NYSE:PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $7.02 -0.20 (-2.80%) Closing price 09/18/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.06 +0.04 (+0.60%) As of 09/18/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Stock (NYSE:PFLT) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get PFLT alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$7.01▼$7.2050-Day Range$6.85▼$7.5952-Week Range$6.83▼$9.84Volume730,884 shsAverage Volume685,512 shsMarket Capitalization$696.33 millionP/E Ratio13.76Dividend Yield13.68%Price Target$9.80Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NYSE:PFLT) is a business development company (BDC) that provides financing to middle-market companies. The company primarily invests in floating-rate, senior secured loans, with a focus on first-lien and other secured debt investments. It may also make second-lien debt investments and receive equity interests in portfolio companies. PFLT seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by investing in privately owned businesses across a range of industries. Its financing solutions can support acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancing, growth initiatives and other corporate purposes. The company generally targets established middle-market businesses in the United States. Founded in 2011, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is externally managed by PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of PennantPark Investment Corporation. PennantPark co-founder Arthur H. Penn serves as chairman and chief executive officer of the company and its investment adviser. As a BDC, PFLT is regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is designed to make capital available to privately held companies that may not access traditional financing markets.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks81st Percentile Overall ScorePFLT MarketRank™: PennantPark Floating Rate Capital scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 404th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.7 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a consensus price target of $9.80, representing about 39.6% upside from its current price of $7.02.Amount of Analyst CoveragePennantPark Floating Rate Capital has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth1.89% Earnings GrowthEarnings for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital are expected to grow by 1.89% in the coming year, from $1.06 to $1.08 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is 13.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is 13.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.31.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.65. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.89% of the float of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has recently decreased by 4.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipPennantPark Floating Rate Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.30%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthPennantPark Floating Rate Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is 188.24%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 88.89% in the coming year. This indicates that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's dividend. News and Social Media2.3 / 5News Sentiment0.74 News SentimentPennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 10 people have searched for PFLT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -47% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows9 people have added PennantPark Floating Rate Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.3 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.00% of the stock of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions19.77% of the stock of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is held by institutions.Read more about PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's insider trading history. 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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. PFLT Stock News HeadlinesPennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Stable Asset Quality And Opportunities In PFLASeptember 18 at 5:50 AM | seekingalpha.comThe Fed’s Next Move Could Awaken These Big BDC DividendsSeptember 13, 2026 | forbes.comThe cat is out the bagAlmost 80,000 tech jobs vanished in the first three months of 2026. Meta cut 14,000 roles, Microsoft offered separation packages to 8,500 workers, and Oracle is reportedly eliminating up to 30,000 positions. Goldman Sachs estimates 12,400 Americans are being financially displaced every single day. Analyst Porter Stansberry says the real driver runs deeper than AI - and two Nobel Prize winners have issued the same warning. He calls it the Final Displacement, and he's releasing a full investigation with specific companies to buy and sell before the next wave hits.September 19 at 1:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Declares September DividendSeptember 2, 2026 | tipranks.comPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Announces Monthly Distribution of $0.0833 per ShareSeptember 2, 2026 | globenewswire.comPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.’s Unconsolidated Joint Venture, PennantPark Senior Secured Loan Fund I LLC Completes the Reset of $316.7 Million Securitization ...August 31, 2026 | markets.businessinsider.comPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.'s Unconsolidated Joint Venture, PennantPark Senior Secured Loan Fund I LLC Completes the Reset of $316.7 Million Securitization, Substantially Reducing Borrowing CostsAugust 31, 2026 | globenewswire.comPennantPark vs. PennantPark Floating Rate: Which BDC Pays Income Investors Better?August 23, 2026 | 247wallst.comSee More Headlines PFLT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PFLT shares performed this year? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stock was trading at $9.28 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, PFLT stock has decreased by 24.4% and is now trading at $7.0180. How were PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's earnings last quarter? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NYSE:PFLT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 10th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $66.09 million for the quarter. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital had a net margin of 18.53% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.24%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's major shareholders? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's top institutional investors include Van ECK Associates Corp (2.49%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.82%), BlackRock Inc. (0.38%) and NewEdge Wealth LLC (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Jose A Briones and Richard T Allorto Jr. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital? Shares of PFLT 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. What other stocks do shareholders of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PennantPark Floating Rate Capital investors own include AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Meta Platforms (META), Altria Group (MO), ExxonMobil (XOM) and Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/10/2026Record date for 9/1 Dividend8/14/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend8/14/2026Dividend Payable9/01/2026Record date for 10/1 Dividend9/15/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend9/15/2026Today9/19/2026Fiscal Year End9/30/2026Dividend Payable10/01/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (3m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 PFLT's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. PFLT has been in this zone for over 3 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Capital Markets Sub-IndustryAsset Management & Custody Banks Current SymbolNYSE:PFLT Previous SymbolNASDAQ:PFLT CIK1504619 Webwww.pennantpark.com Phone(212) 905-1000Fax212-905-1075Employees658Year Founded2007Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital$9.80 High Price Target$10.50 Low Price Target$9.00 Potential Upside/Downside+39.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.51 Trailing P/E Ratio13.76 Forward P/E Ratio6.62 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$66.36 million Net Margins18.53% Pretax Margin18.53% Return on Equity10.24% Return on Assets3.88% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.94 Current Ratio0.19 Quick Ratio0.19 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$261.43 million Price / Sales2.66 Cash Flow$1.31 per share Price / Cash Flow5.34 Book Value$10.83 per share Price / Book0.65Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares99,220,000Free Float98,226,000Market Cap$696.33 million OptionableN/A Beta0.78 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverWith the proliferation of data centers and electric vehicles, the electric grid will only get more strained. 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