Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for WHF Q1 Earnings

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHF - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for WhiteHorse Finance in a report released on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams forecasts that the investment management company will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter. B. Riley has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for WhiteHorse Finance's current full-year earnings is $1.66 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for WhiteHorse Finance's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:WHF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The investment management company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.04). WhiteHorse Finance had a return on equity of 11.30% and a net margin of 10.62%. The business had revenue of $18.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.98 million.

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of WhiteHorse Finance from $9.50 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, WhiteHorse Finance has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.50.

WhiteHorse Finance Stock Performance

WHF traded down $0.14 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $8.69. The company's stock had a trading volume of 129,791 shares, compared to its average volume of 88,788. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. WhiteHorse Finance has a one year low of $8.44 and a one year high of $12.73. The firm has a market cap of $201.96 million, a PE ratio of 22.28 and a beta of 0.80. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $9.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.82.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WhiteHorse Finance

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC purchased a new position in WhiteHorse Finance during the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in WhiteHorse Finance during the fourth quarter valued at $101,000. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in WhiteHorse Finance by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 15,182 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $147,000 after acquiring an additional 1,495 shares in the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in WhiteHorse Finance during the fourth quarter valued at $154,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in WhiteHorse Finance by 23.4% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 19,418 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $188,000 after acquiring an additional 3,683 shares in the last quarter. 13.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at WhiteHorse Finance

In related news, Director John Bolduc bought 22,360 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $8.94 per share, with a total value of $199,898.40. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 237,885 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,126,691.90. The trade was a 10.37% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.30% of the company's stock.

WhiteHorse Finance Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 19th will be paid a $0.385 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 17.72%. WhiteHorse Finance's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 394.87%.

WhiteHorse Finance Company Profile

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc is business development company, non-diversified, closed end management company specializing in originating senior secured loans, lower middle market, growth capital industries. It invests in broadline retail, office services and supplies, building products, health care services, health care supplies, research and consulting services, application software, home furnishings, specialized consumer services, data processing and outsourced services, leisure facilities, cable, and satellite.