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

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stellus Capital Investment in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" SCM shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SCM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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4 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Stellus Capital Investment's shares. Their SCM share price forecasts range from $14.25 to $14.25. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $14.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.8% from the stock's current price.
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Stellus Capital Investment's stock was trading at $13.26 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, SCM shares have increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $13.60.
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Stellus Capital Investment saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 148,100 shares, a decrease of 29.1% from the August 31st total of 208,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 147,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 2nd 2023.
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Stellus Capital Investment Co. (NYSE:SCM) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 9th. The investment management company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.03. The investment management company earned $26.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $25.71 million. Stellus Capital Investment had a net margin of 17.40% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.33%.

Stellus Capital Investment announced a monthly dividend on Friday, July 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.1333 per share on Friday, October 13th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 28th.
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Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF holds 19,813 shares of SCM stock, representing 1.44% of its portfolio.

Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 11.76%. SCM has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 197.53%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, SCM will have a dividend payout ratio of 86.96% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Stellus Capital Investment investors own include AT&T (T), Ares Capital (ARCC), Energy Transfer (ET), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Main Street Capital (MAIN), New Residential Investment (NRZ), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Prospect Capital (PSEC), NewtekOne (NEWT) and Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC).

Stellus Capital Investment trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SCM."

Shares of SCM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SCM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.60.

Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) has a market capitalization of $306.82 million and generates $75.11 million in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $14.49 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.81 on an earnings per share basis.

Stellus Capital Investment's mailing address is 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY SUITE 2200, HOUSTON TX, 77027. The official website for the company is www.stelluscapital.com. The investment management company can be reached via phone at (713) 292-5400.