B. Riley Upgrades Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) to "Hold"

Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN - Get Free Report) was upgraded by research analysts at B. Riley to a "hold" rating in a research note issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for Main Street Capital's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.81 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Main Street Capital from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Main Street Capital from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, May 31st. Oppenheimer restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Main Street Capital in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Main Street Capital from $55.00 to $54.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $52.80.

Main Street Capital Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of MAIN stock opened at $57.90 on Monday. Main Street Capital has a 12 month low of $45.00 and a 12 month high of $63.32. The business's 50 day moving average is $54.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 0.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company has a market cap of $5.15 billion, a PE ratio of 9.83 and a beta of 0.82.

Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.01. Main Street Capital had a net margin of 94.61% and a return on equity of 13.02%. The business had revenue of $137.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $137.50 million. Equities analysts predict that Main Street Capital will post 4.11 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Main Street Capital

In other Main Street Capital news, CEO Dwayne L. Hyzak sold 120,000 shares of Main Street Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.05, for a total transaction of $6,966,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 402,371 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $23,357,636.55. The trade was a 22.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider David L. Magdol sold 100,000 shares of Main Street Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.05, for a total value of $5,805,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 377,182 shares in the company, valued at $21,895,415.10. The trade was a 20.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 4.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Main Street Capital

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Main Street Capital in the 4th quarter valued at $304,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in Main Street Capital in the fourth quarter valued at about $567,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in Main Street Capital in the fourth quarter valued at about $420,000. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in Main Street Capital by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 146,954 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $8,609,000 after buying an additional 12,729 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sigma Planning Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Main Street Capital by 10.8% in the 4th quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 44,706 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,619,000 after acquiring an additional 4,342 shares in the last quarter. 20.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Main Street Capital

Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company specializes in equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm specializing in recapitalizations, management buyouts, refinancing, family estate planning, management buyouts, refinancing, industry consolidation, mature, later stage emerging growth.

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