Q2 Earnings Estimate for RWAY Issued By B. Riley

Runway Growth Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:RWAY - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Runway Growth Finance in a note issued to investors on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.38 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Runway Growth Finance's current full-year earnings is $1.67 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Runway Growth Finance's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Compass Point boosted their price objective on shares of Runway Growth Finance from $11.50 to $12.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Runway Growth Finance from $10.50 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and issued a $9.50 price objective (down from $10.00) on shares of Runway Growth Finance in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Runway Growth Finance from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $10.70.

Runway Growth Finance Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of RWAY stock traded down $0.02 on Thursday, hitting $10.31. The stock had a trading volume of 232,749 shares, compared to its average volume of 316,144. Runway Growth Finance has a twelve month low of $8.35 and a twelve month high of $12.09. The firm has a market cap of $385.08 million, a P/E ratio of 6.21 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $9.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.44.

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.06. Runway Growth Finance had a net margin of 45.30% and a return on equity of 11.95%. The company had revenue of $35.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $33.83 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Runway Growth Finance during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Canton Hathaway LLC acquired a new position in shares of Runway Growth Finance during the 1st quarter worth about $63,000. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Runway Growth Finance during the 4th quarter worth about $113,000. Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new position in shares of Runway Growth Finance during the 4th quarter worth about $114,000. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of Runway Growth Finance during the 4th quarter worth about $116,000. 64.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Runway Growth Finance Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 19th were paid a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 19th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 12.80%. Runway Growth Finance's dividend payout ratio is presently 79.52%.

Runway Growth Finance Company Profile

Runway Growth Finance Corp. is a business development company specializing investments in senior-secured loans to late stage and growth companies. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the technology, life sciences, healthcare and information services, business services and select consumer services and products sectors.