PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Competitors

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

Is GBDC or PFLT a better dividend stock?

Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. 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 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. 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 has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GBDC or PFLT?

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

Does the media prefer GBDC or PFLT?

In the previous week, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Golub Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and 5 mentions for Golub Capital BDC. Golub Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.88 indicating that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golub Capital BDC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GBDC or PFLT more profitable?

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

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GBDC or PFLT?

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
Golub Capital BDC	$603.09M	4.60	$258.63M	$2.03	7.96
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$139.34M	5.47	$39.26M	$1.48	7.72

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GBDC or PFLT?

42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate GBDC or PFLT?

Golub Capital BDC presently has a consensus price target of $16.40, suggesting a potential upside of 1.49%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.84%. Given Golub Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Golub Capital BDC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golub Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, GBDC or PFLT?

Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Golub Capital BDC beats PennantPark Floating Rate Capital on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.