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

Company Overview

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE: BCSF) is a closed-end management investment company that focuses on providing financing solutions to middle-market companies. The firm’s primary business activities center on originating, acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of private credit investments, including senior secured loans, second lien loans, mezzanine debt and other specialty financing instruments. By targeting companies across a variety of industries, BCSF seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns and reliable current income for its shareholders.

Externally managed by Bain Capital Credit, the credit affiliate of Bain Capital, BCSF leverages the firm’s global credit platform and deep industry expertise. Since its initial public offering in 2019, the company has benefited from Bain Capital Credit’s extensive deal-sourcing capabilities, rigorous due-diligence processes and active portfolio management approach. The investment team draws on decades of experience in structuring flexible financing solutions that address the capital needs of lower middle-market businesses.

While the majority of BCSF’s investments are made in U.S. headquartered companies, the firm maintains the flexibility to pursue select opportunities in other developed markets when attractive risk-return profiles emerge. Its geographically diversified portfolio seeks to balance sector exposures and economic cycles, with periodic adjustments to maintain credit quality and mitigate concentrations. BCSF’s senior management and board include seasoned professionals with backgrounds in credit analysis, portfolio management and financial services, all committed to aligning the company’s strategic direction with shareholder interests.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.90 to $15.24
• 50-Day Range: $14.72 to $15.90
• 52-Week Range: $13.20 to $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

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Stock Analysis - 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.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -9.22%

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.

Short Interest

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

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

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

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 and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.10

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.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bain Capital Specialty Finance insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.63% of the stock of Bain Capital Specialty Finance is held by insiders.

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 14.3% and is now trading at $15.02.

How were Bain Capital Specialty Finance's earnings last quarter?

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%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Bain Capital Specialty Finance have any subsidiaries?

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.

When did Bain Capital Specialty Finance IPO?

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.

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 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
• CIK: 1655050
• Web: www.baincapital.com
• Phone: (617) 516-2000
• 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

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.26
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $119.42 million
• Net Margins: 39.60%
• Pretax Margin: 48.20%
• Return on Equity: 11.62%
• Return on Assets: 5.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.27
• Current Ratio: 3.69
• Quick Ratio: 3.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $292.65 million
• Price / Sales: 3.31
• Cash Flow: $2.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.37
• Book Value: $17.65 per share
• Price / Book: 0.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,870,000
• Free Float: 64,460,000
• Market Cap: $970.13 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.78