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Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Makes New Investment in Saratoga Investment Corp (NYSE:SAR)

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Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Saratoga Investment Corp (NYSE:SAR - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 15,700 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $398,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. owned 0.11% of Saratoga Investment as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of SAR. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Saratoga Investment during the fourth quarter worth approximately $814,000. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Saratoga Investment during the fourth quarter worth approximately $266,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Saratoga Investment in the 4th quarter valued at $285,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Saratoga Investment by 35.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,789 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $162,000 after acquiring an additional 1,789 shares during the period. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP raised its stake in shares of Saratoga Investment by 133.0% in the 4th quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 64,017 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,531,000 after acquiring an additional 36,544 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 19.09% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on SAR. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Saratoga Investment from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Compass Point downgraded shares of Saratoga Investment from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their target price for the company from $25.25 to $24.25 in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Finally, B. Riley began coverage on shares of Saratoga Investment in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $23.50 target price on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $24.25.

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Saratoga Investment Stock Down 0.4%

Saratoga Investment stock traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $24.76. 87,692 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 95,814. Saratoga Investment Corp has a 1 year low of $21.10 and a 1 year high of $26.49. The firm has a market cap of $387.91 million, a P/E ratio of 10.02 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.32. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $24.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.48.

Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 8th. The financial services provider reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.69 by ($0.03). Saratoga Investment had a return on equity of 12.71% and a net margin of 24.85%. The firm had revenue of $35,219.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $32.75 million. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Saratoga Investment Corp will post 3.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Saratoga Investment Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 8th. Saratoga Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 121.46%.

Saratoga Investment Company Profile

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Saratoga Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in leveraged and management buyouts, acquisition financings, growth financings, recapitalization, debt refinancing, and transitional financing transactions at the lower end of middle market companies. It structures its investments as debt and equity by investing through first and second lien loans, mezzanine debt, co-investments, select high yield bonds, senior secured bonds, unsecured bonds, and preferred and common equity.

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