NYSE:SCMStellus Capital Investment Stock Price, Forecast & News

Stellus Capital Investment's stock was trading at $10.42 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SCM stock has decreased by 21.3% and is now trading at $8.20. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stellus Capital Investment in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Stellus Capital Investment.

Stellus Capital Investment is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 14th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Stellus Capital Investment.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp (NYSE:SCM) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 3rd. The investment management company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.04. The investment management company had revenue of $15.39 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.41 million. Stellus Capital Investment had a negative net margin of 45.82% and a positive return on equity of 9.38%. View Stellus Capital Investment's earnings history.

Stellus Capital Investment declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.1133 per share on Wednesday, April 15th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 16.58%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 30th. View Stellus Capital Investment's dividend history.

4 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Stellus Capital Investment's shares. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $8.00. On average, they anticipate Stellus Capital Investment's stock price to reach $8.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.4%. View analysts' price targets for Stellus Capital Investment.

Headlines about SCM stock have trended extremely negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Stellus Capital Investment earned a media sentiment score of -4.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the investment management company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutStellus Capital Investment.

Stellus Capital Investment saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 83,200 shares, a drop of 7.7% from the April 30th total of 90,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 239,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Stellus Capital Investment's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Stellus Capital Investment include BlackRock (BLK), Bank of New York Mellon (BK), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), State Street (STT), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Northern Trust (NTRS), Franklin Resources (BEN), SEI Investments (SEIC), Ares Capital (ARCC), Eaton Vance (EV), Legg Mason (LM), Invesco (IVZ), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS) and Federated Investors (FII). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Stellus Capital Investment investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Ares Capital (ARCC), AT&T (T), NEWTEK Business Services (NEWT), New Residential Investment (NRZ), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), ARBOR RLTY TR I/SH (ABR) and AGNC Investment (AGNC).

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

Stellus Capital Investment's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (2.39%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (2.39%), Advisors Asset Management Inc. (1.39%), Virtus ETF Advisers LLC (1.10%), Raymond James & Associates (0.79%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.63%). Company insiders that own Stellus Capital Investment stock include Bruce R Bilger, J Tim Arnoult, Joshua T Davis, Robert T Ladd and W Todd Huskinson. View institutional ownership trends for Stellus Capital Investment.

SCM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UBS Group AG, Virtus ETF Advisers LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Muzinich & Co. Inc., Advisors Asset Management Inc., Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., and BlackRock Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Stellus Capital Investment.

SCM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Radcliffe Capital Management L.P., Raymond James & Associates, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Tower Research Capital LLC TRC , Legal & General Group Plc, Confluence Investment Management LLC, and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Stellus Capital Investment stock in the last two years include Bruce R Bilger, J Tim Arnoult, Joshua T Davis, Robert T Ladd, and W Todd Huskinson. View insider buying and selling activity for Stellus Capital Investment.

Shares of SCM 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.

One share of SCM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.20.

Stellus Capital Investment has a market capitalization of $159.65 million and generates $58.91 million in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $26.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.23 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Stellus Capital Investment is www.stelluscapital.com.

Stellus Capital Investment's mailing address is 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY SUITE 2200, HOUSTON TX, 77027. The investment management company can be reached via phone at 713-292-5400.