Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) Competitors $12.86 -0.24 (-1.79%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.08 +0.21 (+1.63%) As of 10/3/2025 07:17 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, CSWC, PSEC, OCSL, FDUS, TCPC, GAIN, GLAD, 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), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), 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 Capital Southwest Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Fidus Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Investment Gladstone Capital PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SCM or VRTS? 13.2% of Stellus Capital Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Stellus Capital Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is SCM or VRTS a better dividend stock? Stellus Capital Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts recommend SCM or VRTS? Stellus Capital Investment currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.05%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus target price of $188.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.69%. Given Stellus Capital Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Stellus Capital Investment is more favorable than Virtus Investment Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stellus Capital Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 Which has more risk & volatility, SCM or VRTS? Stellus Capital Investment has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SCM or VRTS? In the previous week, Virtus Investment Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Stellus Capital Investment. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners and 0 mentions for Stellus Capital Investment. Virtus Investment Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Stellus Capital Investment's score of 0.00 indicating that Virtus Investment Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Stellus Capital Investment Neutral Virtus Investment Partners Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SCM or VRTS? Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Stellus Capital Investment. Stellus Capital Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virtus Investment Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStellus Capital Investment$104.74M3.49$45.85M$1.458.87Virtus Investment Partners$884.72M1.46$121.75M$20.549.32 Is SCM or VRTS 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 Stellus Capital Investment38.24% 11.06% 4.12% Virtus Investment Partners 13.42%21.56%5.27% SummaryVirtus Investment Partners beats Stellus Capital Investment on 12 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$365.62M$1.40B$12.68B$21.78BDividend Yield12.45%12.42%5.49%3.54%P/E Ratio8.8710.5739.9129.82Price / Sales3.4946.3729.9967.59Price / Cash7.519.9519.7418.31Price / Book0.940.862.284.65Net Income$45.85M$152.42M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.39%-0.79%0.30%1.20%1 Month Performance-13.07%-9.44%0.79%3.32%1 Year Performance-6.57%-11.90%540.95%13.11% Stellus Capital Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCMStellus Capital Investment1.4458 of 5 stars$12.87-1.8%$13.00+1.0%-6.6%$365.62M$104.74M8.87599VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.8985 of 5 stars$191.18-0.6%$188.25-1.5%-8.1%$1.29B$884.72M11.31770Positive NewsCSWCCapital Southwest2.8272 of 5 stars$21.93-1.8%$24.30+10.8%-14.3%$1.24B$204.44M13.2920Positive NewsPSECProspect Capital1.0956 of 5 stars$2.64+1.1%$2.50-5.3%-47.0%$1.21B$719.44M-1.972,019Positive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.0198 of 5 stars$13.06flat$15.00+14.9%-21.0%$1.15B$381.67M23.32N/AFDUSFidus Investment2.7891 of 5 stars$20.27+0.4%$22.00+8.5%+5.2%$713.97M$146.15M8.77N/ATCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital1.0596 of 5 stars$6.12-1.9%$6.75+10.3%-26.4%$530.63M$4.10M-36.0021,100Negative NewsGAINGladstone Investment1.3062 of 5 stars$13.79flat$13.50-2.1%+0.6%$527.04M$93.66M6.3570News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGLADGladstone Capital2.5226 of 5 stars$21.80-1.9%$24.50+12.4%-11.5%$496.17M$96.62M6.4370Negative NewsShort Interest ↑PNNTPennantPark Investment1.1841 of 5 stars$6.71+0.4%$6.33-5.5%-6.7%$437.81M$61.29M25.79N/ADividend AnnouncementDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.3566 of 5 stars$140.50-0.3%N/A-9.2%$384.03M$151.10M7.99130Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors Gladstone Capital 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis soon could be the most precious company in AmericaCurrently, a brand-new, all-American factory outside San Antonio is becoming the most significant site in the ...True Market Insiders | SponsoredAnother gold high? 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