NASDAQ:PSEC Prospect Capital (PSEC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $2.18 -0.06 (-2.68%) Closing price 09/18/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.20 +0.02 (+0.92%) As of 09/18/2026 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Prospect Capital Stock (NASDAQ:PSEC) 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 Prospect Capital alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$2.18▼$2.2450-Day Range$2.11▼$2.3552-Week Range$2.11▼$3.13Volume10.63 million shsAverage Volume3.59 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.14 billionP/E Ratio43.60Dividend Yield19.27%Price Target$2.00Consensus RatingSell Company Overview Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market businesses. The company primarily invests in privately held companies through first-lien and second-lien secured loans, unsecured debt, mezzanine financing and equity investments. Prospect Capital generally works with companies across a range of industries and seeks to provide customized capital solutions for acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings, growth initiatives and other corporate purposes. Its portfolio activities have also included structured credit investments and real estate-related financing. Founded in 2004, Prospect Capital is externally managed by Prospect Capital Management LLC. The company primarily serves businesses in the United States and has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Prospect Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks35th Percentile Overall ScorePSEC MarketRank™: Prospect Capital scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 712th out of 835 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion0.7 / 5Analyst RatingSell Consensus RatingProspect Capital has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Downside RiskProspect Capital has a consensus price target of $2.00, representing about 8.3% downside from its current price of $2.18.Amount of Analyst CoverageProspect Capital has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Prospect Capital's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Prospect Capital is 43.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Prospect Capital is 43.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.31.Price to Book Value per Share RatioProspect Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.37. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Prospect Capital's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.62% of the float of Prospect Capital has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverProspect Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.65.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Prospect Capital has recently decreased by 4.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipProspect Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 19.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthProspect Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Prospect Capital is 840.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about Prospect Capital's dividend. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.45 News SentimentProspect Capital 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Prospect Capital this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest30 people have searched for PSEC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 6 people have added Prospect Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -68% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.0 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $7,399,876.00 in company stock, which represents 0.6468% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Prospect Capital insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $7,399,876.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.03% of the stock of Prospect Capital is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions9.06% of the stock of Prospect Capital is held by institutions.Read more about Prospect Capital's insider trading history. Receive PSEC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Prospect Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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PSEC Stock News Headlines6 Dividend Stocks With Huge Yields and Even Bigger Warning SignsSeptember 17 at 6:52 AM | 247wallst.com6 Dividend Stocks With Huge Yields and Even Bigger Warning SignsSeptember 16, 2026 | 247wallst.comElon Musk’s Hushed FCC Filing. Sept 25th.Elon Musk quietly filed a document with the federal government tied to artificial intelligence, one of the largest markets in the world. James Altucher, who previously flagged Nvidia in 2008 and Bitcoin in 2013, says the filing could rival Tesla, SpaceX and xAI combined. Few investors know this filing exists, but that is expected to change quickly. | Paradigm Press (Ad)Priority Income Fund Announces Redemption of its 6.375% Series L Term Preferred Stock Due 2029September 16, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comPriority Income Fund Announces Preferred Stock Distributions for September 2026September 14, 2026 | globenewswire.comProspect Capital’s (PSEC) Payout Shrinks Even As Its Deals Pay OffSeptember 13, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comProspect Capital’s (PSEC) Payout Shrinks Even As Its Deals Pay OffSeptember 13, 2026 | insidermonkey.comProspect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) CEO Purchases 1,217,105 Shares of StockSeptember 10, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines PSEC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PSEC shares performed this year? Prospect Capital's stock was trading at $2.59 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PSEC stock has decreased by 15.8% and is now trading at $2.18. How were Prospect Capital's earnings last quarter? Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 20th. The financial services provider reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.04. The financial services provider had revenue of $155.76 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $149.80 million. Prospect Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 19.33%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Prospect Capital's major shareholders? Prospect Capital's top institutional shareholders include Private Management Group Inc. (4.10%), Van ECK Associates Corp (1.93%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.80%) and BlackRock Inc. (0.29%). Insiders that own company stock include John F Barry, M Grier Eliasek, William Gremp, Eugene S Stark, Dask Kristin Lea Van and Dask Kristin Lea Van. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Prospect Capital? Shares of PSEC 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 Prospect Capital own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Prospect Capital investors own include Rithm Capital (RITM), AT&T (T), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Two Harbors Investments (TWO), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Calumet (CLMT). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/20/2026Today9/20/2026Record date for 10/21 Dividend9/28/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/21 Dividend9/28/2026Dividend Payable10/21/2026Record date for 11/18 Dividend10/28/2026Ex-Dividend for 11/18 Dividend10/28/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2026Dividend Payable11/18/2026Fiscal Year End6/30/2027Get 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 (4m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 PSEC's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. PSEC has been in this zone for over 4 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Capital Markets Sub-IndustryAsset Management & Custody Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:PSEC CIK1287032 Webwww.prospectstreet.com Phone(212) 448-0702Fax212-448-9652Employees2,019Year Founded2004Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Prospect Capital$2.00 High Price Target$2.00 Low Price Target$2.00 Potential Upside/Downside-8.3%Consensus RatingSell Rating Score (0-4)1.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.05 Trailing P/E Ratio43.60 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$153.66 million Net Margins19.33% Pretax Margin24.03% Return on Equity12.15% Return on Assets5.54% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.64 Current Ratio0.87 Quick Ratio0.87 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$639.45 million Price / Sales1.79 Cash Flow$0.90 per share Price / Cash Flow2.41 Book Value$5.85 per share Price / Book0.37Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares524,830,000Free Float524,676,000Market Cap$1.14 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.80 Social Links Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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