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Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$10.31 +0.04 (+0.39%)
As of 03:56 PM Eastern

About Palmer Square Capital BDC Stock (NYSE:PSBD)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$10.25
$10.35
50-Day Range
$9.46
$10.79
52-Week Range
$9.34
$14.25
Volume
63,024 shs
Average Volume
113,675 shs
Market Capitalization
$316.00 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
13.97%
Price Target
$10.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. (NYSE: PSBD) is a closed-end, externally managed business development company that provides customized financing solutions to middle-market companies in the United States. The firm offers a broad range of debt and equity products—including first-lien and second-lien senior secured loans, unitranche financings, mezzanine debt and equity co-investments—to support corporate acquisitions, refinancings, growth initiatives and balance sheet restructurings.

PSBD primarily targets established privately owned and sponsored businesses across diverse industries such as healthcare, business services, industrials and consumer products. By tailoring its capital structures to meet specific client needs, the company seeks to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns through current income and potential capital appreciation while also providing sponsors and management teams with flexible long-term capital.

Since commencing operations in mid-2021, Palmer Square Capital BDC has built a diversified portfolio of direct lending and specialty finance investments. Its disciplined underwriting process emphasizes rigorous credit analysis, active portfolio monitoring and collaboration with management teams to drive operational improvements and support strategic growth objectives.

The firm’s external manager, Palmer Square Capital Management, draws on a team of credit professionals with deep experience in middle-market lending. Headquartered in New York City, PSBD leverages the broader firm’s resources and market relationships to originate, structure and manage bespoke financing transactions for businesses across North America.

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Palmer Square Capital BDC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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51st Percentile Overall Score

PSBD MarketRank™: 

Palmer Square Capital BDC scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 577th out of 853 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Palmer Square Capital BDC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Palmer Square Capital BDC is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Palmer Square Capital BDC has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Palmer Square Capital BDC's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Palmer Square Capital BDC are expected to remain at $1.50 per share in the coming year.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Palmer Square Capital BDC is -10.41, 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 Palmer Square Capital BDC is -10.41, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Palmer Square Capital BDC has a P/B Ratio of 0.78. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Palmer Square Capital BDC's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.21% of the float of Palmer Square Capital BDC has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Palmer Square Capital BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Palmer Square Capital BDC has recently decreased by 20.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Palmer Square Capital BDC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.98%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Palmer Square Capital BDC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Palmer Square Capital BDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 96.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Palmer Square Capital BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Palmer Square Capital BDC's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Palmer Square Capital BDC has a news sentiment score of -0.80. 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 0.91 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Palmer Square Capital BDC this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for PSBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Palmer Square Capital BDC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,155,558.00 in company stock, which represents 0.3657% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Palmer Square Capital BDC insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,155,558.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.10% of the stock of Palmer Square Capital BDC is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    6.52% of the stock of Palmer Square Capital BDC is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Palmer Square Capital BDC's insider trading history.
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PSBD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Palmer Square Capital BDC's stock was trading at $12.20 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, PSBD stock has decreased by 15.5% and is now trading at $10.31.

Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. (NYSE:PSBD) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $13.06 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $25.97 million. Palmer Square Capital BDC had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.22% and a negative net margin of 26.73%.
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Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD) raised $90 million in an IPO on Thursday, January 18th 2024. The company issued 5,450,000 shares at a price of $16.45 per share. J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities, RBC Capital Markets, UBS Investment Bank and Citigroup acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Janney Montgomery Scott, Oppenheimer & Co. and Clear Street were co-managers.

Top institutional investors of Palmer Square Capital BDC include OV Management LLC (12.17%), Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.64%) and Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Martin C Bicknell and Matthew L Bloomfield.
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Shares of PSBD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Palmer Square Capital BDC investors own include ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), MFA Financial (MFA), United Parcel Service (UPS), Adverum Biotechnologies (ADVM), APi Group (APG) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/13 Dividend
6/26/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/13 Dividend
6/26/2026
Dividend Payable
7/13/2026
Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Today
8/28/2026
Record date for 10/13 Dividend
9/25/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/13 Dividend
9/25/2026
Dividend Payable
10/13/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Capital Markets
Sub-Industry
Asset Management & Custody Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:PSBD
Previous Symbol
NYSE:PSBD
CIK
1794776
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$11.50
Low Price Target
$9.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.99)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
6.87
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$3.17 million
Net Margins
-26.73%
Pretax Margin
-26.73%
Return on Equity
11.22%
Return on Assets
4.15%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.56
Quick Ratio
1.56

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$124.39 million
Price / Sales
2.54
Cash Flow
$1.76 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.87
Book Value
$13.25 per share
Price / Book
0.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
30,650,000
Free Float
30,314,000
Market Cap
$316.00 million
Optionable
N/A
Beta
0.84
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This page (NYSE:PSBD) was last updated on 8/28/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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