NYSE:SCM Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) Stock Price, News & Analysis $14.44 +0.21 (+1.48%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:47 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.44 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:33 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Stellus Capital Investment Stock (NYSE:SCM) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get SCM alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$14.16▼$14.5050-Day Range$12.68▼$14.4452-Week Range$11.19▼$15.56Volume91,371 shsAverage Volume156,414 shsMarket Capitalization$410.38 millionP/E Ratio10.03Dividend Yield11.08%Price Target$13.00Consensus RatingHold Company Overview 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 prefers to invest in US and Canada. The fund seeks to invest in companies with an EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million. Read More Stellus Capital Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks29th Percentile Overall ScoreSCM MarketRank™: Stellus Capital Investment scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2356th out of 2,763 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingStellus Capital Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageStellus Capital Investment has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Stellus Capital Investment's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-16.67% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Stellus Capital Investment are expected to decrease by -16.67% in the coming year, from $1.74 to $1.45 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 10.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.53.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 10.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.07.Price to Book Value per Share RatioStellus Capital Investment has a P/B Ratio of 1.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Stellus Capital Investment's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.99% of the float of Stellus Capital Investment has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverStellus Capital Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Stellus Capital Investment has recently decreased by 19.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipStellus Capital Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.24%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthStellus Capital Investment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Stellus Capital Investment is 111.11%. 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 110.34% in the coming year. This indicates that Stellus Capital Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Stellus Capital Investment's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted0.99% of the float of Stellus Capital Investment has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverStellus Capital Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Stellus Capital Investment has recently decreased by 19.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.55 News SentimentStellus Capital Investment has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Stellus Capital Investment this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 6 people have searched for SCM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Stellus Capital Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Stellus Capital Investment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.99% of the stock of Stellus Capital Investment is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 13.22% of the stock of Stellus Capital Investment is held by institutions.Read more about Stellus Capital Investment's insider trading history. Receive SCM Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Stellus Capital Investment and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SCM Stock News HeadlinesStellus Capital Investment Corporation Announces $0.40 Third Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend, Payable Monthly in Increments of $0.1333 in August, September, and October 2025July 2 at 7:21 PM | prnewswire.com5 ETFs Paying More Than Double US Treasuries (All Over 9% Yield)July 2 at 9:49 AM | 247wallst.comElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... Again Back in 2018, when Jeff Brown told everyone to buy Tesla… The "experts" said Elon was finished and Tesla was headed for bankruptcy. Now they're saying the same thing, but Jeff has uncovered Tesla's next breakthrough. | Brownstone Research (Ad)Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to "Hold" RatingJune 29, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comSCM Stellus Capital Investment Corporation - Seeking AlphaJune 27, 2025 | seekingalpha.comGet Paid 10%+ a Year? These Monthly Dividend Stocks Actually DeliverJune 17, 2025 | 247wallst.comThese 5 Monthly ETFs Yield Over 9% — and No One Talks About ThemJune 13, 2025 | 247wallst.comStellus Capital: A 10-15% Dividend Cut Is PossibleMay 27, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines SCM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SCM shares performed this year? Stellus Capital Investment's stock was trading at $13.76 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SCM stock has increased by 4.9% and is now trading at $14.44. How were Stellus Capital Investment's earnings last quarter? Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE:SCM) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 12th. The investment management company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37. The investment management company earned $24.95 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $26.76 million. Stellus Capital Investment had a net margin of 36.35% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.93%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of Stellus Capital Investment? Shares of SCM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Stellus Capital Investment own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stellus Capital Investment investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Rithm Capital (RITM), NVIDIA (NVDA), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Ares Capital (ARCC) and Meta Platforms (META). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/12/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend5/30/2025Record date for 6/13 Dividend6/02/2025Dividend Payable6/13/2025Today7/03/2025Record date for 8/15 Dividend7/31/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/06/2025Dividend Payable8/15/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry FIN - SBIC&COMMRL Sub-IndustryAsset Management & Custody Banks Current SymbolNYSE:SCM CIK1551901 Webwww.stelluscapital.com Phone(713) 292-5400FaxN/AEmployees599Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$13.00 High Stock Price Target$13.00 Low Stock Price Target$13.00 Potential Upside/Downside-10.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.44 Trailing P/E Ratio10.03 Forward P/E Ratio8.30 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$45.85 million Net Margins36.35% Pretax Margin36.17% Return on Equity11.93% Return on Assets4.46% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.09 Current Ratio0.08 Quick Ratio0.08 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$104.74 million Price / Sales3.92 Cash Flow$1.76 per share Price / Cash Flow8.19 Book Value$13.67 per share Price / Book1.06Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares28,420,000Free Float27,282,000Market Cap$410.38 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.88 Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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