Great Elm Capital Group (GECC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Great Elm Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GECC) is a business development company that invests in debt and equity securities of middle-market companies. Its investments may include senior secured loans, subordinated debt and equity interests.

The company is externally managed by Great Elm Capital Management, Inc. and seeks to generate income and capital appreciation through its investment portfolio. Its activities are focused primarily on U.S. companies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.66 to $4.94
• 50-Day Range: $4.68 to $6.17
• 52-Week Range: $4.63 to $7.97
• Volume: 93,624 shs
• Average Volume: 95,200 shs
• Market Capitalization: $67.07 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 20.37%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Great Elm Capital Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Great Elm Capital Group scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 733rd out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Great Elm Capital Group has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Great Elm Capital Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -25.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Great Elm Capital Group are expected to decrease by -25.96% in the coming year, from $1.04 to $0.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Great Elm Capital Group is -3.36, 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 Great Elm Capital Group is -3.36, 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

Great Elm Capital Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.65. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.87% of the float of Great Elm Capital Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Great Elm Capital Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.11.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Great Elm Capital Group has recently decreased by 10.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Great Elm Capital Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 21.37%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Great Elm Capital Group has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Great Elm Capital Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 129.87% in the coming year. This indicates that Great Elm Capital Group may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Great Elm Capital Group has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Great Elm Capital Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for GECC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Great Elm Capital Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Great Elm Capital Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.90% of the stock of Great Elm Capital Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

38.75% of the stock of Great Elm Capital Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/02/2026
• Today: 11/15/2026
• Record date for 12/31 Dividend: 12/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 12/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GECC
• CIK: 1675033
• Web: www.greatelmcc.com
• Phone: (617) 375-3006
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12
• Year Founded: 2020

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.46)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.38
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$31.79 million
• Net Margins: -49.20%
• Pretax Margin: -47.81%
• Return on Equity: 15.01%
• Return on Assets: 5.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.47
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 1.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $49.99 million
• Price / Sales: 1.34
• Cash Flow: $4.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.08
• Book Value: $7.52 per share
• Price / Book: 0.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,660,000
• Free Float: 13,126,000
• Market Cap: $67.07 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.85