Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) Competitors $14.44 +0.21 (+1.48%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:47 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.44 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:33 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. PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying Stellus Capital Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stellus Capital Investment include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), 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 Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest Fidus Investment BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, SCM or PSEC? Stellus Capital Investment has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SCM or PSEC a better dividend stock? Stellus Capital Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. Stellus Capital Investment pays out 111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prospect Capital pays out -62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is SCM or PSEC more profitable? Stellus Capital Investment has a net margin of 36.35% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -36.07%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.43% beat Stellus Capital Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stellus Capital Investment36.35% 11.93% 4.46% Prospect Capital -36.07%12.43%5.83% Does the media refer more to SCM or PSEC? In the previous week, Stellus Capital Investment had 3 more articles in the media than Prospect Capital. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Stellus Capital Investment and 6 mentions for Prospect Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Stellus Capital Investment's score of 0.77 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stellus Capital Investment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Prospect Capital 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, SCM or PSEC? Prospect Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Stellus Capital Investment. Prospect Capital 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 RatioStellus Capital Investment$104.74M3.92$45.85M$1.4410.03Prospect Capital$861.66M1.71$262.83M-$0.86-3.85 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SCM or PSEC? 13.2% of Stellus Capital Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Stellus Capital Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer SCM or PSEC? Stellus Capital Investment presently has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.97%. Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.50%. Given Prospect Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Stellus Capital Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stellus Capital Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 SummaryProspect Capital beats Stellus Capital Investment on 9 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. 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$410.33M$1.60B$12.20B$20.68BDividend Yield11.08%11.05%5.52%3.72%P/E Ratio10.0317.2520.0528.08Price / Sales3.9255.3926.0936.76Price / Cash8.4411.3321.7022.53Price / Book1.060.942.284.58Net Income$45.85M$144.88M$1.00B$985.54M7 Day Performance3.16%1.65%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance7.92%1.31%3.69%4.37%1 Year Performance3.07%-6.33%541.99%15.08% Stellus Capital Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCMStellus Capital Investment1.4671 of 5 stars$14.44+1.5%$13.00-10.0%+3.1%$410.33M$104.74M10.03599News CoverageDividend AnnouncementPSECProspect Capital1.3185 of 5 stars$3.18flat$3.00-5.7%-39.7%$1.42B$861.66M-3.702,019Positive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners4.0559 of 5 stars$182.10-0.6%$167.75-7.9%-10.1%$1.26B$898.60M10.78770News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.5307 of 5 stars$13.66+0.7%$15.83+15.9%-24.9%$1.19B$381.67M105.08N/ACSWCCapital Southwest3.0795 of 5 stars$22.04+0.8%$23.60+7.1%-15.3%$1.17B$204.44M14.8920Positive NewsFDUSFidus Investment1.5825 of 5 stars$20.20+1.6%$21.00+4.0%+5.9%$690.81M$146.15M8.63N/ANews CoverageTCPCBLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL0.8118 of 5 stars$7.70+0.8%$7.00-9.1%-28.9%$649.69M$259.44M-13.2821,100News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGLADGladstone Capital1.5822 of 5 stars$26.97+0.9%$23.00-14.7%+16.3%$596.88M$96.62M6.8570GAINGladstone Investment0.5186 of 5 stars$14.27+1.3%$13.50-5.4%+1.8%$518.67M$93.66M8.0270PNNTPennantPark Investment1.0961 of 5 stars$6.85+1.2%$5.88-14.2%-10.4%$447.28M$56.93M26.35N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.2137 of 5 stars$145.31+1.1%N/A+9.9%$391.86M$151.10M9.83130High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL Competitors Gladstone 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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