SLR Investment (SLRC) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

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

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $55.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $57.08 million. SLR Investment had a net margin of 40.89% and a return on equity of 9.73%. 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 Price Performance

NASDAQ:SLRC traded down $0.24 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $15.41. 68,331 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 163,481. The business's 50-day moving average price is $16.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The company has a market cap of $840.77 million, a PE ratio of 8.71 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 Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. SLR Investment's dividend payout ratio is 93.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on SLRC. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of SLR Investment from $13.00 to $12.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on SLR Investment from $16.50 to $15.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Compass Point lifted their price target on SLR Investment from $16.50 to $17.25 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price 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.