Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.050-1.070 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.986. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Main Street Capital from $62.00 to $54.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley raised shares of Main Street Capital to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Main Street Capital from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Oppenheimer reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of Main Street Capital in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $58.00 price target (up previously from $56.00) on shares of Main Street Capital in a report on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Main Street Capital currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $53.60.
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Main Street Capital Trading Up 0.7%
NYSE:MAIN traded up $0.46 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $64.86. The company had a trading volume of 531,945 shares, compared to its average volume of 477,914. The company has a market capitalization of $5.77 billion, a PE ratio of 11.01 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $58.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.70. Main Street Capital has a 52 week low of $45.00 and a 52 week high of $65.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 0.10 and a quick ratio of 0.10.
Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $137.05 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $137.50 million. Main Street Capital had a return on equity of 13.02% and a net margin of 94.61%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Main Street Capital will post 4.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Main Street Capital Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 9th were given a dividend of $0.255 per share. This represents a yield of 5.18%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 8th. Main Street Capital's dividend payout ratio is currently 51.95%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Main Street Capital news, EVP Jason B. Beauvais sold 13,664 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.37, for a total transaction of $811,231.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 181,526 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,777,198.62. This trade represents a 7.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 4.00% of the company's stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Main Street Capital
An institutional investor recently raised its position in Main Street Capital stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN - Free Report) by 5,416.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,655 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,625 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC's holdings in Main Street Capital were worth $94,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 20.31% of the company's stock.
Main Street Capital Company Profile
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Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company specializes in equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm specializing in recapitalizations, management buyouts, refinancing, family estate planning, management buyouts, refinancing, industry consolidation, mature, later stage emerging growth.
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