NASDAQ:PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $10.52 +0.12 (+1.11%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.49 -0.03 (-0.25%) As of 08/8/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Stock (NASDAQ:PFLT) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get PFLT alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$10.38▼$10.5350-Day Range$10.11▼$10.8352-Week Range$8.82▼$11.90Volume959,300 shsAverage Volume1.13 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.04 billionP/E Ratio7.51Dividend Yield11.70%Price Target$10.96Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a business development company. It seeks to make secondary direct, debt, equity, and loan investments. The fund seeks to invest through floating rate loans in private or thinly traded or small market-cap, public middle market companies. It primarily invests in the United States and to a limited extent non-U.S. companies. The fund typically invests between $2 million and $20 million. The fund also invests in equity securities, such as preferred stock, common stock, warrants or options received in connection with debt investments or through direct investments. It primarily invests between $10 million and $50 million in investments in senior secured loans and mezzanine debt. It seeks to invest in companies not rated by national rating agencies. The companies if rated would be between BB and CCC under the Standard & Poor's system. The fund invests 30% is invested in non-qualifying assets like investments in public companies whose securities are not thinly traded or do not have a market capitalization of less than $250 million, securities of middle-market companies located outside of the United States, high-yield bonds, distressed debt, private equity, securities of public companies that are not thinly traded, and investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act. Under normal conditions, the fund expects atleast 80 percent of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes to be invested in Floating Rate Loans and investments with similar economic characteristics, including cash equivalents invested in money market funds. It expects to represent 65 percent of its portfolio through senior secured loans. In case of floating rate loans, it holds investments for a period of three to ten years. Read More PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks71st Percentile Overall ScorePFLT MarketRank™: PennantPark Floating Rate Capital scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 472nd out of 919 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragePennantPark Floating Rate Capital has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth0.75% Earnings GrowthEarnings for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital are expected to grow by 0.75% in the coming year, from $1.33 to $1.34 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is 7.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.90.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is 7.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.64.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.30% of the float of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has recently increased by 40.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipPennantPark Floating Rate Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.77%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthPennantPark Floating Rate Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is 136.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 91.79% in the coming year. This indicates that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.30% of the float of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has recently increased by 40.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media4.0 / 5News Sentiment1.17 News SentimentPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.17. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest25 people have searched for PFLT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added PennantPark Floating Rate Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $114,868.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.00% of the stock of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 19.77% of the stock of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is held by institutions.Read more about PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's insider trading history. Receive PFLT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address PFLT Stock News HeadlinesPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Announces Monthly Distribution of $0.1025 per ShareAugust 4, 2025 | globenewswire.comHighest Dividend Advantage: How PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Stands OutJuly 29, 2025 | msn.comAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. Now, Alex Green has identified AI’s Next Magnificent Seven—seven stocks he believes could deliver similar gains in under six years. His full breakdown is now live.August 9 at 2:00 AM | The Oxford Club (Ad)5PFLT : Analyst Expectations For PennantPark Floating Rate's...July 16, 2025 | benzinga.comCash Dividend On The Way From Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT ...July 12, 2025 | nasdaq.comPFLT: High Yield Under Pressure, But Valuation Looks BetterJuly 10, 2025 | seekingalpha.comPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (PFLT) - Yahoo FinanceJuly 4, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Schedules Earnings Release of Third Fiscal Quarter 2025 ...July 3, 2025 | gurufocus.comSee More Headlines PFLT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PFLT shares performed this year? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stock was trading at $10.93 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PFLT shares have decreased by 3.8% and is now trading at $10.5150. How were PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's earnings last quarter? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:PFLT) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The asset manager reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.01. The asset manager earned $48.51 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $47.63 million. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had a net margin of 45.36% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.76%. Who are PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's major shareholders? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's top institutional shareholders include Sound Income Strategies LLC (3.94%), GraniteShares Advisors LLC (0.26%), Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd (0.21%) and Wedbush Securities Inc. (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Jose A Briones and Richard T Allorto Jr. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital? Shares of PFLT 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. What other stocks do shareholders of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital investors own include AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Meta Platforms (META), Altria Group (MO), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/07/2024Record date for 8/1 Dividend7/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend7/15/2025Dividend Payable8/01/2025Today8/09/2025Record date for 9/2 Dividend8/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend8/15/2025Dividend Payable9/02/2025Fiscal Year End9/30/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Investors, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryFinancial Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:PFLT CIK1504619 Webwww.pennantpark.com Phone(212) 905-1000Fax212-905-1075Employees658Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital$10.96 High Price Target$11.50 Low Price Target$10.50 Potential Upside/Downside+4.2%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.63 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.90 Trailing P/E Ratio7.51 Forward P/E Ratio7.91 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$91.84 million Net Margins45.36% Pretax Margin45.36% Return on Equity10.76% Return on Assets4.65% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.57 Current Ratio0.15 Quick Ratio0.15 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$84.09 million Price / Sales12.41 Cash Flow$0.84 per share Price / Cash Flow12.48 Book Value$10.94 per share Price / Book0.96Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares99,218,000Free Float87,076,000Market Cap$1.04 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.97 (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? 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