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

Company Overview

Eagle Point Credit Company is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns primarily through investments in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and related structured credit instruments. The firm is externally managed by Eagle Point Credit Management, LLC, a specialized credit asset manager focused on the structured credit markets. Eagle Point Credit Company’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ECC.

The company’s investment strategy centers on acquiring both equity and debt tranches of actively managed CLOs alongside opportunistic positions in senior secured loans, high-yield bonds and credit derivatives. By focusing on floating-rate assets and employing hedging techniques, Eagle Point Credit Company aims to deliver current income and total return potential in various credit environments. The portfolio is constructed to balance yield generation from CLO equity with risk mitigation provided by debt and derivative exposures.

Since its inception in 2015, Eagle Point Credit Company has grown its asset base by leveraging the deep market relationships and credit-structuring expertise of its manager. The fund’s investments span North America and select European markets, providing diversification across underlying corporate borrowers and collateral pools. Ongoing monitoring and active portfolio management seek to capitalize on market dislocations and credit-cycle opportunities.

Based in Connecticut, the management team supporting Eagle Point Credit Company brings decades of experience in structured credit, leveraged finance and risk management. The firm’s governance and oversight framework are designed to align the interests of shareholders with those of its external manager, reinforcing a disciplined approach to credit selection and portfolio construction.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.02 to $4.07
• 50-Day Range: $3.51 to $4.27
• 52-Week Range: $3.46 to $7.99
• Volume: 465,834 shs
• Average Volume: 1.03 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $533.46 million
• P/E Ratio: 21.24
• Dividend Yield: 35.69%
• Price Target: $6.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Eagle Point Credit Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Eagle Point Credit scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 144th out of 887 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Eagle Point Credit has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus price target of $6.67, representing about 65.2% upside from its current price of $4.04.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Eagle Point Credit has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Eagle Point Credit are expected to grow by 1.18% in the coming year, from $0.85 to $0.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Eagle Point Credit is 21.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Eagle Point Credit is 21.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Eagle Point Credit has a P/B Ratio of 0.68. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.29% of the float of Eagle Point Credit has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Eagle Point Credit has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 15.56, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Eagle Point Credit has recently decreased by 2.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Eagle Point Credit is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 37.35%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Eagle Point Credit does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Eagle Point Credit is 757.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Eagle Point Credit will have a dividend payout ratio of 167.44% in the coming year. This indicates that Eagle Point Credit may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.14

News Sentiment

Eagle Point Credit has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Eagle Point Credit this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 35 people have searched for ECC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Eagle Point Credit to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $200,078.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0375% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Eagle Point Credit insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $200,078.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.26% of the stock of Eagle Point Credit is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

19.50% of the stock of Eagle Point Credit is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/28/2025
• Record date for 5/29 Dividend: 5/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend: 5/11/2026
• Today: 5/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 5/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/29/2026
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST MGMT
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ECC
• CIK: 1604174
• Web: www.eaglepointcreditcompany.com
• Phone: (203) 340-8510
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Eagle Point Credit: $6.67
• High Price Target: $7.75
• Low Price Target: $4.25
• Potential Upside/Downside: +65.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$115 million
• Net Margins: 12.33%
• Pretax Margin: 60.44%
• Return on Equity: 13.47%
• Return on Assets: 8.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.33
• Quick Ratio: 0.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: -$125.96 million
• Price / Sales: -4.24
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $5.94 per share
• Price / Book: 0.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 132,209,000
• Free Float: 131,865,000
• Market Cap: $533.46 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.35