CION Investment (CION) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CION Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) is a business development company (BDC) that invests in privately held, middle-market companies. The company seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation by providing financing to businesses that may not have access to traditional sources of capital.

CION primarily invests in senior secured loans, including first-lien and second-lien debt, as well as subordinated debt and equity-related securities. Its portfolio companies operate across a range of industries, allowing CION to maintain a diversified investment portfolio rather than focusing on a single sector.

Founded in 2011, CION is externally managed by CION Investment Management, LLC, an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company focuses on investments in U.S. middle-market businesses and has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 2021.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.14 to $7.20
• 50-Day Range: $5.92 to $7.68
• 52-Week Range: $5.83 to $10.40
• Volume: 282,658 shs
• Average Volume: 346,649 shs
• Market Capitalization: $353.01 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.42
• Dividend Yield: 16.72%
• Price Target: $6.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

CION Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CION Investment scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 718th out of 835 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

CION Investment has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

CION Investment has a consensus price target of $6.50, representing about 9.4% downside from its current price of $7.18.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CION Investment has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -12.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CION Investment are expected to decrease by -12.96% in the coming year, from $1.08 to $0.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CION Investment is 4.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CION Investment is 4.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.23.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CION Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.53. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.94% of the float of CION Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CION Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CION Investment has recently decreased by 5.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

CION Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 16.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

CION Investment has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CION Investment is 2,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, CION Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 127.66% in the coming year. This indicates that CION Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

CION Investment has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for CION on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added CION Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CION Investment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.64% of the stock of CION Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

32.01% of the stock of CION Investment is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CION
• CIK: 1534254
• Web: www.cionbdc.com
• Phone: 212-418-4700
• Fax: 212-418-4739
• Employees: 500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CION Investment: $6.50
• High Price Target: $6.50
• Low Price Target: $6.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$20.63 million
• Net Margins: 1.17%
• Pretax Margin: 36.19%
• Return on Equity: 11.95%
• Return on Assets: 4.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $240.82 million
• Price / Sales: 1.47
• Cash Flow: $1.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.73
• Book Value: $13.59 per share
• Price / Book: 0.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,200,000
• Free Float: 48,888,000
• Market Cap: $353.01 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14