Stellus Capital Investment Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stellus Capital Investment in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Stellus Capital Investment stock.
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Stellus Capital Investment saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 141,700 shares, a decline of 13.9% from the July 29th total of 164,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 59,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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Stellus Capital Investment is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October 29th 2021.
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Stellus Capital Investment Co. (NYSE:SCM) released its earnings results on Sunday, August, 1st. The investment management company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.01. Stellus Capital Investment had a net margin of 61.55% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.13%.
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Stellus Capital Investment's stock was trading at $10.42 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SCM shares have increased by 24.9% and is now trading at $13.01.
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Stellus Capital Investment announced a monthly dividend on Friday, September 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.0933 per share on Friday, December 31st. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 15th.
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Stellus Capital Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 8.09%. SCM has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Stellus Capital Investment does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 95.58%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, Stellus Capital Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 90.76% in the coming year. This indicates that Stellus Capital Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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2 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Stellus Capital Investment's shares. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $14.00. On average, they expect Stellus Capital Investment's share price to reach $14.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.6% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to Stellus Capital Investment include BlackRock (BLK), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), The Bank of New York Mellon (BK), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), State Street (STT), Northern Trust (NTRS), Franklin Resources (BEN), Invesco (IVZ), Ares Capital (ARCC), SEI Investments (SEIC), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Main Street Capital (MAIN) and Golub Capital BDC (GBDC).
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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), Newtek Business Services (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 Ares Management LLC (4.30%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.47%), Advisors Asset Management Inc. (1.28%), Cliffwater LLC (1.21%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.64%) and Gables Capital Management Inc. (0.59%). Company insiders that own Stellus Capital Investment stock include Bruce R Bilger, Dean D'angelo, J Tim Arnoult, Joshua T Davis and Robert T Ladd.
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SCM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cliffwater LLC, Gables Capital Management Inc., Legal & General Group Plc, Sanders Morris Harris LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, LPL Financial LLC, and Advisory Services Network LLC.
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SCM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Ares Management LLC, Virtus ETF Advisers LLC, Usca Ria LLC, National Asset Management Inc., Advisors Asset Management Inc., Eagle Global Advisors LLC, and Montag A & Associates Inc.. 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, and Robert T Ladd.
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Shares of SCM 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 $13.01.

Stellus Capital Investment has a market capitalization of $253.51 million and generates $56.66 million in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $20.19 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.13 on an earnings per share basis.

Stellus Capital Investment employs 2 workers across the globe.

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

Stellus Capital Investment is headquartered at 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY SUITE 2200, HOUSTON TX, 77027.

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.