NYSE:BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) Stock Price, News & Analysis $15.37 +0.36 (+2.40%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.48 +0.11 (+0.68%) As of 05/2/2025 04:40 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Bain Capital Specialty Finance Stock (NYSE:BCSF) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get BCSF alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$15.08▼$15.4350-Day Range$13.79▼$19.0852-Week Range$13.20▼$19.21Volume341,633 shsAverage Volume244,222 shsMarket Capitalization$997.04 millionP/E Ratio7.72Dividend Yield10.93%Price Target$16.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewBain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. is business development company specializing in direct loans to middle-market companies. The fund seeks to invest in senior investments with a first or second lien on collateral, senior first lien, stretch senior, senior second lien, unitranche, mezzanine debt, junior securities, other junior investments, and secondary purchases of assets or portfolios that primarily consist of middle-market corporate debt. It typically invests in companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $150 million.Read More… Bain Capital Specialty Finance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks31st Percentile Overall ScoreBCSF MarketRank™: Bain Capital Specialty Finance scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 510th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingBain Capital Specialty Finance has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageBain Capital Specialty Finance has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-9.22% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Bain Capital Specialty Finance are expected to decrease by -9.22% in the coming year, from $2.06 to $1.87 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Bain Capital Specialty Finance is 7.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.98.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Bain Capital Specialty Finance is 7.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.27.Read more about Bain Capital Specialty Finance's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.49% of the float of Bain Capital Specialty Finance has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBain Capital Specialty Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Bain Capital Specialty Finance has recently increased by 43.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipBain Capital Specialty Finance is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.19%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBain Capital Specialty Finance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Bain Capital Specialty Finance is 90.81%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Bain Capital Specialty Finance will have a dividend payout ratio of 89.84% in the coming year. This indicates that Bain Capital Specialty Finance may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Bain Capital Specialty Finance's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted0.49% of the float of Bain Capital Specialty Finance has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBain Capital Specialty Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Bain Capital Specialty Finance has recently increased by 43.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.40 News SentimentBain Capital Specialty Finance has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Bain Capital Specialty Finance this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 4 people have searched for BCSF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Bain Capital Specialty Finance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Bain Capital Specialty Finance insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $25,138.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.59% of the stock of Bain Capital Specialty Finance is held by insiders.Read more about Bain Capital Specialty Finance's insider trading history. Receive BCSF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BCSF Stock News HeadlinesBain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) Expected to Announce Earnings on MondayMay 4 at 2:55 AM | americanbankingnews.comWhat's Next: Bain Capital Specialty's Earnings PreviewMay 2 at 5:33 PM | benzinga.comWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. Just this week, President Trump promised to buy a Tesla to help support Musk in the face of a boycott against his company. But according to one research group, with connections to the Pentagon and the U.S. government, Elon's preparing to strike back in a much bigger way in the days ahead.May 4, 2025 | Altimetry (Ad)Wells Fargo & Company Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) Stock PriceApril 30, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comBain Capital Gets Buyout Loan for Indian Auto Parts Maker DhootApril 28, 2025 | bloomberg.comBain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2025April 21, 2025 | businesswire.comBain Capital Specialty Finance price target lowered to $17 from $18 at Keefe BruyetteApril 9, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comBain Capital nears $2.6bn deal to buy Blackstone-backed HealthEdgeApril 8, 2025 | ft.comSee More Headlines BCSF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BCSF shares performed this year? Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stock was trading at $17.52 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BCSF shares have decreased by 12.3% and is now trading at $15.37. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Bain Capital Specialty Finance's earnings last quarter? Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 27th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.03. The company earned $73.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $67.50 million. Bain Capital Specialty Finance had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 43.62%. Read the conference call transcript. Does Bain Capital Specialty Finance have any subsidiaries? Bain Capital Specialty Finance subsidiaries include these companies: Dealer Tire, ABC HYGIENE LIMITED, AEGEAN HONG KONG LIMITED, Altium Acqisition Holdings Inc, American Trailer Works Inc., American Trailer World Corp., Apex GP Holdings GmbH, and more. When did Bain Capital Specialty Finance IPO? Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) raised $156 million in an IPO on Thursday, November 15th 2018. The company issued 7,500,000 shares at a price of $20.25-$21.25 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) and Wells Fargo Securities served as the underwriters for the IPO and Janney Montgomery Scott, JMP Securities and Academy Securities were co-managers. Who are Bain Capital Specialty Finance's major shareholders? Bain Capital Specialty Finance's top institutional investors include Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.70%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.54%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.53%) and Columbus Macro LLC (0.53%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance? Shares of BCSF 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 Bain Capital Specialty Finance own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bain Capital Specialty Finance investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Energy Transfer (ET), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Broadcom (AVGO), AbbVie (ABBV) and Arista Networks (ANET). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/27/2025Record date for 3/31 Dividend3/17/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend3/17/2025Dividend Payable3/31/2025Today5/04/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/05/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Holding & other investment offices Sub-IndustryFinancial Services Current SymbolNYSE:BCSF CIK1655050 Webwww.baincapital.com Phone(617) 516-2000FaxN/AEmployees1,000Year Founded1984Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$16.50 High Stock Price Target$17.00 Low Stock Price Target$16.00 Potential Upside/Downside+7.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.85 Trailing P/E Ratio7.72 Forward P/E Ratio7.46 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$123.38 million Net Margins43.62% Pretax Margin47.64% Return on Equity11.90% Return on Assets5.43% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.13 Current Ratio1.41 Quick Ratio1.41 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$138.19 million Price / Sales7.21 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AMiscellaneous Outstanding Shares64,869,000Free Float64,181,000Market Cap$997.04 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.82 Social Links 20 Stocks to Sell NowGet This Free Report This page (NYSE:BCSF) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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