Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for NMFC Q2 Earnings

New Mountain Finance Co. (NASDAQ:NMFC - Free Report) - Analysts at 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 expects that the company will earn $0.32 per share 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.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of New Mountain Finance from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of New Mountain Finance from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 28th.

New Mountain Finance Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:NMFC opened at $10.71 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.16 billion, a PE ratio of 10.20 and a beta of 0.85. New Mountain Finance has a 1 year low of $8.84 and a 1 year high of $12.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.23 and a quick ratio of 2.23. The firm's 50-day moving average is $10.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.09.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On New Mountain Finance

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NMFC. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of New Mountain Finance by 240.4% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 7,488 shares of the company's stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 5,288 shares in the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in New Mountain Finance during the 4th quarter worth about $114,000. MQS Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of New Mountain Finance during the 4th quarter worth about $123,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of New Mountain Finance by 4,746.5% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 10,953 shares of the company's stock worth $123,000 after acquiring an additional 10,727 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of New Mountain Finance in the 1st quarter valued at about $130,000. 32.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director David Ogens purchased 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was bought at an average price of $11.44 per share, for a total transaction of $57,200.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 179,020 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,047,988.80. The trade was a 2.87% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 11.71% of the company's stock.

New Mountain Finance Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 11.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 16th. New Mountain Finance's dividend payout ratio is presently 128.00%.

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.

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