CION Investment (CION) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CION Investment Corporation (NYSE: CION) is an externally managed business development company that invests primarily in privately held, middle-market companies. The company seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by investing in debt and equity securities.

CION’s portfolio is focused primarily on senior secured loans, including first-lien and second-lien loans, as well as other debt investments. It may also invest in subordinated debt, unsecured debt and equity interests when appropriate. Through these investments, CION provides financing to established companies across a range of industries, primarily in the United States.

The company was formed in 2011 and began investment operations in 2012. CION Investment Corporation is advised by CION Investment Management, LLC, an investment adviser affiliated with CION Investments. Its investment activities are managed by a team with experience in middle-market lending, corporate finance and asset management.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.74 to $6.98
• 50-Day Range: $6.71 to $7.68
• 52-Week Range: $5.83 to $10.40
• Volume: 335,229 shs
• Average Volume: 307,084 shs
• Market Capitalization: $340.76 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.12
• Dividend Yield: 17.33%
• Price Target: $6.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

CION Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CION Investment scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 764th out of 847 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

CION Investment has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

CION Investment has a consensus price target of $6.50, representing about 6.2% downside from its current price of $6.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CION Investment has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -12.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CION Investment are expected to decrease by -12.96% in the coming year, from $1.08 to $0.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CION Investment is 4.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CION Investment is 4.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.31.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CION Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.51. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.91% of the float of CION Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CION Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.56.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CION Investment has recently increased by 5.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

CION Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 17.86%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

CION Investment has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CION Investment is 2,000.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, CION Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 127.66% in the coming year. This indicates that CION Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

CION Investment has a news sentiment score of 0.80. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for CION Investment this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for CION on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added CION Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CION Investment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.64% of the stock of CION Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

32.01% of the stock of CION Investment is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Record date for 11/27 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CION
• CIK: 1534254
• Web: www.cionbdc.com
• Phone: 212-418-4700
• Fax: 212-418-4739
• Employees: 500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CION Investment: $6.50
• High Price Target: $6.50
• Low Price Target: $6.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.41
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$20.63 million
• Net Margins: 1.17%
• Pretax Margin: 36.19%
• Return on Equity: 11.95%
• Return on Assets: 4.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $240.82 million
• Price / Sales: 1.41
• Cash Flow: $1.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.48
• Book Value: $13.59 per share
• Price / Book: 0.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,200,000
• Free Float: 48,888,000
• Market Cap: $340.76 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.15