FS Investment Corp. is a externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment and finance company that invests primarily in the debt securities of private middle market U.S. companies. Its objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded by Michael Craig Forman on December 21, 2007 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry N/A
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorFinance
Phone215-495-1150
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$419.31 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
EmployeesN/A
OptionableOptionable
FS Investment (NYSE:FSIC) Frequently Asked Questions
What is FS Investment's stock symbol?
FS Investment trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FSIC."
How often does FS Investment pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for FS Investment?
FS Investment announced a special dividend on Thursday, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share on Monday, December 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 11.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 16th. View FS Investment's Dividend History.
How will FS Investment's stock buyback program work?
FS Investment declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Friday, March 2nd 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.
How were FS Investment's earnings last quarter?
FS Investment Co. (NYSE:FSIC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.04. The financial services provider earned $94.52 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $96.66 million. FS Investment had a negative net margin of 3.73% and a positive return on equity of 9.57%. View FS Investment's Earnings History.
When is FS Investment's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for FSIC?
4 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for FS Investment's stock. Their predictions range from $7.00 to $10.00. On average, they expect FS Investment's stock price to reach $8.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 42.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for FS Investment.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for FS Investment?
4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FS Investment in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for FS Investment.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about FS Investment stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about FS Investment stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "FS Investment Corporation is a business development company. It primarily originates and invests in senior secured loans and other securities of private U.S. companies, with the investment objective of generating current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. FS Investment Corporation is based in United States. " (11/20/2018)
- 2. National Securities analysts commented, " FSIC earned adjusted NII/share of $0.23 for 3Q18 compared with our estimate of $0.21 and the quarterly dividend of $0.19/share. The incentive fee was not earned on the quarter as non-accruals at cost increased to $210.4 million or 5.7% of the portfolio from $22.7 million or 0.6% of the portfolio Q/Q.
Notably, Advanced Lighting, ThermaSys, and MC Precision Holdings were added to non-accrual with a combined cost of $187.7 million.
While this is disappointing, we note that if assume that all of Advanced Lighting’s loans go to zero and the entire subordinated loan of ThermaSys goes to zero, this would have an impact of $0.21/share for 1Q19 (using our estimate for total shares outstanding). We use this in our assumptions, as we think that given the discount to NAV this is what the market is pricing in. Assuming further negative marks in the merger quarter (4Q18) and then zeros on Advanced Lighting and ThermaSys, NAV/share would pro-forma be $8.34 at 3/31/18 by our estimates.
On a pro-forma basis for the merger, total non-accruals at cost would be $302.3 million or 3.9% of the portfolio at cost and subordinated debt would decline to 8.3% of the book at fair value from 9.5% and bonds would drop to 2.1% from 5.2%. Secured debt should decline to 70.6% from 73.4% but ABL, which we consider to be secured debt given it has lower default rates than cash flow loans, would be 5.9% of the combined portfolio. Additionally, the JV would be another 4.1% of the portfolio.
We continue to think that the market is pricing in a disaster scenario which we do not view as likely. Even when we assume Advanced Lighting and ThermaSys go to zero, this is on a much larger combined portfolio with a more muted impact on NAV/share.
We are revising 2018 adjusted NII/share estimate to $0.82 from $0.79 and our 2019 adjusted NII/share estimate to $0.82 from $0.88. We are maintaining our BUY rating and reducing our price target to $10 from $11. " (11/12/2018)
Has FS Investment been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about FSIC stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. FS Investment earned a daily sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.
Who are some of FS Investment's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to FS Investment include Popular (BPOP), AGILE GRP HOLDI/ADR (AGPYY), Lazard (LAZ), New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), Virtu Financial (VIRT), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL), Webster Financial (WBS), Hanover Insurance Group (THG), First Horizon National (FHN), Hudson Pacific Properties (HPP), Kemper (KMPR) and SBI (SBHGF).
Who are FS Investment's key executives?
FS Investment's management team includes the folowing people:
- Michael Craig Forman, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
- Todd C. Builione, President & Director
- William Balke Goebel, CFO, Treasurer & Principal Accounting Officer
- James Francis Volk, Chief Compliance Officer
- Zachary K. Klehr, Executive Vice President
How do I buy shares of FS Investment?
Shares of FSIC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is FS Investment's stock price today?
One share of FSIC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.85.
How big of a company is FS Investment?
FS Investment has a market capitalization of $1.28 billion and generates $419.31 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $181.98 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.83 on an earnings per share basis.
What is FS Investment's official website?
How can I contact FS Investment?
FS Investment's mailing address is 201 ROUSE BOULEVARD, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19112. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 215-495-1150.
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