Sound Point Meridian Capital (SPMC) Competitors $17.40 -0.34 (-1.92%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.40 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:09 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPMC vs. PSEC, CSWC, CNNE, NOAH, AC, ECC, MCI, VALU, MPV, and SAMGShould you be buying Sound Point Meridian Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sound Point Meridian Capital include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Cannae (CNNE), Noah (NOAH), Associated Capital Group (AC), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Value Line (VALU), Barings Participation Investors (MPV), and Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG). These companies are all part of the "fin - invest mgmt" industry. Sound Point Meridian Capital vs. Its Competitors Prospect Capital Capital Southwest Cannae Noah Associated Capital Group Eagle Point Credit Barings Corporate Investors Value Line Barings Participation Investors Silvercrest Asset Management Group Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and Sound Point Meridian Capital (NYSE:SPMC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PSEC or SPMC? Sound Point Meridian Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Prospect Capital. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sound Point Meridian Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProspect Capital$719.44M1.73-$469.92M-$1.34-1.99Sound Point Meridian CapitalN/AN/AN/A$1.4212.25 Is PSEC or SPMC a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.2%. Sound Point Meridian Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%. Prospect Capital pays out -40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sound Point Meridian Capital pays out 211.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk and volatility, PSEC or SPMC? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sound Point Meridian Capital has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PSEC or SPMC? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.0% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to PSEC or SPMC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Sound Point Meridian Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Prospect Capital and 4 mentions for Sound Point Meridian Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Sound Point Meridian Capital's score of 0.83 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Prospect Capital 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sound Point Meridian Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PSEC or SPMC more profitable? Sound Point Meridian Capital has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -69.68%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.14% beat Sound Point Meridian Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital-69.68% 12.14% 5.59% Sound Point Meridian Capital N/A N/A N/A Do analysts prefer PSEC or SPMC? Prospect Capital currently has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.37%. Sound Point Meridian Capital has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.94%. Given Sound Point Meridian Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sound Point Meridian Capital is more favorable than Prospect Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prospect Capital 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Sound Point Meridian Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryProspect Capital beats Sound Point Meridian Capital on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sound Point Meridian Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 SPMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSound Point Meridian CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$358.94M$12.71B$12.37B$21.35BDividend Yield16.91%6.20%5.54%3.58%P/E Ratio6.6424.2129.7628.86Price / SalesN/A6.8130.3791.83Price / CashN/A15.5022.5824.53Price / BookN/A2.742.234.51Net IncomeN/A$567.68M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.93%-1.65%-1.75%-3.37%1 Month Performance-5.17%0.50%-1.41%-0.12%1 Year Performance-12.47%6.78%537.05%11.77% Sound Point Meridian Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPMCSound Point Meridian Capital3.6552 of 5 stars$17.40-1.9%$20.00+14.9%-10.9%$358.94MN/A6.64N/ANews CoveragePSECProspect Capital0.915 of 5 stars$2.75+4.2%$2.50-9.1%-46.6%$1.23B$719.44M-2.052,019Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCSWCCapital Southwest3.3817 of 5 stars$21.86-0.3%$24.30+11.2%-21.0%$1.22B$204.44M13.2520News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeCNNECannae4.0086 of 5 stars$18.33-1.1%$24.00+30.9%+1.1%$1.04B$452.50M-2.747,317Positive NewsShort Interest ↑NOAHNoah4.3818 of 5 stars$11.60+1.0%$12.00+3.4%-11.0%$760.39M$356.33M10.361,990News CoveragePositive NewsDividend CutAnalyst UpgradeACAssociated Capital Group1.7256 of 5 stars$31.00-7.1%N/A-14.2%$653.91M$11.91M12.2520High Trading VolumeECCEagle Point Credit3.1491 of 5 stars$6.60+3.3%$8.21+24.4%-32.2%$491.70M$31.03M60.01N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.69+0.4%N/A+6.2%$418.15MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementVALUValue Line2.0574 of 5 stars$39.08+0.2%N/A-17.2%$366.91M$35.08M17.29140News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMPVBarings Participation InvestorsN/A$20.08+0.9%N/A+18.9%$211.39MN/A0.00900News CoverageDividend AnnouncementSAMGSilvercrest Asset Management Group2.2306 of 5 stars$15.75-0.1%N/A-9.8%$198.06M$123.65M17.90150News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSEC Competitors CSWC Competitors CNNE Competitors NOAH Competitors AC Competitors ECC Competitors MCI Competitors VALU Competitors MPV Competitors SAMG 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:SPMC) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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