NYSE:SARSaratoga Investment Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Saratoga Investment Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $17.56 +0.31 (+1.80 %) (As of 08/10/2020 12:46 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$17.40Now: $17.56▼$17.5650-Day Range$15.25MA: $16.54▼$17.6452-Week Range$5.94Now: $17.56▼$28.70Volume323 shsAverage Volume74,270 shsMarket Capitalization$197.02 millionP/E Ratio6.63Dividend Yield9.28%Beta1.65 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Saratoga Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in leveraged and management buyouts, acquisition financings, growth financings, recapitalization, debt refinancing, and transitional financing transactions at the lower end of middle market companies. It structures its investments as debt and equity by investing through first and second lien loans, mezzanine debt, co-investments, select high yield bonds, senior secured bonds, unsecured bonds, and preferred and common equity. It seeks to invest in the United States. The firm primarily invests $5 million to $20 million in companies having EBITDA of $2 million or greater and revenues of $8 million to $150 million. It invests through direct lending as well as participation in loan syndicates. The firm was formerly known as GSC Investment Corp. Saratoga Investment Corp. is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Florham Park, New Jersey.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingSaratoga Investment has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $22.35, Saratoga Investment has a potential upside of 27.3% from its current price of $17.56.Amount of Analyst CoverageSaratoga Investment has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesSaratoga Investment has received 234 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesSaratoga Investment has received 282 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentSaratoga Investment has received 54.65% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Saratoga Investment and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe SAR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe SAR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipSaratoga Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.28%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSaratoga Investment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Saratoga Investment is 64.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Saratoga Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 79.60% in the coming year. This indicates that Saratoga Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Previous Next 3.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Saratoga Investment insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $302,571.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 15.70% of the stock of Saratoga Investment is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 18.27% of the stock of Saratoga Investment is held by institutions. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Saratoga Investment are expected to decrease by -1.95% in the coming year, from $2.05 to $2.01 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Saratoga Investment is 6.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.44.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Saratoga Investment is 6.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 16.89.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSaratoga Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.65. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.4Community Rank: 2.3Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 3.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.62 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Investment advice Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:SAR Previous SymbolNYSE:SHS CUSIPN/A CIK1377936 Webwww.saratogainvestmentcorp.com Phone212-906-7800Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.13 Quick Ratio0.13Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio6.63 Forward P/E Ratio8.57 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$58.45 million Price / Sales3.37 Cash Flow$2.24 per share Price / Cash Flow7.85 Book Value$27.21 per share Price / Book0.65Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.49 Net Income$55.74 million Net Margins43.11% Return on Equity8.92% Return on Assets4.56%Miscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding Shares11,220,000Market Cap$197.02 million Next Earnings Date10/14/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable $17.56 +0.31 (+1.80 %) (As of 08/10/2020 12:46 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive SAR News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SAR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) Frequently Asked Questions How has Saratoga Investment's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Saratoga Investment's stock was trading at $21.74 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SAR stock has decreased by 19.2% and is now trading at $17.56. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Saratoga Investment? 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Saratoga Investment in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Saratoga Investment. When is Saratoga Investment's next earnings date? Saratoga Investment is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 14th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Saratoga Investment. How were Saratoga Investment's earnings last quarter? Saratoga Investment Corp (NYSE:SAR) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 8th. The financial services provider reported ($2.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $2.54. The financial services provider earned $13.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.54 million. Saratoga Investment had a return on equity of 8.92% and a net margin of 43.11%. View Saratoga Investment's earnings history. How often does Saratoga Investment pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Saratoga Investment? Saratoga Investment announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.11%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 24th. View Saratoga Investment's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for SAR? 6 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Saratoga Investment's shares. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $27.00. On average, they expect Saratoga Investment's stock price to reach $22.35 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Saratoga Investment. Has Saratoga Investment been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about SAR stock has been trending very positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media 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 positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Saratoga Investment earned a coverage optimism score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Saratoga Investment. Are investors shorting Saratoga Investment? Saratoga Investment saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 82,800 shares, a drop of 34.4% from the June 30th total of 126,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 109,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's stock are short sold. View Saratoga Investment's Short Interest. Who are some of Saratoga Investment's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Saratoga Investment include Sculptor Capital Management (SCU), Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (OZM), Pzena Investment Management (PZN), Barings BDC (BBDC), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), PUYI INC/ADR (PUYI), Value Line (VALU), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG), Monroe Capital (MRCC), StoneCastle Financial (BANX), Westwood Holdings Group (WHG), Hennessy Advisors (HNNA), Manning and Napier (MN) and U.S. Global Investors (GROW). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Saratoga Investment own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Saratoga Investment investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), ANNALY CAP MGMT/SH (NLY), New Residential Investment (NRZ), NGL Energy Partners (NGL), AT&T (T), Ares Capital (ARCC), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) and CHIMERA INVT CO/SH NEW (CIM). Who are Saratoga Investment's key executives? Saratoga Investment's management team includes the following people: Mr. Christian L. Oberbeck, Chairman & CEO (Age 59)Mr. Michael J. Grisius, Pres & Director (Age 55)Mr. Henri J. Steenkamp, Chief Compliance Officer, Sec., Treasurer & CFO (Age 43)Mr. Adam Prior, Sr. VPMr. Joseph Burkhart, Managing Director of Bus. Devel. What is Saratoga Investment's stock symbol? Saratoga Investment trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SAR." Who are Saratoga Investment's major shareholders? Saratoga Investment's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include WINTON GROUP Ltd (0.66%), PFG Advisors (0.35%), Ahrens Investment Partners LLC (0.27%), Alps Advisors Inc. (0.16%), Virtus ETF Advisers LLC (0.16%) and Synovus Financial Corp (0.03%). Company insiders that own Saratoga Investment stock include (Tony) Kiernan Anthony, Christian L Oberbeck, George Cabell Williams III and Henri J Steenkamp. View institutional ownership trends for Saratoga Investment. Which major investors are selling Saratoga Investment stock? SAR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Virtus ETF Advisers LLC, Alps Advisors Inc., and PFG Advisors. View insider buying and selling activity for Saratoga Investment. Which major investors are buying Saratoga Investment stock? SAR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WINTON GROUP Ltd, Ahrens Investment Partners LLC, and Synovus Financial Corp. Company insiders that have bought Saratoga Investment stock in the last two years include (Tony) Kiernan Anthony, Christian L Oberbeck, George Cabell Williams III, and Henri J Steenkamp. View insider buying and selling activity for Saratoga Investment. How do I buy shares of Saratoga Investment? Shares of SAR 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Saratoga Investment's stock price today? One share of SAR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.56. How big of a company is Saratoga Investment? Saratoga Investment has a market capitalization of $197.02 million and generates $58.45 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $55.74 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.49 on an earnings per share basis. What is Saratoga Investment's official website? The official website for Saratoga Investment is www.saratogainvestmentcorp.com. How can I contact Saratoga Investment? Saratoga Investment's mailing address is 535 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10022. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 212-906-7800 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/10/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. 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