NASDAQ:CPTACapitala Finance Stock Price, Forecast & News

Capitala Finance's stock was trading at $5.30 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CPTA shares have decreased by 58.7% and is now trading at $2.19.
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2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Capitala Finance in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell."
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Capitala Finance is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 2nd 2020.
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Capitala Finance Corp (NASDAQ:CPTA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March, 2nd. The investment management company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.08. The investment management company earned $9.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.81 million. Capitala Finance had a negative net margin of 111.41% and a positive return on equity of 3.36%.
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Capitala Finance declared a monthly dividend on Monday, January 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0833 per share on Monday, March 30th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 45.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th.
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2 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Capitala Finance's stock. Their forecasts range from $2.25 to $7.50. On average, they expect Capitala Finance's stock price to reach $4.88 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 122.6% from the stock's current price.
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News coverage about CPTA stock has trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Capitala Finance earned a coverage optimism score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the investment management company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.
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Capitala Finance saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 182,900 shares, an increase of 13.0% from the December 31st total of 161,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 123,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Capitala Finance investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), THL Credit (TCRD), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), NGL Energy Partners (NGL), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM), Prospect Capital (PSEC), AGNC Investment (AGNC), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL) and Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP).

Capitala Finance trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CPTA."

Capitala Finance's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Virtus ETF Advisers LLC (0.68%), UBS Group AG (0.25%), International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.24%), Regent Investment Management LLC (0.18%), Virtu Financial LLC (0.14%) and Eidelman Virant Capital (0.06%). Company insiders that own Capitala Finance stock include Richard Wheelahan and Stephen A Arnall.
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CPTA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Virtus ETF Advisers LLC, UBS Group AG, Regent Investment Management LLC, and International Assets Investment Management LLC.
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CPTA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Virtu Financial LLC, and Eidelman Virant Capital.
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Shares of CPTA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of CPTA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.19.

Capitala Finance has a market capitalization of $35.62 million and generates $44.03 million in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $-27,650,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.80 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Capitala Finance is www.capitalagroup.com.

Capitala Finance's mailing address is 4201 CONGRESS STREET SUITE 360, CHARLOTTE NC, 28209. The investment management company can be reached via phone at 704-376-5502.