Portman Ridge Finance (BCIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Portman Ridge Finance Corporation is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market businesses. The company primarily invests in privately originated debt and equity securities, with an emphasis on senior secured loans and other forms of credit designed to generate income while supporting the growth and operations of its portfolio companies.

In addition to direct investments, Portman Ridge Finance has invested in broadly syndicated loans and collateralized loan obligation vehicles. Its portfolio may include first-lien and second-lien loans, subordinated debt, and equity interests in companies across a range of industries. The company generally focuses on businesses in the United States.

Portman Ridge Finance was formerly known as Garrison Capital Inc. and adopted its current name following a change in its investment management structure. The company is externally managed by Sierra Crest Investment Management LLC, an affiliate of BC Partners. As an investment company regulated as a business development company, Portman Ridge Finance seeks to provide capital to middle-market companies while generating income for its shareholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.04 to $7.08
• 50-Day Range: $6.95 to $7.78
• 52-Week Range: $6.70 to $13.50
• Volume: 3,409 shs
• Average Volume: 80,696 shs
• Market Capitalization: $87.34 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 15.31%
• Price Target: $9.25
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Portman Ridge Finance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Portman Ridge Finance scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 218th 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Portman Ridge Finance has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Portman Ridge Finance has a consensus price target of $9.25, representing about 31.8% upside from its current price of $7.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Portman Ridge Finance has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -14.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Portman Ridge Finance are expected to decrease by -14.62% in the coming year, from $1.71 to $1.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Portman Ridge Finance is -12.76, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Portman Ridge Finance is -12.76, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Portman Ridge Finance has a P/B Ratio of 0.44. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.52% of the float of Portman Ridge Finance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Portman Ridge Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Portman Ridge Finance has recently decreased by 33.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Portman Ridge Finance is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 15.39%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Portman Ridge Finance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Portman Ridge Finance will have a dividend payout ratio of 73.97% next year. This indicates that Portman Ridge Finance will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.72

News Sentiment

Portman Ridge Finance has a news sentiment score of 0.72. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Portman Ridge Finance this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for BCIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $98,364.00 in company stock, which represents 0.1132% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Portman Ridge Finance insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $98,364.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.30% of the stock of Portman Ridge Finance is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

30.14% of the stock of Portman Ridge Finance is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• 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:BCIC
• CIK: 1372807
• Web: www.bcpinvestmentcorporation.com
• Phone: (212) 891-2880
• Fax: 212-983-7654
• Employees: 13
• Year Founded: 1987

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Portman Ridge Finance: $9.25
• High Price Target: $11.00
• Low Price Target: $7.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.2%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.55)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.12
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $11.49 million
• Net Margins: -5.72%
• Pretax Margin: 41.41%
• Return on Equity: 14.09%
• Return on Assets: 5.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.56
• Current Ratio: 1.45
• Quick Ratio: 1.45

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $61.15 million
• Price / Sales: 1.43
• Cash Flow: $2.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.44
• Book Value: $15.99 per share
• Price / Book: 0.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,380,000
• Free Float: 12,223,000
• Market Cap: $87.28 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.50