PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Competitors

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) and Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, PFLT or GBDC?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PFLT or GBDC more profitable?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 55.99% compared to Golub Capital BDC's net margin of 53.05%. Golub Capital BDC's return on equity of 13.03% beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	55.99%	11.44%	5.66%
Golub Capital BDC	53.05%	13.03%	5.76%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PFLT or GBDC?

19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor PFLT or GBDC?

In the previous week, Golub Capital BDC had 3 more articles in the media than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Golub Capital BDC and 1 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Golub Capital BDC's score of 0.03 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Golub Capital BDC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, PFLT or GBDC?

Golub Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golub Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$94.28M	8.06	$39.26M	$1.48	7.70
Golub Capital BDC	$364.87M	7.79	$258.63M	$2.03	8.16

Do analysts prefer PFLT or GBDC?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital currently has a consensus target price of $11.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.16%. Golub Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $16.40, suggesting a potential downside of 1.03%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Golub Capital BDC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Golub Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PFLT or GBDC?

Golub Capital BDC received 49 more outperform votes than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.50% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote while only 50.40% of users gave PennantPark Floating Rate Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	Outperform Votes 251 50.40%	Underperform Votes 247 49.60%
Golub Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 300 56.50%	Underperform Votes 231 43.50%

Is PFLT or GBDC a better dividend stock?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 83.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golub Capital BDC pays out 76.8% 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

Golub Capital BDC beats PennantPark Floating Rate Capital on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.