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Prospect Capital (PSEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$3.32 -0.04 (-1.04%)
As of 12:43 PM Eastern
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About Prospect Capital Stock (NASDAQ:PSEC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$3.30
$3.34
50-Day Range
$3.14
$3.69
52-Week Range
$3.10
$5.63
Volume
803,198 shs
Average Volume
3.09 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.48 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
16.29%
Price Target
$3.00
Consensus Rating
Sell

Company Overview

Prospect Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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19th Percentile Overall Score

PSEC MarketRank™: 

Prospect Capital scored higher than 19% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 860th out of 933 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Prospect Capital has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Prospect Capital has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Prospect Capital's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Prospect Capital is -3.85, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Prospect Capital is -3.85, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Prospect Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.37. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Prospect Capital's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.40% of the float of Prospect Capital has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Prospect Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Prospect Capital has recently increased by 4.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Prospect Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 16.12%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Prospect Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Read more about Prospect Capital's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.40% of the float of Prospect Capital has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Prospect Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Prospect Capital has recently increased by 4.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Prospect Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.22. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Prospect Capital this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    49 people have searched for PSEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 188% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    12 people have added Prospect Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 71% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Prospect Capital insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $2,996,367.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    28.25% of the stock of Prospect Capital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 9.06% of the stock of Prospect Capital is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Prospect Capital's insider trading history.
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PSEC Stock News Headlines

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PSEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Prospect Capital's stock was trading at $4.31 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PSEC stock has decreased by 23.1% and is now trading at $3.3150.

Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The financial services provider reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.05. The financial services provider had revenue of $170.72 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $174.29 million. Prospect Capital had a negative net margin of 36.07% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.43%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Prospect Capital include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (5.34%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.01%) and Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC. Insiders that own company stock include John F Barry, M Grier Eliasek, William Gremp, Eugene S Stark, Dask Kristin Lea Van and Dask Kristin Lea Van.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of PSEC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Prospect Capital investors own include Chembio Diagnostics (CEMI), Rithm Capital (RITM), AT&T (T), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Two Harbors Investments (TWO), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Calumet (CLMT).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend
5/28/2025
Record date for 6/18 Dividend
5/29/2025
Dividend Payable
6/18/2025
Today
7/14/2025
Record date for 8/20 Dividend
7/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend
7/29/2025
Dividend Payable
8/20/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/27/2025
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - INVEST MGMT
Sub-Industry
Asset Management & Custody Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PSEC
CIK
1287032
Employees
2,019
Year Founded
2004

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$3.00
Low Price Target
$3.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-10.4%
Consensus Rating
Sell
Rating Score (0-4)
1.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.86)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$262.83 million
Net Margins
-36.07%
Pretax Margin
-31.96%
Return on Equity
12.43%
Return on Assets
5.83%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.62
Current Ratio
0.83
Quick Ratio
0.83

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$861.66 million
Price / Sales
1.73
Cash Flow
$1.29 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.59
Book Value
$8.88 per share
Price / Book
0.38

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
445,760,000
Free Float
319,834,000
Market Cap
$1.49 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.83

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This page (NASDAQ:PSEC) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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