B. Riley upgraded shares of SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC - Free Report) to a strong-buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th, Marketbeat Ratings reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for SLR Investment's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, 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.
Several other analysts have also issued reports on SLRC. 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 report on Friday, May 9th. Compass Point upped their price objective on SLR Investment from $16.50 to $17.25 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on SLR Investment from $16.50 to $15.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on SLR Investment from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded SLR Investment from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $16.50 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $15.96.
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SLR Investment Stock Performance
Shares of SLRC stock traded up $0.01 on Monday, reaching $16.77. The stock had a trading volume of 65,878 shares, compared to its average volume of 187,818. 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 has a 1 year low of $13.64 and a 1 year high of $17.94. The stock has a market cap of $914.70 million, a P/E ratio of 9.46 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $15.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.42.
SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC - Get Free Report) last announced 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. The business had revenue of $53.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $53.43 million. SLR Investment had a return on equity of 9.73% and a net margin of 40.89%. Equities research analysts expect that SLR Investment will post 1.76 EPS for the current year.
SLR Investment Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. SLR Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.86%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SLRC. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SLR Investment during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in SLR Investment by 1,642.6% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,398 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 3,203 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in SLR Investment during the fourth quarter valued at $58,000. Westend Capital Management LLC lifted its position in SLR Investment by 71.3% during the fourth quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 7,406 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $120,000 after purchasing an additional 3,082 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in SLR Investment during the fourth quarter valued at $191,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.32% of the company's stock.
About SLR Investment
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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.
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