Eagle Point Credit (ECC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Eagle Point Credit in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" ECC shares.
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2 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Eagle Point Credit's stock. Their ECC share price forecasts range from $10.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $11.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.5% from the stock's current price.
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Eagle Point Credit's stock was trading at $10.12 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, ECC shares have increased by 0.2% and is now trading at $10.14.
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Eagle Point Credit saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 671,500 shares, a decline of 14.6% from the August 31st total of 786,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 518,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days.
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Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (NYSE:ECC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 15th. The investment management company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.08. The investment management company had revenue of $31.73 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.40 million. Eagle Point Credit had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.46% and a net margin of 35.65%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.43 earnings per share.

Eagle Point Credit declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 11th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, December 29th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 16.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 8th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) stock in their portfolio include Amplify High Income ETF (YYY) and WisdomTree Alternative Income Fund (HYIN).Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF (VPC).

Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 16.77%. ECC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 190.91%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, ECC will have a dividend payout ratio of 122.63% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Eagle Point Credit investors own include Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Energy Transfer (ET), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), NGL Energy Partners (NGL), New Residential Investment (NRZ), AT&T (T), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF) and Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP).

Eagle Point Credit trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ECC."

Shares of ECC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of ECC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.14.

Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) has a market capitalization of $558.17 million and generates $53.50 million in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $-101,810,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.88 on an earnings per share basis.

Eagle Point Credit's mailing address is 20 HORSENECK LANE, GREENWICH CT, 06830. The official website for the company is www.eaglepointcreditcompany.com. The investment management company can be reached via phone at (203) 340-8510 or via email at ir@eaglepointcredit.com.