SLR Investment (SLRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SLR Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: SLRC) is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market companies, primarily in the United States. The company invests mainly in senior secured loans and other debt instruments, with a focus on businesses that may require flexible capital solutions to support acquisitions, growth, recapitalizations, refinancing, and other corporate initiatives.

SLR Investment may also make subordinated debt and equity investments, including investments alongside its lending activities. Its portfolio companies operate across a range of industries, and the company generally works with private equity sponsors, management teams, and other financial partners to structure customized financing.

The company was founded in 2008 as Solar Capital Ltd. and later adopted the name SLR Investment Corp. It is externally managed by SLR Capital Partners, an alternative investment manager focused on direct lending and other credit strategies. SLR Investment serves businesses primarily in the U.S. middle market through its investment and lending platform.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.05 to $12.28
• 50-Day Range: $12.08 to $13.29
• 52-Week Range: $11.98 to $16.36
• Volume: 453,853 shs
• Average Volume: 318,249 shs
• Market Capitalization: $661.27 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.98
• Dividend Yield: 10.23%
• Price Target: $14.10
• Consensus Rating: Hold

SLR Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SLR Investment scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 164th out of 851 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

SLR Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

SLR Investment has a consensus price target of $14.10, representing about 16.3% upside from its current price of $12.12.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SLR Investment has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SLR Investment are expected to decrease by -0.76% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $1.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SLR Investment is 8.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SLR Investment is 8.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.55.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SLR Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.05% of the float of SLR Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SLR Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.08, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SLR Investment has recently increased by 17.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

SLR Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

SLR Investment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SLR Investment is 91.85%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, SLR Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 95.38% in the coming year. This indicates that SLR Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

SLR Investment has a news sentiment score of 0.99. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for SLR Investment this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for SLRC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added SLR Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $247,000.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0374% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SLR Investment insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $247,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.80% of the stock of SLR Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

35.32% of the stock of SLR Investment is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SLRC
• CIK: 1418076
• Web: www.slrinvestmentcorp.com
• Phone: (212) 993-1670
• Fax: 212-994-8545
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SLR Investment: $14.10
• High Price Target: $16.50
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.25
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $92.54 million
• Net Margins: 35.20%
• Pretax Margin: 35.20%
• Return on Equity: 7.96%
• Return on Assets: 3.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.17
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $218.54 million
• Price / Sales: 3.03
• Cash Flow: $1.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.84
• Book Value: $18.20 per share
• Price / Book: 0.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 54,560,000
• Free Float: 49,754,000
• Market Cap: $661.27 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.64