SLR Investment (SLRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SLR Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: SLRC) is a closed‐end, externally managed business development company that provides customized debt and equity financing solutions to middle‐market companies. The firm seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in senior secured loans, second lien financings, mezzanine debt and equity co‐investments. Its flexible capital approach allows it to structure financing across the capital structure to address a range of sponsor‐backed transactions.

SLR Investment Corp. is externally managed by SLR Capital Management, LLC, an affiliate of SLR Capital Partners, a private credit investment manager. The management team draws on the broader firm’s credit‐focused platform, which has deep experience underwriting and monitoring leveraged finance transactions. Through this affiliation, SLR Investment benefits from the sponsor’s proprietary deal flow, research capabilities and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

The company completed its initial public offering in October 2019 and is organized as a Delaware corporation. Since inception, it has invested across a variety of industry sectors, including business services, healthcare, manufacturing and consumer products. Its portfolio companies are primarily based in the United States, with selective exposures in Canada for clients seeking North American expansion or cross‐border financing solutions.

Headquartered in New York, SLR Investment Corp. leverages its sponsor’s multi‐office platform to maintain close relationships with borrowers and financial sponsors. The firm’s board and senior management team consist of seasoned lending professionals and former investment bankers who oversee portfolio construction, risk management and compliance, ensuring alignment with its stated investment objectives.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.92 to $13.20
• 50-Day Range: $12.93 to $16.13
• 52-Week Range: $12.82 to $17.19
• Volume: 302,160 shs
• Average Volume: 629,722 shs
• Market Capitalization: $707.64 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.48
• Dividend Yield: 12.64%
• Price Target: $14.40
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

SLR Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SLR Investment scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 300th out of 880 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: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

SLR Investment has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.86, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

SLR Investment has a consensus price target of $14.40, representing about 11.0% upside from its current price of $12.97.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SLR Investment has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SLR Investment are expected to decrease by -0.75% in the coming year, from $1.33 to $1.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SLR Investment is 8.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SLR Investment is 8.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.96.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SLR Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.71. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.32% of the float of SLR Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SLR Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.85, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SLR Investment has recently increased by 11.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

SLR Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 12.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

SLR Investment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SLR Investment is 100.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, SLR Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 124.24% in the coming year. This indicates that SLR Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

SLR Investment 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for SLR Investment this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for SLRC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 233% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added SLR Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $623,933.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0882% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SLR Investment insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $623,933.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.80% of the stock of SLR Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

35.32% of the stock of SLR Investment is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/27 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/05/2026
• Today: 5/25/2026
• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - SBIC&COMMRL
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SLRC
• CIK: 1418076
• Web: www.solarcapltd.com
• Phone: (212) 993-1670
• Fax: 212-994-8545
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SLR Investment: $14.40
• High Price Target: $16.50
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $92.54 million
• Net Margins: 41.81%
• Pretax Margin: 41.81%
• Return on Equity: 8.33%
• Return on Assets: 3.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.15
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $218.54 million
• Price / Sales: 3.24
• Cash Flow: $1.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.35
• Book Value: $18.16 per share
• Price / Book: 0.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 54,560,000
• Free Float: 49,754,000
• Market Cap: $707.64 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.71