PennantPark Investment (PNNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PennantPark Investment Corporation is a publicly traded closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Since its formation in 2006, PennantPark has focused on providing customized financing solutions to middle-market companies across the United States. The firm’s investment advisory services are provided by PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC, which sources and structures transactions tailored to the unique needs of its portfolio companies.

The company’s core strategy centers on debt and equity investments in U.S.-based businesses, typically those with annual revenues between $10 million and $200 million. PennantPark targets senior secured loans, unitranche facilities, second-lien financings and mezzanine debt, seeking to deliver current income while preserving capital. Its portfolio spans a variety of industries, including healthcare, business services, technology, manufacturing and consumer products, enabling broad exposure across economic sectors.

Headquartered in New York City, PennantPark invests primarily in domestic issuers, maintaining a diversified portfolio of companies at various stages of growth and performance. The firm’s investment team brings decades of collective experience in private credit markets, underwriting and portfolio management. This depth of expertise supports ongoing monitoring and active engagement with portfolio companies to drive performance and manage risk.

PennantPark aims to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for its shareholders through regular dividend distributions and disciplined credit practices. By focusing on the underserved middle-market segment, the company strives to balance yield opportunities with the structural protections inherent in secured and subordinated debt instruments. Its long-standing track record underscores a commitment to consistent income generation and prudent portfolio construction.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.75 to $3.81
• 50-Day Range: $3.84 to $4.90
• 52-Week Range: $3.68 to $7.53
• Volume: 158,367 shs
• Average Volume: 753,729 shs
• Market Capitalization: $245.84 million
• P/E Ratio: 14.48
• Dividend Yield: 12.75%
• Price Target: $5.10
• Consensus Rating: Hold

PennantPark Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PennantPark Investment scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 131st out of 881 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

PennantPark Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

PennantPark Investment has a consensus price target of $5.10, representing about 33.0% upside from its current price of $3.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PennantPark Investment has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PennantPark Investment are expected to grow by 2.56% in the coming year, from $0.78 to $0.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PennantPark Investment is 14.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PennantPark Investment is 14.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.95.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PennantPark Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.51. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PNNT.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

PennantPark Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.79%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

PennantPark Investment has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PennantPark Investment is 228.57%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, PennantPark Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.00% next year. This indicates that PennantPark Investment will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

PennantPark Investment has a news sentiment score of -1.00. 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 1 news article for PennantPark Investment this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for PNNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 117% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added PennantPark Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $73,200.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0292% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PennantPark Investment insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $73,200.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.00% of the stock of PennantPark Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

26.62% of the stock of PennantPark Investment is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/17/2021
• Record date for 5/1 Dividend: 4/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend: 4/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/01/2026
• Record date for 6/1 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investors, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PNNT
• CIK: 1383414
• Web: www.pennantpark.com
• Phone: (212) 905-1000
• Fax: 212-905-1075
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PennantPark Investment: $5.10
• High Price Target: $5.50
• Low Price Target: $4.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.83
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $48.85 million
• Net Margins: 11.33%
• Pretax Margin: 37.78%
• Return on Equity: 11.59%
• Return on Assets: 4.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.56
• Current Ratio: 0.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $25.64 million
• Price / Sales: 9.59
• Cash Flow: $0.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.47
• Book Value: $7.57 per share
• Price / Book: 0.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 65,296,000
• Free Float: 63,337,000
• Market Cap: $245.84 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.63