Sound Point Meridian Capital (SPMC) Competitors $17.82 +0.01 (+0.03%) Closing price 08/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.82 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/28/2025 04:10 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, SAMG, and MPVShould 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), Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG), and Barings Participation Investors (MPV). 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 Silvercrest Asset Management Group Barings Participation Investors Sound Point Meridian Capital (NYSE:SPMC) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend SPMC or PSEC? Sound Point Meridian Capital presently has a consensus price target of $21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 19.21%. Prospect Capital has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 13.79%. Given Sound Point Meridian Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sound Point Meridian Capital is more favorable than Prospect Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sound Point Meridian Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, SPMC or PSEC? Prospect Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sound Point Meridian 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 RatioSound Point Meridian CapitalN/AN/AN/A$1.4212.55Prospect Capital-$182.78M-7.07$262.83M-$1.34-2.16 Is SPMC or PSEC 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 Sound Point Meridian CapitalN/A N/A N/A Prospect Capital -69.68%12.14%5.59% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SPMC or PSEC? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SPMC or PSEC a better dividend stock? Sound Point Meridian Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.6%. 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 pays out -40.3% 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. Does the media prefer SPMC or PSEC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 21 more articles in the media than Sound Point Meridian Capital. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Prospect Capital and 5 mentions for Sound Point Meridian Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Sound Point Meridian Capital's score of 0.59 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sound Point Meridian Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Prospect Capital 7 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, SPMC or PSEC? Sound Point Meridian Capital has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryProspect Capital beats Sound Point Meridian Capital on 9 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. 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. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SPMC 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 SPMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSound Point Meridian CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$360.55M$14.00B$12.53B$21.30BDividend Yield16.83%5.63%5.43%3.51%P/E Ratio12.5526.8619.4429.34Price / SalesN/A7.8926.4250.84Price / CashN/A16.3622.1723.86Price / BookN/A2.642.365.39Net IncomeN/A$572.25M$1.01B$996.59M7 Day Performance0.21%0.77%0.31%0.45%1 Month Performance-1.68%2.03%2.52%3.51%1 Year Performance-9.84%14.29%540.26%12.13% Sound Point Meridian Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPMCSound Point Meridian Capital2.8023 of 5 stars$17.83+0.0%$21.25+19.2%-10.2%$360.55MN/A12.55N/AAnalyst UpgradePSECProspect Capital0.7975 of 5 stars$2.89+0.3%$3.00+3.8%-42.2%$1.28B-$182.78M-3.362,019Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCSWCCapital Southwest1.9748 of 5 stars$22.56-0.1%$24.30+7.7%-7.0%$1.26B$204.44M13.6720Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCNNECannae4.6609 of 5 stars$18.17+0.9%$24.00+32.1%-4.9%$1.01B$437.20M-2.717,317News CoverageNOAHNoah3.9665 of 5 stars$11.96-1.0%$12.00+0.3%+60.5%$791.16M$2.57B12.331,990News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend CutACAssociated Capital Group2.3735 of 5 stars$34.50+0.6%N/A+2.5%$727.74M$11.91M13.6420ECCEagle Point Credit2.3783 of 5 stars$6.80+0.5%$8.67+27.5%-26.2%$522.86M$31.03M61.78N/APositive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.75+1.4%N/A+20.8%$421.20M$37.92M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsVALUValue Line2.3842 of 5 stars$36.74-4.2%N/A-5.1%$345.72M$35.08M16.78140SAMGSilvercrest Asset Management Group3.5436 of 5 stars$16.23-0.2%N/A+3.5%$203.96M$124.45M18.44150Positive NewsDividend IncreaseMPVBarings Participation InvestorsN/A$19.19+0.6%N/A+28.0%$203.80MN/A0.00900News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSEC Competitors CSWC Competitors CNNE Competitors NOAH Competitors AC Competitors ECC Competitors MCI Competitors VALU Competitors SAMG Competitors MPV 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 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | 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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