New Mountain Finance (NMFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

New Mountain Finance Corp. is a closed-end, externally managed business development company (BDC) that provides customized debt and equity capital solutions to U.S. middle-market companies. As a BDC organized under the Investment Company Act of 1940, New Mountain Finance invests in sponsor-backed and founder-led businesses that span a range of industry sectors, with a focus on companies demonstrating resilient growth and recurring revenue streams.

The company’s investment portfolio typically includes first-lien senior secured loans, second-lien and junior debt instruments, mezzanine financing and equity co-investments. New Mountain Finance seeks to partner with management teams to support acquisitions, refinancings, growth initiatives and recapitalizations. By structuring flexible financing packages, the firm aims to align its returns with the long-term success of its portfolio companies and help them navigate changing market conditions.

Since its initial public offering in February 2011, New Mountain Finance has been externally managed by New Mountain Investment Advisors, an affiliate of New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm founded in 1999. Headquartered in New York City, the company draws on the experience of New Mountain Capital’s investment professionals, who bring expertise in credit analysis, distressed situations and equity structuring. Through its focused approach to middle-market investing, New Mountain Finance seeks to deliver consistent income and capital appreciation for its shareholders while fostering the growth of its portfolio companies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.02 to $8.14
• 50-Day Range: $7.50 to $8.54
• 52-Week Range: $7.47 to $11.04
• Volume: 415,853 shs
• Average Volume: 631,297 shs
• Market Capitalization: $764.10 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 15.82%
• Price Target: $9.25
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

New Mountain Finance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

New Mountain Finance scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 405th out of 887 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

New Mountain Finance has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.86, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

New Mountain Finance has a consensus price target of $9.25, representing about 14.3% upside from its current price of $8.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

New Mountain Finance has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for New Mountain Finance are expected to decrease by -3.60% in the coming year, from $1.11 to $1.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of New Mountain Finance is -13.95, 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 New Mountain Finance is -13.95, 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

New Mountain Finance has a P/B Ratio of 0.73. 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

4.95% of the float of New Mountain Finance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

New Mountain Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.33.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in New Mountain Finance has recently increased by 32.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

New Mountain Finance is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 15.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

New Mountain Finance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, New Mountain Finance will have a dividend payout ratio of 119.63% in the coming year. This indicates that New Mountain Finance may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

New Mountain Finance has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for New Mountain Finance this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for NMFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added New Mountain Finance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of New Mountain Finance in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $9,662,634.00 in company stock, which represents 1.2646% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, New Mountain Finance insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $9,662,634.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.90% of the stock of New Mountain Finance is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

32.08% of the stock of New Mountain Finance is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/04/2026
• Today: 5/16/2026
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - SBIC&COMMRL
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NMFC
• CIK: 1496099
• Web: www.newmountainfinance.com
• Phone: (212) 720-0300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for New Mountain Finance: $9.25
• High Price Target: $11.00
• Low Price Target: $7.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.58)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.29
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $16.49 million
• Net Margins: -18.65%
• Pretax Margin: -18.50%
• Return on Equity: 11.14%
• Return on Assets: 4.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.26
• Current Ratio: 2.02
• Quick Ratio: 2.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $327.08 million
• Price / Sales: 2.34
• Cash Flow: $2.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.79
• Book Value: $11.12 per share
• Price / Book: 0.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 94,450,000
• Free Float: 80,379,000
• Market Cap: $764.10 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57