PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT – Get Free Report) and Resolute Holdings Management (NYSE:RHLD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.8% of Resolute Holdings Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for PennantPark Investment and Resolute Holdings Management, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PennantPark Investment | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Resolute Holdings Management | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
This table compares PennantPark Investment and Resolute Holdings Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PennantPark Investment | 11.33% | 11.59% | 4.23% |
| Resolute Holdings Management | 4.21% | 3.55% | 1.71% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares PennantPark Investment and Resolute Holdings Management”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PennantPark Investment | $21.50 million | 10.00 | $48.85 million | $0.16 | 20.59 |
| Resolute Holdings Management | $462.05 million | 1.98 | -$5.92 million | $5.43 | 21.58 |
PennantPark Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Resolute Holdings Management. PennantPark Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resolute Holdings Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
PennantPark Investment has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resolute Holdings Management has a beta of -0.97, meaning that its share price is 197% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PennantPark Investment beats Resolute Holdings Management on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PennantPark Investment
PennantPark Investment Corporation, a business development company is a private equity fund specializes in direct and mezzanine investments in middle market companies. It invests in the form of mezzanine debt, senior secured loans, and equity investments. The fund typically invests in buildings and real estate, hotels, gaming and leisure, technology, telecommunications, transportation, information technology services, electronics, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, education and childcare, financial services, printing and publishing, consumer products, business services, energy & Related Services and utilities, distribution, oil and gas, media, environmental services, aerospace and defense, building materials, capital equipment, chemicals, plastics, & rubber, food & beverage, wholesale, manufacturing and basic industries and retail. It invests in equity securities and debt transactions through preferred stock, common stock, warrants, options, senior secured debt, subordinated debt, subordinated loans, first lien debt, mezzanine loans, and distressed debt securities and private equity co-investments. It seeks to invest in companies based in the United States. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million and $100 million cross the capital structure (senior secured loans, subordinated debt, and other investments) in its portfolio companies with EBITDA between $10 to $50 million. Its mezzanine loans, senior secured loans, and other investments in its portfolio companies are between $15 million and $50 million. The fund may also make non-control equity and debt investments.
About Resolute Holdings Management
Resolute Holdings Management, Inc. operates as an alternative asset management platform company. The company was incorporated in 2024 and is based in New York, New York.
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