NYSE:PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $7.52 +0.03 (+0.40%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Stock (NYSE:PFLT) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get PFLT alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$7.43▼$7.5950-Day Range$6.85▼$8.3352-Week Range$6.83▼$10.52Volume883,163 shsAverage Volume1.20 million shsMarket Capitalization$746.13 millionP/E Ratio14.75Dividend Yield12.77%Price Target$9.80Consensus 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™ Stocks91st Percentile Overall ScorePFLT MarketRank™: PennantPark Floating Rate Capital scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 154th out of 858 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.0 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus price target of $9.80, representing about 30.3% upside from its current price of $7.52.Amount of Analyst CoveragePennantPark Floating Rate Capital has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth1.85% Earnings GrowthEarnings for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital are expected to grow by 1.85% in the coming year, from $1.08 to $1.10 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is 14.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.31.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is 14.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.20.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.31% 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 3.5, 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 decreased by 0.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipPennantPark Floating Rate Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 12.82%, 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 188.24%. 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 87.27% 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. News and Social Media1.1 / 5News Sentiment-0.31 News SentimentPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a news sentiment score of -0.31. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 25 people have searched for PFLT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 people have added PennantPark Floating Rate Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.4 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $50,026.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0067% of the company's market cap.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 $50,026.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.00% of the stock of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions19.77% 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. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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PFLT Stock News HeadlinesPennantPark Floating Rate Capital targets PSSL II above $1b in 12 to 18 months while maintaining 50% supplemental dividend formulaAugust 11 at 10:28 PM | seekingalpha.comPennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Q3 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 11 at 6:00 PM | seekingalpha.comThe cat is out the bagAlmost 80,000 tech jobs vanished in the first three months of 2026. Meta cut 14,000 roles, Microsoft offered separation packages to 8,500 workers, and Oracle is reportedly eliminating up to 30,000 positions. Goldman Sachs estimates 12,400 Americans are being financially displaced every single day. Analyst Porter Stansberry says the real driver runs deeper than AI - and two Nobel Prize winners have issued the same warning. He calls it the Final Displacement, and he's releasing a full investigation with specific companies to buy and sell before the next wave hits.August 12 at 1:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)PennantPark Floating Rate Q3 earnings miss, while PennantPark Investment in lineAugust 10 at 7:08 PM | msn.comPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended June 30, 2026August 10 at 7:08 PM | markets.businessinsider.comPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NYSE:PFLT) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesAugust 6, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comPennantPark Declares August Monthly Dividend DistributionAugust 4, 2026 | tipranks.comPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Announces Monthly Distribution of $0.0833 per ShareAugust 4, 2026 | globenewswire.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 $9.28 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, PFLT shares have decreased by 19.0% and is now trading at $7.52. How were PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's earnings last quarter? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NYSE:PFLT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 10th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $22.73 million for the quarter. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.16% and a net margin of 18.53%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's major shareholders? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (0.38%), NewEdge Wealth LLC (0.17%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.04%) and Avior Wealth Management LLC (0.01%). 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), ExxonMobil (XOM) and Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC). Company Calendar Record date for 8/3 Dividend7/15/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/3 Dividend7/15/2026Dividend Payable8/03/2026Last Earnings8/10/2026Today8/12/2026Record date for 9/1 Dividend8/14/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend8/14/2026Dividend Payable9/01/2026Fiscal Year End9/30/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 PFLT's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. PFLT has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Capital Markets Sub-IndustryAsset Management & Custody Banks Current SymbolNYSE:PFLT Previous SymbolNASDAQ:PFLT CIK1504619 Webpflt.pennantpark.com Phone(212) 905-1000Fax212-905-1075Employees658Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital$9.80 High Price Target$10.50 Low Price Target$9.00 Potential Upside/Downside+30.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.71 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.51 Trailing P/E Ratio14.75 Forward P/E Ratio6.96 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$66.36 million Net Margins18.53% Pretax Margin23.08% Return on Equity10.16% Return on Assets3.82% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.92 Current Ratio0.18 Quick Ratio0.18 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$261.43 million Price / Sales2.85 Cash Flow$1.36 per share Price / Cash Flow5.54 Book Value$10.83 per share Price / Book0.69Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares99,220,000Free Float98,226,000Market Cap$746.13 million OptionableN/A Beta0.76 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverClick the link to see MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. 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