XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust invests in a dynamically managed portfolio of floating-rate credit instruments and other structured credit investments within the private markets. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of managed assets in senior secured loans, CLO debt and CLO equity. The Trust seeks attractive total return with an emphasis on income generation across multiple stages of the credit cycle. There can be no assurance that the Trust will achieve its investment objective, and you could lose some or all of your investment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.67 to $5.74
• 50-Day Range: $5.28 to $6.44
• 52-Week Range: $4.76 to $7.30
• Volume: 438,413 shs
• Average Volume: 560,619 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 6.57
• Dividend Yield: 17.14%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust scored higher than 9% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust is 6.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.96.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust is 6.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Miscellaneous sector average P/E ratio of about 0.99.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has recently increased by 130.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has a dividend yield of 0.10%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust is 112.64%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has recently increased by 130.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.50

News Sentiment

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has a news sentiment score of -0.50. 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 0.08 average news sentiment score of Miscellaneous companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for XFLT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $31,990.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

XFLT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have XFLT shares performed this year?

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust's stock was trading at $6.64 at the start of the year. Since then, XFLT stock has decreased by 13.9% and is now trading at $5.7160.
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Who are XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust include Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. and M&T Bank Corp. Insiders that own company stock include John Yogi Spence and Theodore J Brombach.
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How do I buy shares of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust?

Shares of XFLT 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 XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust investors own include Medtronic (MDT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund (UTF), Black Stone Minerals (BSM) and Ares Capital (ARCC).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/1 Dividend: 4/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend: 4/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/01/2025
• Today: 5/03/2025
• Record date for 6/2 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/02/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Miscellaneous
• Industry: Investment Trusts & Mutual Funds
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:XFLT
• CIK: 1703079
• Web: www.xainvestments.com
• Phone: 312-374-6930
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 147,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.57
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $57.70 million
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A