Main Street Capital Stock Forecast, Price & News

Main Street Capital's stock was trading at $31.33 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MAIN shares have increased by 3.2% and is now trading at $32.33.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Main Street Capital in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" Main Street Capital stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MAIN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Main Street Capital is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 25th 2021.
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Main Street Capital Co. (NYSE:MAIN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $51.95 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.59 million. Main Street Capital had a positive return on equity of 9.71% and a negative net margin of 15.34%. The company's revenue was down 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share.
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Main Street Capital declared a monthly dividend on Friday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.205 per share on Monday, March 15th. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.61%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 25th.
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Main Street Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.46 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.81%. MAIN has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Main Street Capital does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Main Street Capital is 98.40%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, Main Street Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 113.89% in the coming year. This indicates that Main Street Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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3 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Main Street Capital's stock. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect Main Street Capital's stock price to reach $28.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.4%.
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Some companies that are related to Main Street Capital include BlackRock (BLK), The Bank of New York Mellon (BK), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), State Street (STT), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Northern Trust (NTRS), Franklin Resources (BEN), C3.ai (AI), Invesco (IVZ), SEI Investments (SEIC), Eaton Vance (EV), Ares Capital (ARCC), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS) and Golub Capital BDC (GBDC).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Main Street Capital investors own include AT&T (T), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Altria Group (MO), Realty Income (O), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon Communications (VZ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AbbVie (ABBV), The Coca-Cola (KO) and Two Harbors Investment (TWO).

Main Street Capital trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MAIN."

Main Street Capital's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.88%), Americana Partners LLC (0.10%), Aurora Private Wealth Inc. (0.07%), Sowell Financial Services LLC (0.02%), Coastal Investment Advisors Inc. (0.01%) and Huntington National Bank (0.00%). Company insiders that own Main Street Capital stock include Arthur L French, David L Magdol, Dwayne L Hyzak, Jason B Beauvais, Jesse E Morris, Nicholas Meserve and Vincent D Foster.
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MAIN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sound Income Strategies LLC, Aurora Private Wealth Inc., and Coastal Investment Advisors Inc..
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MAIN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sowell Financial Services LLC, Americana Partners LLC, Huntington National Bank, and Founders Capital Management. Company insiders that have bought Main Street Capital stock in the last two years include Arthur L French, David L Magdol, Dwayne L Hyzak, Jason B Beauvais, Jesse E Morris, Nicholas Meserve, and Vincent D Foster.
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Shares of MAIN 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.

One share of MAIN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.33.

Main Street Capital has a market capitalization of $2.14 billion and generates $243.37 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $129.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.50 on an earnings per share basis. Main Street Capital employs 71 workers across the globe.

The official website for Main Street Capital is www.mainstcapital.com.

Main Street Capital's mailing address is 1300 POST OAK BOULEVARD 8TH FLOOR SUITE 800, HOUSTON TX, 77056. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 713-350-6000 or via email at [email protected]