MSC Income Fund (MSIF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MSC Income Fund is a business development company that invests primarily in privately owned, lower middle-market companies in the United States. The fund seeks to provide financing to businesses that may not have access to traditional bank lending or public capital markets.

Its investment portfolio generally consists of secured and unsecured debt investments, including first-lien, unitranche and second-lien loans, as well as select equity investments and other securities. Through these investments, MSC Income Fund aims to generate current income while also pursuing long-term capital appreciation.

The fund is externally managed and is affiliated with Main Street Capital Corporation, an investment firm focused on providing customized debt and equity financing to lower middle-market and middle-market businesses. MSC Income Fund’s investments span a range of industries and are primarily focused on companies operating in the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.79 to $11.79
• 50-Day Range: $11.18 to $12.91
• 52-Week Range: $10.80 to $14.46
• Volume: 280 shs
• Average Volume: 300,549 shs
• Market Capitalization: $549.76 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $13.88
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

MSC Income Fund Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MSC Income Fund scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 489th out of 836 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

MSC Income Fund has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

MSC Income Fund has a consensus price target of $13.88, representing about 18.5% upside from its current price of $11.71.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MSC Income Fund has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MSC Income Fund is -3,548.04, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MSC Income Fund is -3,548.04, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.99% of the float of MSC Income Fund has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MSC Income Fund has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.28, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MSC Income Fund has recently decreased by 5.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

MSC Income Fund does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

MSC Income Fund does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.09

News Sentiment

MSC Income Fund has a news sentiment score of -0.09. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for MSC Income Fund this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for MSIF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added MSC Income Fund to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $12,065.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0022% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MSC Income Fund insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $12,065.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

MSC Income Fund has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/9 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2026
• Record date for 11/9 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/9 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/09/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MSIF
• CIK: 1535778
• Web: www.mscincomefund.com
• Phone: (713) 350-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 110
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MSC Income Fund: $13.88
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $12.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $110.26 million
• Price / Sales: 5.01
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,149,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $551.88 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A