Q2 Earnings Estimate for SLR Investment Issued By B. Riley

SLR Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:SLRC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of SLR Investment in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.41 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for SLR Investment's current full-year earnings is $1.76 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for SLR Investment's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS.

SLRC has been the subject of several other reports. Raymond James cut their target price on shares of SLR Investment from $18.00 to $17.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of SLR Investment from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Compass Point raised their price objective on shares of SLR Investment from $16.50 to $17.25 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded shares of SLR Investment from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $16.50 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of SLR Investment from $16.50 to $15.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $15.96.

SLR Investment Stock Up 1.1%

SLRC traded up $0.18 on Thursday, hitting $16.56. 117,854 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 164,725. SLR Investment has a 12 month low of $13.64 and a 12 month high of $17.94. The company has a market cap of $903.51 million, a PE ratio of 9.36 and a beta of 0.75. The stock's fifty day moving average is $15.94 and its 200-day moving average is $16.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06.

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.41. SLR Investment had a return on equity of 9.73% and a net margin of 40.89%. The business had revenue of $53.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $53.43 million.

Institutional Trading of SLR Investment

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in SLR Investment by 159.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 90,037 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,518,000 after purchasing an additional 55,284 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in SLR Investment by 13.0% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 108,779 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,834,000 after purchasing an additional 12,535 shares in the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP lifted its stake in SLR Investment by 18.2% in the 1st quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 208,355 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,513,000 after purchasing an additional 32,024 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in SLR Investment by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 317,325 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $5,350,000 after purchasing an additional 34,813 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Condor Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of SLR Investment by 14.8% in the 1st quarter. Condor Capital Management now owns 332,664 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $5,609,000 after buying an additional 42,851 shares during the last quarter. 35.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SLR Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. SLR Investment's payout ratio is currently 101.86%.

About SLR Investment

SLR Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in secured debt (first lien unitranche and second lien), subordinated (unsecured) debt, minority equity, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, general refinancing, growth capital and strategic income-oriented control equity investments in leveraged middle market companies.