New Mountain Finance (NMFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC), a business development company is a private equity / buyouts and loan fund specializes in directly investing and lending to middle market companies in defensive growth industries. The fund prefers investing in buyout and middle market companies. It also makes investments in debt securities at all levels of the capital structure including first and second lien debt, unsecured notes, and mezzanine securities. In some cases, its investments may also include equity interests. It targets energy, engineering and consulting services, specialty chemicals and materials, trading companies and distributors, commercial printing, diversified support services, education services, environmental and facilities services, office services and supplies, media, distributors, health care services, health care facilities, application software, business services, systems software, federal services, distribution and logistics, interactive home entertainment, telecommunication services, hydroelectric power generation, electric power generation by fossil fuels, electric power generation by nuclear fuels, health care technology, and security and alarm services. The fund seeks to invest in United States of America. It seeks to invest between $10 million and $125 million per transaction. The firm invests through both primary originations and open-market secondary purchases. It invests in companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $200 million. The fund seeks a majority stake in its portfolio companies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.99 to $12.05
• 50-Day Range: $11.88 to $12.50
• 52-Week Range: $11.60 to $13.23
• Volume: 143,165 shs
• Average Volume: 389,399 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.84
• Dividend Yield: 10.64%
• Price Target: $12.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

New Mountain Finance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

New Mountain Finance scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 713th out of 960 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

New Mountain Finance has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

New Mountain Finance has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for New Mountain Finance are expected to decrease by -3.55% in the coming year, from $1.41 to $1.36 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of New Mountain Finance is 10.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 137.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of New Mountain Finance is 10.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 48.11.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

New Mountain Finance has a P/B Ratio of 0.92. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.40% of the float of New Mountain Finance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

New Mountain Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in New Mountain Finance has recently decreased by 5.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

New Mountain Finance is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.58%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

New Mountain Finance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of New Mountain Finance is 115.32%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, New Mountain Finance will have a dividend payout ratio of 94.12% in the coming year. This indicates that New Mountain Finance may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.40% of the float of New Mountain Finance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

New Mountain Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in New Mountain Finance has recently decreased by 5.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.26

News Sentiment

New Mountain Finance has a news sentiment score of 1.26. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for New Mountain Finance this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for NMFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added New Mountain Finance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, New Mountain Finance insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.22% of the stock of New Mountain Finance is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 32.08% of the stock of New Mountain Finance is held by institutions.

NMFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NMFC shares performed this year?

New Mountain Finance's stock was trading at $12.72 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, NMFC shares have decreased by 5.3% and is now trading at $12.05.
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How were New Mountain Finance's earnings last quarter?

New Mountain Finance Co. (NASDAQ:NMFC) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 31st. The company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36. The company earned $94.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $90.25 million. New Mountain Finance had a net margin of 31.65% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.60%.

Who are New Mountain Finance's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of New Mountain Finance include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (2.84%), LSV Asset Management (2.36%), Van ECK Associates Corp (1.93%) and Dimension Capital Management LLC (1.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Steven B Klinsky, Robert Hamwee, Adam Weinstein, John Kline, David Ogens, James Stone, Rome G Arnold III, Laura Holson Boswerger and Joseph Hartswell.
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How do I buy shares of New Mountain Finance?

Shares of NMFC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 6/28 Dividend: 6/14/2024
• Dividend Payable: 6/28/2024
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/16/2024
• Today: 9/18/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/07/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investors, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NMFC
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1496099
• Web: www.newmountainfinance.com
• Phone: (212) 720-0300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $12.00
• High Stock Price Target: $12.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.53
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $135.34 million
• Net Margins: 31.65%
• Pretax Margin: 32.04%
• Return on Equity: 11.60%
• Return on Assets: 4.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.40
• Current Ratio: 1.75
• Quick Ratio: 1.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $127.09 million
• Price / Sales: 10.21
• Cash Flow: $1.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.23
• Book Value: $13.13 per share
• Price / Book: 0.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 107,851,000
• Free Float: 96,829,000
• Market Cap: $1.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14