NYSE:SCMStellus Capital 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 Stellus Capital Investment Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $8.63 +0.23 (+2.74 %) (As of 08/10/2020 11:47 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$8.47Now: $8.63▼$8.7450-Day Range$7.22MA: $7.75▼$8.1852-Week Range$4.10Now: $8.63▼$15.04Volume867 shsAverage Volume149,023 shsMarket Capitalization$168.20 millionP/E Ratio27.84Dividend Yield11.90%Beta1.17 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in private middle-market companies. It invests through first lien, second lien, unitranche, and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. The fund seeks to invest in companies with an EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingStellus Capital Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $8.00, Stellus Capital Investment has a potential downside of 7.3% from its current price of $8.63.Amount of Analyst CoverageStellus Capital Investment has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesStellus Capital Investment has received 289 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesStellus Capital Investment has received 345 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentStellus Capital Investment has received 54.42% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Stellus Capital Investment and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe SCM will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe SCM will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipStellus Capital Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.90%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthStellus Capital Investment has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 81.30%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Stellus Capital Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 91.74% in the coming year. This indicates that Stellus Capital 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, Stellus Capital Investment insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $368,730.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 5.41% of the stock of Stellus Capital Investment is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 14.29% of the stock of Stellus Capital Investment is held by institutions. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Stellus Capital Investment are expected to decrease by -0.91% in the coming year, from $1.10 to $1.09 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 27.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 15.69.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 27.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 16.44.Price to Book Value per Share RatioStellus Capital Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.60. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.1Community Rank: 2.3Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 3.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.74 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Investors, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryAsset Management & Custody Banks SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:SCM Previous Symbol CUSIP85856810 CIK1551901 Webwww.stelluscapital.com Phone713-292-5400Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.79 Current Ratio0.14 Quick Ratio0.14Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio27.84 Forward P/E Ratio7.85 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$58.91 million Price / Sales2.86 Cash Flow$2.05 per share Price / Cash Flow4.22 Book Value$14.31 per share Price / Book0.60Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.23 Net Income$26.44 million Net Margins10.29% Return on Equity9.60% Return on Assets3.83%Miscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding Shares19,490,000Market Cap$168.20 million Next Earnings Date11/5/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $8.63 +0.23 (+2.74 %) (As of 08/10/2020 11:47 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive SCM News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) Frequently Asked Questions How has Stellus Capital Investment's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Stellus Capital Investment's stock was trading at $10.42 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SCM stock has decreased by 17.2% and is now trading at $8.63. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Stellus Capital Investment? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stellus Capital Investment in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Stellus Capital Investment. When is Stellus Capital Investment's next earnings date? Stellus Capital Investment is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Stellus Capital Investment. How were Stellus Capital Investment's earnings last quarter? Stellus Capital Investment Corp (NYSE:SCM) issued its earnings results on Friday, July, 31st. The investment management company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.05. The investment management company had revenue of $13.84 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.49 million. Stellus Capital Investment had a net margin of 10.29% and a return on equity of 9.60%. View Stellus Capital Investment's earnings history. How often does Stellus Capital Investment pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Stellus Capital Investment? Stellus Capital Investment announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 11.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 14th. View Stellus Capital Investment's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for SCM? 4 brokers have issued 1-year 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 year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.3%. View analysts' price targets for Stellus Capital Investment. Has Stellus Capital Investment been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about SCM stock has been trending very positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring 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 closest to five being the most favorable. Stellus Capital Investment earned a coverage optimism score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the investment management company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Stellus Capital Investment. Are investors shorting Stellus Capital Investment? Stellus Capital Investment saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 124,500 shares, a decrease of 7.1% from the July 15th total of 134,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 149,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Stellus Capital Investment's Short Interest. Who are some of Stellus Capital Investment's key competitors? 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), Invesco (IVZ), Legg Mason (LM), Eaton Vance (EV), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS) and Federated Investors (FII). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Stellus Capital Investment own? 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). Who are Stellus Capital Investment's key executives? Stellus Capital Investment's management team includes the following people: Mr. Robert T. Ladd, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 63)Mr. W. Todd Huskinson CPA, Treasurer, Sec., Chief Compliance Officer & CFO (Age 55)Mr. Vince Gwon, Mang. of Fin. & Operations What is Stellus Capital Investment's stock symbol? Stellus Capital Investment trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SCM." Who are Stellus Capital Investment's major shareholders? Stellus Capital Investment's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (2.01%), WINTON GROUP Ltd (0.59%), UBS Group AG (0.30%), Virtus ETF Advisers LLC (0.19%) and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (0.18%). Company insiders that own Stellus Capital Investment stock include Bruce R Bilger, Dean D'angelo, J Tim Arnoult, Joshua T Davis, Robert T Ladd and W Todd Huskinson. View institutional ownership trends for Stellus Capital Investment. Which institutional investors are selling Stellus Capital Investment stock? SCM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Virtus ETF Advisers LLC, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., and UBS Group AG. View insider buying and selling activity for Stellus Capital Investment. Which institutional investors are buying Stellus Capital Investment stock? SCM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WINTON GROUP Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Stellus Capital Investment stock in the last two years include Bruce R Bilger, Dean D'angelo, J Tim Arnoult, Joshua T Davis, Robert T Ladd, and W Todd Huskinson. View insider buying and selling activity for Stellus Capital Investment. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Stellus Capital Investment's stock price today? One share of SCM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.63. How big of a company is Stellus Capital Investment? Stellus Capital Investment has a market capitalization of $168.20 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. What is Stellus Capital Investment's official website? The official website for Stellus Capital Investment is www.stelluscapital.com. How can I contact Stellus Capital Investment? 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. 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. 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