Which has higher earnings & valuation, PFLT or VPV?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Inv Vk Pa Valu. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio PennantPark Floating Rate Capital $261.43M 2.73 $66.36M $0.62 11.60 Inv Vk Pa Valu N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VPV or OXLC?

Oxford Lane Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Inv Vk Pa Valu. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Inv Vk Pa Valu N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Oxford Lane Capital -$580.18M -1.31 $585.52M $6.46 1.30

Is VPV or OXLC more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Inv Vk Pa Valu N/A N/A N/A Oxford Lane Capital N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer VPV or CGBD?

Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.48%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Inv Vk Pa Valu. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Inv Vk Pa Valu 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Carlyle Secured Lending 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VPV or CGBD?

Carlyle Secured Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Inv Vk Pa Valu. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Inv Vk Pa Valu N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Carlyle Secured Lending $255.57M 2.87 $69.97M $0.71 14.86

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BTO or VPV?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Inv Vk Pa Valu N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is BTO or VPV more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A Inv Vk Pa Valu N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VPV or RMT?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Inv Vk Pa Valu N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Royce Otc Micro N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is VPV or RMT more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Inv Vk Pa Valu N/A N/A N/A Royce Otc Micro N/A N/A N/A

Inv Vk Pa Valu (VPV) Competitors

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VPV vs. PFLT, OXLC, CGBD, BTO, and RMT

Should you buy Inv Vk Pa Valu stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Inv Vk Pa Valu with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Inv Vk Pa Valu include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), and Royce Otc Micro (RMT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

How does Inv Vk Pa Valu compare to PennantPark Floating Rate Capital?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE:PFLT) and Inv Vk Pa Valu (NYSE:VPV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Inv Vk Pa Valu's score of 0.00 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	Very Positive
Inv Vk Pa Valu	Neutral

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Inv Vk Pa Valu.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$261.43M	2.73	$66.36M	$0.62	11.60
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by 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.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital presently has a consensus target price of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 36.30%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Inv Vk Pa Valu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Inv Vk Pa Valu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 23.08% compared to Inv Vk Pa Valu's net margin of 0.00%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity of 9.95% beat Inv Vk Pa Valu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	23.08%	9.95%	3.87%
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inv Vk Pa Valu has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. Inv Vk Pa Valu pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 154.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital beats Inv Vk Pa Valu on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inv Vk Pa Valu compare to Oxford Lane Capital?

Inv Vk Pa Valu (NYSE:VPV) and Oxford Lane Capital (NASDAQ:OXLC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Inv Vk Pa Valu pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Oxford Lane Capital pays an annual dividend of $4.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 48.8%. Oxford Lane Capital pays out 63.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Oxford Lane Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Inv Vk Pa Valu.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oxford Lane Capital	-$580.18M	-1.31	$585.52M	$6.46	1.30

Inv Vk Pa Valu has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Oxford Lane Capital has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oxford Lane Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

6.7% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Oxford Lane Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Inv Vk Pa Valu's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Oxford Lane Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inv Vk Pa Valu	Neutral
Oxford Lane Capital	Neutral

Summary

Inv Vk Pa Valu and Oxford Lane Capital tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inv Vk Pa Valu compare to Carlyle Secured Lending?

Inv Vk Pa Valu (NYSE:VPV) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.48%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Inv Vk Pa Valu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inv Vk Pa Valu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Carlyle Secured Lending	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held 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.

Inv Vk Pa Valu pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 225.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Carlyle Secured Lending has a net margin of 19.52% compared to Inv Vk Pa Valu's net margin of 0.00%. Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity of 8.99% beat Inv Vk Pa Valu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlyle Secured Lending	19.52%	8.99%	4.01%

Inv Vk Pa Valu has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Inv Vk Pa Valu's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Carlyle Secured Lending'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inv Vk Pa Valu	Neutral
Carlyle Secured Lending	Neutral

Carlyle Secured Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Inv Vk Pa Valu.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlyle Secured Lending	$255.57M	2.87	$69.97M	$0.71	14.86

Summary

Carlyle Secured Lending beats Inv Vk Pa Valu on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inv Vk Pa Valu compare to John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund?

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE:BTO) and Inv Vk Pa Valu (NYSE:VPV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Inv Vk Pa Valu pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%.

In the previous week, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Inv Vk Pa Valu'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	Neutral
Inv Vk Pa Valu	Neutral

19.6% of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inv Vk Pa Valu has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund beats Inv Vk Pa Valu on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inv Vk Pa Valu compare to Royce Otc Micro?

Inv Vk Pa Valu (NYSE:VPV) and Royce Otc Micro (NYSE:RMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Royce Otc Micro had 1 more articles in the media than Inv Vk Pa Valu. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Royce Otc Micro and 0 mentions for Inv Vk Pa Valu. Royce Otc Micro's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Inv Vk Pa Valu's score of 0.00 indicating that Royce Otc Micro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inv Vk Pa Valu	Neutral
Royce Otc Micro	Positive

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Otc Micro	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

35.0% of Royce Otc Micro shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Royce Otc Micro shares are held 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.

Inv Vk Pa Valu pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Royce Otc Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%.

Inv Vk Pa Valu has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Royce Otc Micro has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royce Otc Micro	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Royce Otc Micro beats Inv Vk Pa Valu on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VPV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.

Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

VPV vs. The Competition

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Metric	Inv Vk Pa Valu	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$199.72M	$4.69B	$13.95B	$23.13B
Dividend Yield	4.18%	6.88%	5.73%	4.05%
P/E Ratio	N/A	0.01	20.28	31.08
Price / Sales	N/A	47.71	141.51	21.49
Price / Cash	N/A	4.81	19.48	24.30
Price / Book	N/A	3.09	2.24	4.67
Net Income	N/A	$388.27M	$1.14B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.40%	-0.63%	0.15%	-0.34%
1 Month Performance	2.85%	0.03%	1.11%	0.36%
1 Year Performance	11.46%	12.00%	15.70%	23.86%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VPV Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	$11.14 -0.3%	N/A	+11.4%	$199.72M	N/A	N/A	N/A
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	4.9527 of 5 stars	$7.84 -0.2%	$9.80 +25.1%	N/A	$777.39M	$261.43M	12.64	658	Positive News
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	1.9919 of 5 stars	$8.57 -2.4%	N/A	-58.6%	$777.30M	-$580.18M	1.33	601
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	2.8961 of 5 stars	$11.01 -0.4%	$12.50 +13.6%	-24.2%	$766.55M	$63.06M	15.54	N/A
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	N/A	$37.79 0.0%	N/A	+12.4%	$748.90M	N/A	N/A	2,719

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Inv Vk Pa Valu (VPV) Competitors

VPV vs. PFLT, OXLC, CGBD, BTO, and RMT

How does Inv Vk Pa Valu compare to PennantPark Floating Rate Capital?

Does the media favor PFLT or VPV?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PFLT or VPV?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PFLT or VPV?

Do analysts recommend PFLT or VPV?

Is PFLT or VPV more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, PFLT or VPV?

Is PFLT or VPV a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Inv Vk Pa Valu compare to Oxford Lane Capital?

Is VPV or OXLC a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VPV or OXLC?

Which has more risk and volatility, VPV or OXLC?

Is VPV or OXLC more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VPV or OXLC?

Does the media prefer VPV or OXLC?

Summary

How does Inv Vk Pa Valu compare to Carlyle Secured Lending?

Do analysts prefer VPV or CGBD?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VPV or CGBD?

Is VPV or CGBD a better dividend stock?

Is VPV or CGBD more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, VPV or CGBD?

Does the media prefer VPV or CGBD?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VPV or CGBD?

Summary

How does Inv Vk Pa Valu compare to John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund?

Is BTO or VPV more profitable?

Is BTO or VPV a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to BTO or VPV?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BTO or VPV?

Which has more volatility & risk, BTO or VPV?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BTO or VPV?

Summary

How does Inv Vk Pa Valu compare to Royce Otc Micro?

Does the media refer more to VPV or RMT?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VPV or RMT?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VPV or RMT?

Is VPV or RMT a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, VPV or RMT?

Is VPV or RMT more profitable?

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