PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a business development company. It seeks to make secondary direct, debt, equity, and loan investments. The fund seeks to invest through floating rate loans in private or thinly traded or small market-cap, public middle market companies. It primarily invests in the United States and to a limited extent non-U.S. companies. The fund typically invests between $2 million and $20 million. The fund also invests in equity securities, such as preferred stock, common stock, warrants or options received in connection with debt investments or through direct investments. It primarily invests between $10 million and $50 million in investments in senior secured loans and mezzanine debt. It seeks to invest in companies not rated by national rating agencies. The companies if rated would be between BB and CCC under the Standard & Poor's system. The fund invests 30% is invested in non-qualifying assets like investments in public companies whose securities are not thinly traded or do not have a market capitalization of less than $250 million, securities of middle-market companies located outside of the United States, high-yield bonds, distressed debt, private equity, securities of public companies that are not thinly traded, and investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act. Under normal conditions, the fund expects atleast 80 percent of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes to be invested in Floating Rate Loans and investments with similar economic characteristics, including cash equivalents invested in money market funds. It expects to represent 65 percent of its portfolio through senior secured loans. In case of floating rate loans, it holds investments for a period of three to ten years.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Investors, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorFinance
Phone212-905-1000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$72.21 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
EmployeesN/A
Next Earnings Date5/9/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's stock symbol?
Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PFLT."
How often does Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital?
Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital announced a monthly dividend on Friday, February 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.016 per share on Friday, March 1st. This represents a $0.19 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 13th. View Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's Dividend History.
How were Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's earnings last quarter?
Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (NASDAQ:PFLT) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 6th. The asset manager reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.30. The asset manager earned $23.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.06 million. Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital had a net margin of 45.40% and a return on equity of 8.24%. View Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's Earnings History.
When is Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for PFLT?
2 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's stock. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $14.50. On average, they expect Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's stock price to reach $14.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital?
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a business development company. It is a closed-end, externally managed and non-diversified investment company. Its investment objectives are to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in floating rate loans and other investments made to the United States middle-market companies. The firm provides first lien secured debt and other opportunistic financings (mezzanine, private high yield debt, preferred and common stock) to middle market sponsors and companies. Its investments may include equity features, such as direct investments in the equity securities of borrowers or warrants or options to buy a minority interest in a portfolio company. It has investments in various sectors, including aerospace and defense; consumer services; healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and others. The firm has a value-oriented, bottoms-up investment philosophy. Its investment activities are managed by the investment advisor, PennantPark Investment Advisers LLC. " (2/14/2019)
- 2. Maxim Group analysts commented, "We are maintaining our quarterly estimate of $0.29 for each of the remaining three quarters of FY19, covering the dividend. 2019, PFLT will be able to raise on-balance-sheet leverage to 200% of equity, from 100%. If loan demand is sufficient for PFLT to prudently increase its leverage above 100%, then our FY19 EPS estimate could be low, and even a dividend increase could be a possibility. At this time, however, we are making no changes. We are maintaining our price target of $14.50. Our price target equates to 1.06x NAV, which is inline with or below the valuations of relevant high-quality peers. In our view, BDCs such as PFLT (with strong credit quality and focused on senior secured, floating rate investments) are very attractive in the current environment." (2/7/2019)
Has Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about PFLT stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital earned a coverage optimism score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the asset manager a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
Who are some of Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital include TPG Specialty Lending (TSLX), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Triplepoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), Oaktree Strategic Income (OCSI), Arlington Asset Investment (AI), THL Credit (TCRD), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Safeguard Scientifics (SFE), OFS Capital (OFS), Capitala Finance (CPTA) and KCAP Financial (KCAP).
What other stocks do shareholders of Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital own?
Who are Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's key executives?
Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Arthur H. Penn, Founder, Chairman and Chief Exec. Officer (Age 56)
- Mr. Aviv Efrat, Treasurer & CFO (Age 55)
- Mr. Jose A. Briones Jr., Partner
- Mr. P. Whitridge Williams Jr., J.D., Partner
- Mr. Thomas J. Friedmann Esq., Sec.
Who are Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's major shareholders?
Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Altshuler Shaham Ltd (4.82%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (2.81%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (2.79%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (2.63%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (2.61%) and Polar Capital LLP (2.13%). Company insiders that own Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital stock include Arthur H Penn and Samuel L Katz. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital.
Which institutional investors are selling Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital stock?
PFLT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stifel Financial Corp, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Sound Income Strategies LLC, Advisors Asset Management Inc., Relative Value Partners Group LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD, Altshuler Shaham Ltd and Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital.
Which institutional investors are buying Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital stock?
PFLT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LGT Capital Partners LTD., B. Riley Wealth Management Inc., PFG Advisors, PFG Advisors, West Family Investments Inc., Roosevelt Investment Group Inc., Wiley BROS. Aintree Capital LLC and Confluence Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital stock in the last two years include Arthur H Penn and Samuel L Katz. View Insider Buying and Selling for Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital.
How do I buy shares of Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital?
Shares of PFLT 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's stock price today?
One share of PFLT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.38.
How big of a company is Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital?
Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital has a market capitalization of $518.74 million and generates $72.21 million in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $33.49 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.06 on an earnings per share basis.
What is Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's official website?
How can I contact Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital?
Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital's mailing address is 590 MADISON AVENUE 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10022. The asset manager can be reached via phone at 212-905-1000 or via email at [email protected]
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