Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) & Eightco (NASDAQ:OCTO) Critical Contrast

Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) and Eightco (NASDAQ:OCTO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Palmer Square Capital BDC and Eightco’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Palmer Square Capital BDC	$112.22 million	4.76	$107.84 million	N/A	N/A
Eightco	$75.30 million	0.08	-$68.32 million	N/A	N/A

Palmer Square Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Eightco.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Eightco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Eightco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Palmer Square Capital BDC and Eightco, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palmer Square Capital BDC	0	2	4	0	2.67
Eightco	0	0	0	0	N/A

Palmer Square Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $16.83, suggesting a potential upside of 2.64%. Given Palmer Square Capital BDC’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Palmer Square Capital BDC is more favorable than Eightco.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palmer Square Capital BDC	96.09%	23.31%	9.23%
Eightco	-90.73%	-512.05%	-35.63%

Summary

Palmer Square Capital BDC beats Eightco on 8 of the 10 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 Eightco

Eightco Holdings Inc. provides inventory management and corrugated custom packaging solutions in North America and Europe. It manufactures and sells custom packaging solutions for a various product; and provides and resells bitcoin mining equipment and co-location services. The company was formerly known as Cryptyde, Inc. and changed its name to Eightco Holdings Inc. in April 2023. Eightco Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania.