Stellus Capital Investment Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stellus Capital Investment in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Stellus Capital Investment stock.
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Stellus Capital Investment saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 76,800 shares, a decline of 21.1% from the December 31st total of 97,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 96,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Stellus Capital Investment is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 4th 2021.
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Stellus Capital Investment will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, March 4th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Stellus Capital Investment Co. (NYSE:SCM) released its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 4th. The investment management company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.01. The investment management company had revenue of $14.02 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.94 million. Stellus Capital Investment had a net margin of 8.91% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.70%.
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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 increased by 13.7% and is now trading at $11.85.
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Stellus Capital Investment announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.0833 per share on Thursday, April 15th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 30th.
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Stellus Capital Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 8.59%. 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 strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 81.30%. 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 91.74% in the coming year. This indicates that Stellus Capital Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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4 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Stellus Capital Investment's shares. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect Stellus Capital Investment's share price to reach $10.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 15.6%.
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Some companies that are related to Stellus Capital Investment include BlackRock (BLK), The Bank of New York Mellon (BK), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), State Street (STT), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Northern Trust (NTRS), Franklin Resources (BEN), C3.ai (AI), Invesco (IVZ), Eaton Vance (EV), SEI Investments (SEIC), Ares Capital (ARCC), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS) and Prospect Capital (PSEC).
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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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Ares Management LLC (2.72%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.83%), BlackRock Inc. (0.75%), Advisory Research Inc. (0.31%), Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (0.13%) and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (0.10%). 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 Advisory Research Inc., Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Virtus ETF Advisers LLC, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., and Wells Fargo & Company MN.
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SCM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ares Management LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Advisory Services Network LLC, Sowell Financial Services LLC, National Asset Management Inc., FNY Investment Advisers LLC, and BlackRock 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 $11.85.

Stellus Capital Investment has a market capitalization of $230.91 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 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.