SLR Investment (SLRC) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC - Get Free Report) is anticipated to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect SLR Investment to post earnings of $0.41 per share and revenue of $53.43 million for the quarter.

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $55.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $57.08 million. SLR Investment had a return on equity of 9.73% and a net margin of 40.89%. On average, analysts expect SLR Investment to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

SLR Investment Trading Up 2.2 %

SLR Investment stock traded up $0.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $15.65. The stock had a trading volume of 181,457 shares, compared to its average volume of 163,585. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $853.86 million, a PE ratio of 8.84 and a beta of 0.90. SLR Investment has a 12 month low of $13.64 and a 12 month high of $17.94.

SLR Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.48%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. SLR Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 93.71%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on SLRC. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of SLR Investment from $13.00 to $12.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Compass Point increased their price target on SLR Investment from $16.50 to $17.25 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on SLR Investment from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on SLR Investment from $16.50 to $15.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $15.65.

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.