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Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$15.02 -0.23 (-1.51%)
Closing price 07/7/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$15.03 +0.01 (+0.07%)
As of 07/7/2025 08:00 PM Eastern
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About Bain Capital Specialty Finance Stock (NYSE:BCSF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$14.90
$15.24
50-Day Range
$14.72
$15.90
52-Week Range
$13.20
$19.21
Volume
516,306 shs
Average Volume
245,559 shs
Market Capitalization
$974.35 million
P/E Ratio
8.63
Dividend Yield
11.19%
Price Target
$16.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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24th Percentile Overall Score

BCSF MarketRank™: 

Bain Capital Specialty Finance scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 799th out of 901 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Bain 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 Coverage

    Bain 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Bain Capital Specialty Finance is 8.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.68.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bain Capital Specialty Finance is 8.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.95.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a P/B Ratio of 0.85. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Bain Capital Specialty Finance's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.49% of the float of Bain Capital Specialty Finance has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bain Capital Specialty Finance has recently increased by 31.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Bain Capital Specialty Finance is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.02%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Bain Capital Specialty Finance has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Bain Capital Specialty Finance is 96.55%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.49% of the float of Bain Capital Specialty Finance has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bain Capital Specialty Finance has recently increased by 31.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a news sentiment score of 0.10. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Bain Capital Specialty Finance this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 5 people have searched for BCSF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
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BCSF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stock was trading at $17.52 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BCSF shares have decreased by 14.3% and is now trading at $15.02.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 5th. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. The firm earned $52.84 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $71 million. Bain Capital Specialty Finance had a net margin of 39.60% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.62%.
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Bain Capital Specialty Finance subsidiaries include 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 others.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) raised $156 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, November 15th 2018. The company issued 7,500,000 shares at $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.

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.

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 Earnings
5/05/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2025
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/17/2025
Dividend Payable
6/30/2025
Today
7/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - SBIC&COMMRL
Sub-Industry
Financial Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:BCSF
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,000
Year Founded
1984

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$16.50
High Stock Price Target
$17.00
Low Stock Price Target
$16.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
8.60
Forward P/E Ratio
7.26
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$119.42 million
Pretax Margin
48.20%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$292.65 million
Cash Flow
$2.03 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.37
Book Value
$17.65 per share
Price / Book
0.85

Miscellaneous

Free Float
64,460,000
Market Cap
$970.13 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.78

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This page (NYSE:BCSF) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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