Q2 Earnings Estimate for NMFC Issued By B. Riley

New Mountain Finance Co. (NASDAQ:NMFC - Free Report) - B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for New Mountain Finance in a research report issued on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter. B. Riley has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for New Mountain Finance's current full-year earnings is $1.39 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for New Mountain Finance's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32. The business had revenue of $85.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.65 million. New Mountain Finance had a net margin of 30.28% and a return on equity of 11.25%. New Mountain Finance's quarterly revenue was down 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.36 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on NMFC. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of New Mountain Finance from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on New Mountain Finance from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th.

New Mountain Finance Stock Up 0.0%

NMFC traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $10.85. 90,709 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 503,804. The company has a market cap of $1.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.33 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 2.23 and a current ratio of 2.23. New Mountain Finance has a one year low of $8.84 and a one year high of $12.65. The company's fifty day moving average price is $10.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.07.

New Mountain Finance Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th will be issued a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.80%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 16th. New Mountain Finance's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 128.00%.

Insider Activity at New Mountain Finance

In other New Mountain Finance news, Director David Ogens purchased 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $11.44 per share, for a total transaction of $57,200.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 179,020 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,047,988.80. This represents a 2.87% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 11.71% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On New Mountain Finance

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MAI Capital Management boosted its stake in New Mountain Finance by 44.9% in the 1st quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 7,295 shares of the company's stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 2,261 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of New Mountain Finance by 240.4% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 7,488 shares of the company's stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 5,288 shares during the period. Quarry LP grew its stake in New Mountain Finance by 360.7% during the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 8,095 shares of the company's stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 6,338 shares in the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in New Mountain Finance during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $114,000. Finally, MQS Management LLC bought a new stake in New Mountain Finance during the 4th quarter worth approximately $123,000. 32.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About New Mountain Finance

New Mountain Finance Corporation Nasdaq: NMFC, a business development company is a private equity / buyouts and loan fund specializes in directly investing and lending to middle market companies in defensive growth industries. The fund prefers investing in buyout and middle market companies. It also makes investments in debt securities at all levels of the capital structure including first and second lien debt, unsecured notes, and mezzanine securities.