PSEC VS LAZ Stock Comparison

PerformanceAnalyst Price TargetsTechnicalsEarningsProfitVolatilityDividend
PerformanceAnalyst Price TargetsTechnicalsEarningsProfitVolatilityDividend

Performance

PSEC
10/100

PSEC returned -23.45% in the last 12 months. Based on SPY's performance of -0.38%, its performance is below average giving it a score of 10 of 100.

LAZ
10/100

LAZ returned -30.13% in the last 12 months. Based on SPY's performance of 9.73%, its performance is below average giving it a score of 10 of 100.

Analyst Price Targets

PSEC
30/100

5 analysts offer 12-month price targets for PSEC. Together, they have an average target of 6.5, the most optimistic target put PSEC at 6.5 within 12-months and the most pessimistic has PSEC at 6.5.

LAZ
73/100

10 analysts offer 12-month price targets for LAZ. Together, they have an average target of 0, the most optimistic target put LAZ at 0 within 12-months and the most pessimistic has LAZ at 0.

Technicals

PSEC
64/100

PSEC receives a 64 of 100 based on 14 indicators. 8 are bullish, 4 are bearish.

LAZ
21/100

LAZ receives a 21 of 100 based on 14 indicators. 2 are bullish, 10 are bearish.

Earnings

PSEC
64/100

PSEC has missed earnings 3 times in the last 20 quarters.

LAZ
10/100

LAZ has missed earnings 5 times in the last 20 quarters.

Profit

PSEC
66/100

Out of the last 20 quarters, PSEC has had 14 profitable quarters and has increased their profits year over year on 8 of them.

LAZ
70/100

Out of the last 20 quarters, LAZ has had 18 profitable quarters and has increased their profits year over year on 8 of them.

Volatility

PSEC
24/100

PSEC has had a lower than average amount of volatility over the last 12 months giving it a score of 23 of 100.

LAZ
47/100

LAZ has had a lower than average amount of volatility over the last 12 months giving it a score of 47 of 100.

Dividend

PSEC

"Dividend" not found for PSEC

LAZ
91/100

LAZ's most recent dividend was $0.45 per share, based on a share price of $27.60. It was a payout ratio of 45.67% compared to their total earnings.

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Prospect Capital Corporation Summary

Nasdaq / PSEC
Financial Services
Asset Management
Prospect Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in middle market, mature, mezzanine finance, later stage, emerging growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnaround, growth capital, development, capital expenditures and subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, cash flow term loans, market place lending and bridge transactions. It also makes real estate investments particularly in multi-family residential real estate asset class. The fund makes secured debt, senior debt, senior and secured term loans, unitranche debt, first-lien and second lien, private debt, private equity, mezzanine debt, and equity investments in private and microcap public businesses. It focuses on both primary origination and secondary loans/portfolios and invests in situations like debt financings for private equity sponsors, acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations, growth financings, bridge loans, cash flow term loans, real estate financings/investments. It also focuses on investing in small-sized and medium-sized private companies rather than large public companies. The fund typically invests across all industry sectors, with a particular expertise in the energy and industrial sectors. It invests in aerospace and defense, chemicals, conglomerate services, consumer services, ecological, electronics, financial services, machinery, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, retail, software, specialty minerals, textiles and leather, transportation, oil and gas production, coal production, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, information technology, utilities, pipeline, storage, power generation and distribution, renewable and clean energy, oilfield services, healthcare, food and beverage, education, business services, and other select sectors. It prefers to invest in the United States and Canada. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million to $500 million per transaction in companies with EBITDA between $5 million and $150 million, sales value between $25 million and $500 million, and enterprise value between $5 million and $1000 million. It fund also co-invests for larger deals. The fund seeks control acquisitions by providing multiple levels of the capital structure. The fund focuses on sole, agented, club, or syndicated deals.

Lazard, Inc. Summary

New York Stock Exchange / LAZ
Financial Services
Financial - Capital Markets
Lazard Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial advisory and asset management firm in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. It operates in two segments, Financial Advisory and Asset Management. The Financial Advisory segment offers various financial advisory services regarding mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital advisory, shareholder advisory, capital raising, sovereign advisory, and other strategic advisory matters. This segment serves corporate, partnership, institutional, government, sovereign, and individual clients across various industry areas, including consumers, financial institutions, healthcare and life sciences, industrials, power and energy/infrastructure, and real estate, as well as technology, telecommunication, and media and entertainment. The Asset Management segment offers a range of investment solutions, and investment and wealth management services in equity and fixed income strategies; asset allocation strategies; and alternative investments and private equity funds to corporations, public funds, sovereign entities, endowments and foundations, labor funds, financial intermediaries, and private clients. The company was founded in 1848 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.