Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is a business development company that provides customized financing to privately owned middle-market companies. The company primarily invests in debt, including first-lien, second-lien and unitranche loans, and may also make equity investments alongside its loans.

Stellus Capital Investment typically focuses on established companies across a range of industries, with investments designed to support acquisitions, recapitalizations, growth initiatives and other corporate purposes. Its portfolio companies are generally located in the United States and operate in diverse sectors of the economy.

The company is externally managed by Stellus Capital Management, an investment adviser specializing in private credit and middle-market investing. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation began operations in 2012 and is structured as a regulated investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.76 to $7.93
• 50-Day Range: $7.06 to $8.88
• 52-Week Range: $6.83 to $13.84
• Volume: 78,512 shs
• Average Volume: 211,643 shs
• Market Capitalization: $222.57 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.66
• Dividend Yield: 12.80%
• Price Target: $9.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Stellus Capital Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stellus Capital Investment scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 332nd out of 835 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Stellus Capital Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Stellus Capital Investment has a consensus price target of $9.25, representing about 18.4% upside from its current price of $7.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Stellus Capital Investment are expected to decrease by -0.95% in the coming year, from $1.05 to $1.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 7.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 7.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.24.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Stellus Capital Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.61. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.93% of the float of Stellus Capital Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stellus Capital Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.15.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stellus Capital Investment has recently decreased by 1.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Stellus Capital Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 12.57%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Stellus Capital Investment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 98.04%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Stellus Capital Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 96.15% in the coming year. This indicates that Stellus Capital Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Stellus Capital Investment has a news sentiment score of 0.70. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Stellus Capital Investment this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for SCM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Stellus Capital Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $13,773.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0062% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Stellus Capital Investment insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $13,773.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.24% of the stock of Stellus Capital Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

13.22% of the stock of Stellus Capital Investment is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/09/2026
• 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:SCM
• CIK: 1551901
• Web: www.stelluscapital.com
• Phone: (713) 292-5400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 599
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Stellus Capital Investment: $9.25
• High Price Target: $10.50
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.44
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $27.05 million
• Net Margins: 30.66%
• Pretax Margin: 30.66%
• Return on Equity: 9.09%
• Return on Assets: 3.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.04
• Current Ratio: 0.06
• Quick Ratio: 0.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $102.14 million
• Price / Sales: 2.18
• Cash Flow: $1.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.59
• Book Value: $12.82 per share
• Price / Book: 0.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,480,000
• Free Float: 27,272,000
• Market Cap: $222.57 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.67