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Prospect Capital NasdaqGS:PSEC Stock Report

Last Price

US$5.49

Market Cap

US$2.3b

7D

0.5%

1Y

-20.4%

Updated

27 Mar, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Prospect Capital Corporation

NasdaqGS:PSEC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.3b

PSEC Stock Overview

Prospect Capital Corporation is a business development company.

PSEC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends2/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Prospect Capital
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$5.49
52 Week HighUS$6.99
52 Week LowUS$5.03
Beta0.99
1 Month Change-1.79%
3 Month Change-9.11%
1 Year Change-20.43%
3 Year Change-28.42%
5 Year Change-16.31%
Change since IPO-63.40%

Recent News & Updates

Prospect Capital: 13.4% Dividend Yield, But Will NAV Dip Forever?

Feb 12

Prospect Capital: 3 Reasons To Buy This Mediocre 12% Yield (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 26

Prospect Capital: Attractive Entry Point For Investors Willing To Take Risk

Jan 14

Recent updates

Prospect Capital: 13.4% Dividend Yield, But Will NAV Dip Forever?

Feb 12

Prospect Capital: 3 Reasons To Buy This Mediocre 12% Yield (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 26

Prospect Capital: Attractive Entry Point For Investors Willing To Take Risk

Jan 14

Prospect Capital announces additions to non-traded preferred stock offering

Oct 07

Prospect Capital goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Sep 26

Prospect Capital exceeds $1B preferred fundraising milestone and upsizes extended credit facility to $1.584B

Sep 09

Prospect Capital NII EPS of $0.21 beats by $0.03, total Investment Income of $184.62M beats by $8.02M

Aug 29

The Best Way To Invest In Prospect Capital

Aug 21

Prospect Capital: Deep Value Alert, Dividend Hike Could Come Soon

Aug 08

Opportunity: Investment Grade Bond, +8% Yield From Prospect Capital

Jul 20

Prospect Capital: A Dividend Cut Could Come Soon

Jun 26

Prospect Capital: The Superstar Stock You Do Not Want To Miss

Apr 28

Prospect Capital: 8% Yield, 21% Discount, Steady Dividends

Feb 13

Prospect Capital: A Value Trap

Jan 06

Prospect Capital: Preferred Offers Attractive Risk-Reward

Sep 07

Prospect Capital: 9% Yield, 18% Discount, Monthly Payer

Aug 29

Prospect Capital: Not Yet A Buy But No Longer Fool's Gold

Jul 19

Prospect Capital: 8% Yield, 5% Discount, Outperforming Monthly Payer

Jun 18

Prospect Capital NII beats by $0.02, beats on total investment income

May 10

Prospect Capital prices $325M of 3.706% notes due 2026

Jan 14

Prospect Capital offers to repurchase $20M of 6.375% convertible notes

Dec 28

Prospect Capital buys $25M of notes issued by KM2 Solutions

Dec 22

Prospect Capital launches tender offer for $162.9M of convertible notes

Dec 16

Prospect Capital offers to buy back up to $40M of notes

Nov 17

Prospect Capital: Cheap Valuation, But The Discount Is Warranted

Nov 14

Prospect Capital declares $0.06 dividend

Nov 09

Shareholder Returns

PSECUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D0.5%2.5%0.6%
1Y-20.4%33.6%29.5%

Return vs Industry: PSEC underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 33.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: PSEC underperformed the US Market which returned 29.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is PSEC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
PSEC volatility
PSEC Average Weekly Movement3.8%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement3.3%
Market Average Movement6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: PSEC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: PSEC's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2004n/aJohn Barryhttps://www.prospectstreet.com/corporate-profile/

Prospect Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in middle market, mature, mezzanine finance, later stage, emerging growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnaround, growth capital, development, capital expenditures and subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, cash flow term loans, market place lending and bridge transactions. It also makes real estate investments particularly in multi-family residential real estate asset class.

Prospect Capital Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Prospect Capital's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
PSEC fundamental statistics
Market capUS$2.27b
Earnings (TTM)-US$80.32m
Revenue (TTM)US$883.81m

2.6x

P/S Ratio

-28.4x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
PSEC income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$883.81m
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$883.81m
Other ExpensesUS$964.13m
Earnings-US$80.32m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.19
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin-9.09%
Debt/Equity Ratio47.6%

How did PSEC perform over the long term?

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Dividends

13.1%

Current Dividend Yield

-363%

Payout Ratio

Does PSEC pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy PSEC by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Prospect Capital dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateApr 25 2024
Dividend Pay DateMay 21 2024
Days until Ex dividend28 days
Days until Dividend pay date54 days

Does PSEC pay a reliable dividends?

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