3929.13Price / Sales3.9448.1326.1053.02Price / Cash8.4911.1221.7523.54Price / Book1.100.962.355.45Net Income$45.85M$152.42M$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance-0.99%0.62%1.73%2.61%1 Month Performance-2.59%-4.15%1.02%1.46%1 Year Performance4.92%-4.72%537.30%10.72% Stellus Capital Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCMStellus Capital Investment1.2839 of 5 stars$14.52-0.1%$13.00-10.4%+5.6%$412.89M$104.74M10.01599Positive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners4.2475 of 5 stars$192.63-0.8%$188.25-2.3%-4.6%$1.30B$884.72M11.40770Positive NewsPSECProspect Capital0.9075 of 5 stars$2.88+1.1%$3.00+4.2%-43.5%$1.27B$861.66M-3.352,019News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCSWCCapital Southwest1.831 of 5 stars$22.58+0.5%$24.30+7.6%-8.5%$1.25B$204.44M13.6820OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.4174 of 5 stars$13.66+1.3%$15.00+9.8%-19.0%$1.19B$381.67M24.39N/APositive NewsFDUSFidus Investment1.5707 of 5 stars$21.170.0%$22.00+3.9%+7.8%$749.35M$146.15M9.16N/AShort Interest ↑GLADGladstone Capital1.091 of 5 stars$26.93-0.2%$24.50-9.0%+17.1%$602.68M$96.62M7.9470TCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital0.8126 of 5 stars$7.06+0.1%$6.75-4.4%-22.4%$599.51M$259.44M-41.5321,100Positive NewsShort Interest ↑GAINGladstone Investment1.2358 of 5 stars$14.27-0.4%$13.50-5.4%+8.4%$547.68M$93.66M6.5870PNNTPennantPark Investment1.2414 of 5 stars$7.11-0.2%$6.33-11.0%+3.4%$464.45M$61.29M27.36N/ADHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.7752 of 5 stars$141.75-1.2%N/A-5.4%$391.17M$151.10M8.06130Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Diamond Hill Investment Group 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:SCM) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredBONUS 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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