Stellus Capital Investment - SCM Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stellus Capital Investment in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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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Stellus Capital Investment's stock was trading at $13.26 at the start of the year. Since then, SCM shares have increased by 12.4% and is now trading at $14.91.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, March 7th 2023.
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Stellus Capital Investment Co. (NYSE:SCM) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 28th. The investment management company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.01. The investment management company earned $17.03 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.31 million. Stellus Capital Investment had a net margin of 29.96% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.80%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.29 earnings per share.

Stellus Capital Investment announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.1333 per share on Friday, April 14th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 30th.
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Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 10.69%. 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 149.53%. 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 95.81% 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."

Stellus Capital Investment's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Raymond James & Associates (0.94%), Condor Capital Management (0.52%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.41%), Sunbelt Securities Inc. (0.17%), UBS Group AG (0.07%) and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Bruce R Bilger, Dean D'angelo, J Tim Arnoult, Joshua T Davis and Robert T Ladd.
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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 $14.91.

Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) has a market capitalization of $291.49 million and generates $63.68 million in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $33.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.07 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.