Great Elm Capital Group (GECC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ: GECC) is a specialty finance company that focuses on private credit and structured finance investments. Through its wholly owned external manager, Great Elm Capital Management, LLC, the company originates, underwrites and acquires floating-rate loans and credit instruments. Its investment portfolio spans collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), middle-market direct lending and opportunistic credit strategies, providing investors with exposure to senior secured debt and equity tranches of diversified credit pools.

Since completing its initial public offering in 2019, Great Elm Capital Group has steadily expanded its platform to serve small and mid-sized companies across a variety of industries, including business services, healthcare, industrials and consumer products. The firm’s disciplined credit process emphasizes downside protection through rigorous underwriting, active portfolio management and conservative leverage targets. By combining internally generated credit expertise with access to third-party origination channels, Great Elm seeks to generate risk-adjusted returns that are less correlated with broader public markets.

Headquartered in New York City, Great Elm Capital Group serves institutional investors across North America and Europe, and maintains strategic relationships with banks, independent sponsors and financial intermediaries. The company’s leadership team is led by Chief Executive Officer Mike Gallis, whose more than two decades of experience in leveraged finance and structured credit guides the firm’s investment strategy. Supported by a seasoned group of portfolio managers, credit analysts and risk professionals, Great Elm Capital Group continues to pursue growth opportunities within the evolving private credit landscape.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.86 to $10.95
• 50-Day Range: $9.96 to $11.11
• 52-Week Range: $8.87 to $11.39
• Volume: 40,732 shs
• Average Volume: 20,872 shs
• Market Capitalization: $126.13 million
• P/E Ratio: 27.33
• Dividend Yield: 13.54%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Great Elm Capital Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Great Elm Capital Group scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 679th out of 901 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Great Elm Capital Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Great Elm Capital Group are expected to decrease by -1.40% in the coming year, from $1.43 to $1.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Great Elm Capital Group is 27.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Great Elm Capital Group is 27.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.95.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Great Elm Capital Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.44% of the float of Great Elm Capital Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Great Elm Capital Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Great Elm Capital Group has recently decreased by 1.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Great Elm Capital Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.54%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Great Elm Capital Group has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Great Elm Capital Group is 370.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Great Elm Capital Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 104.96% in the coming year. This indicates that Great Elm Capital Group may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.44% of the float of Great Elm Capital Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Great Elm Capital Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Great Elm Capital Group has recently decreased by 1.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Great Elm Capital Group has a news sentiment score of 1.10. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Great Elm Capital Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for GECC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Great Elm Capital Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $219,163.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.70% of the stock of Great Elm Capital Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 38.75% of the stock of Great Elm Capital Group is held by institutions.

GECC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GECC shares performed this year?

Great Elm Capital Group's stock was trading at $10.99 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GECC stock has decreased by 0.5% and is now trading at $10.93.

How were Great Elm Capital Group's earnings last quarter?

Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:GECC) issued its earnings results on Monday, May, 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. The financial services provider had revenue of $7.97 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.11 million. Great Elm Capital Group had a net margin of 10.40% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.64%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Great Elm Capital Group's stock split?

Shares of Great Elm Capital Group reverse split on Monday, February 28th 2022.The 1-6 reverse split was announced on Thursday, January 27th 2022. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Monday, February 28th 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 17 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of Great Elm Capital Group?

Shares of GECC 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 Great Elm Capital Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Great Elm Capital Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), GE Aerospace (GE), Jabil (JBL) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/05/2025
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2025
• Today: 7/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST MGMT
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GECC
• CIK: 1675033
• Web: www.greatelmcc.com
• Phone: (617) 375-3006
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $3.55 million
• Net Margins: 10.40%
• Pretax Margin: 11.21%
• Return on Equity: 10.64%
• Return on Assets: 3.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.53
• Current Ratio: 0.52
• Quick Ratio: 0.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $39.32 million
• Price / Sales: 3.21
• Cash Flow: $1.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.66
• Book Value: $11.79 per share
• Price / Book: 0.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,540,000
• Free Float: 10,540,000
• Market Cap: $126.13 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.08