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Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc

PSBD
12.600USD
+0.150+1.20%
Close 10/28, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
405.96MMarket Cap
22.24P/E TTM

Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc

12.600
+0.150+1.20%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-27

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
16 / 30
Overall Ranking
194 / 4682
Industry
Collective Investments

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
13.750
Target Price
+10.53%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The Company primarily lends to and invests in corporate debt securities, including small to large private United States companies. The Company’s investment objective is to maximize total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation. Its investment focuses on investing in corporate debt securities and, to a lesser extent and investing in collateralized loan obligation structured credit funds or collateralized loan obligation (CLO) that own corporate debt securities, including in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. The Company has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Palmer Square BDC Funding II LLC and Palmer Square BDC Funding I, LLC. The Company’s investment advisor is Palmer Square BDC Advisor LLC.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 130.58%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PB is 0.79, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 22.27M shares, decreasing 0.52% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by James Simons
Star Investor James Simons holds 69.70K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-27

The company's current financial score is 8.35, which is higher than the Collective Investments industry's average of 7.03. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 25.01M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 4.21%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 34.96%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.35
Change
0

Financials

4.98

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

10.00

Growth Potential

9.29

Shareholder Returns

7.50

Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-27

The company’s current valuation score is 7.95, which is higher than the Collective Investments industry's average of 7.72. Its current P/E ratio is 22.35, which is 34.36% below the recent high of 30.03 and 78.46% above the recent low of 4.81.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.95
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 16/30
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-27

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.33, which is lower than the Collective Investments industry's average of 6.87. The average price target for Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc is 14.00, with a high of 15.00 and a low of 12.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.33
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
13.750
Target Price
+10.44%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

31
Total
5
Median
4
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc
PSBD
6
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc
TSLX
12
FS KKR Capital Corp
FSK
11
SLR Investment Corp
SLRC
9
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd
PFLT
8
Gladstone Capital Corp
GLAD
8
1
2
3
...
6

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-27

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.99, which is lower than the Collective Investments industry's average of 7.94. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 13.04 and the support level at 11.93, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.97
Change
0.02

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(4)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.117
Neutral
RSI(14)
48.508
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
53.316
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.377
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
55.893
Neutral
Williams %R
38.144
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
-0.184
Sell
StochRSI(14)
70.578
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(3)
Neutral(0)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
12.534
Buy
MA10
12.483
Buy
MA20
12.462
Buy
MA50
13.116
Sell
MA100
13.581
Sell
MA200
13.961
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-27

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 5.00, which is higher than the Collective Investments industry's average of 3.27. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 69.32%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 16.79%. The largest institutional shareholder is James Simons, holding a total of 69.70K shares, representing 0.22% of shares outstanding, with 14.09% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Caravel Holdings LLC
3.98M
--
OV Management LLC
3.73M
--
Alaris Capital, LLC
3.71M
--
Mariner Wealth Advisors
3.54M
-4.39%
1248 Management, LLC
2.95M
--
First Trust Capital Management L.P.
2.00M
--
RiverNorth Capital Management LLC
1.44M
-1.17%
Bienville Capital Management, LLC
1.01M
-0.87%
Pandi, LLC
911.85K
--
Sunesis Advisors, LLC
472.03K
--
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-27

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.65, which is lower than the Collective Investments industry's average of 7.40. The company's beta value is 0.00. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.65
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
--
VaR
--
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+25.05%
240-Day Volatility
+40.80%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.71%
120 days
+5.71%
5 years
--
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.65%
120 days
-4.65%
5 years
--
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.13
120 days
+0.06
5 years
--

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+25.05%
3 years
--
5 years
--
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.80
3 years
--
5 years
--
Skewness
240 days
+0.22
3 years
--
5 years
--

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+40.80%
5 years
--
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.49%
5 years
--
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+8.32%
240 days
+8.32%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+21.87%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+23.90%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.17%
120 days
+0.16%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
--
60 days
--
120 days
--

Peer Comparison

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TSLX
7.99 /10
Score
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Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
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7.63 /10
Score
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