Reviewing Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) and Baltic International USA (OTCMKTS:BISA)

Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) and Baltic International USA (OTCMKTS:BISA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Palmer Square Capital BDC and Baltic International USA”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Palmer Square Capital BDC	$143.51 million	2.64	$47.67 million	$0.43	27.93
Baltic International USA	N/A	N/A	-$30,000.00	($0.01)	-0.60

Palmer Square Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Baltic International USA. Baltic International USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palmer Square Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Palmer Square Capital BDC has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baltic International USA has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Palmer Square Capital BDC and Baltic International USA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palmer Square Capital BDC	10.85%	10.77%	4.10%
Baltic International USA	N/A	N/A	-806.45%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Palmer Square Capital BDC and Baltic International USA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palmer Square Capital BDC	0	3	1	0	2.25
Baltic International USA	0	0	0	0	0.00

Palmer Square Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $13.63, suggesting a potential upside of 13.45%. Given Palmer Square Capital BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Palmer Square Capital BDC is more favorable than Baltic International USA.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Baltic International USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Palmer Square Capital BDC beats Baltic International USA on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Palmer Square Capital BDC

Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company which primarily lends to and invests in corporate debt securities, including small to large private U.S. companies and has elected to be regulated as a business development company. Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. is based in MISSION WOODS, Kan.

About Baltic International USA

Baltic International USA, Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to investigate and acquire a target company or business seeking to become a publicly held corporation. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas.