Prospect Capital (RK8) Stock Price & Analysis
RK8 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 1.42 - EUR 1.42
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 1.29 - EUR 2.60
- Previous Close
- EUR 1.36
- Volume
- 0
- Average Volume (3M)
- 1,472
- Market Cap
- EUR 766.97M
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 4.58B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 43.57M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 1.86B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 28.7
- Beta
- 0.70
- Next Earnings
- Nov 11, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 0.09
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 29.94%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Credit Quality And Secured Portfolio
The high share of senior secured investments and very low nonaccruals indicate meaningful downside protection and disciplined underwriting. These features can support recoveries during borrower stress, reduce realized credit losses, and help preserve recurring investment income across market cycles.
Liquidity And Balance-sheet Flexibility
Substantial liquidity, diversified bank commitments, and a large pool of unencumbered assets give PSEC capacity to meet obligations and fund new investments. This flexibility can support portfolio management through credit cycles while reducing reliance on immediate asset sales or constrained financing.
Successful Investment Track Record And Exit Execution
The long history of investing and exiting private-market positions demonstrates established sourcing, underwriting, and portfolio-management capabilities. Consistent realized returns and substantial cumulative deployment provide a durable platform for recycling capital and pursuing future income-generating investments.
Bears Say
Highly Volatile Earnings And Revenue
Sharp swings in revenue and recurring losses in some periods reduce confidence in the stability and quality of reported earnings. This volatility can make dividend coverage, capital accumulation, and internal funding less predictable even when recent operating results improve.
High Proportion Of Unsecured Funding
A high reliance on unsecured debt and preferred funding increases sensitivity to refinancing conditions and creditor perceptions, even with diversified access. If funding costs rise or market access weakens, interest expense could pressure net investment income and limit balance-sheet flexibility.
Concentration In Middle-market Lending
The concentration in middle-market lending ties a large share of portfolio performance to the health of one borrower segment. A broad downturn affecting these companies could increase defaults, reduce investment valuations, and constrain the pace or profitability of new originations.
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Company Description
Prospect Capital
Prospect Capital Corporation operates as a Business Development Company (BDC), providing diverse financing solutions predominantly to the middle market. The firm engages in a broad spectrum of investment activities, including growth capital, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancing, and turnaround situations for mature, emerging, and later-stage companies. Its specialized offerings encompass mezzanine financing, subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), cash flow term loans, marketplace lending, and bridge transactions. Beyond corporate finance, Prospect Capital also allocates capital to real estate, with a specific focus on multi-family residential assets. The company deploys a variety of investment instruments, such as secured debt (including senior, unitranche, first-lien, and second-lien), private debt, mezzanine debt, and direct equity, primarily targeting private and microcap public businesses. Its investment strategy involves both primary originations and the acquisition of secondary loan portfolios, supporting situations like private equity-backed financings, corporate expansion, dividend recapitalizations, and real estate ventures. The firm intentionally concentrates on small and medium-sized private companies, rather than large public corporations. Prospect Capital maintains a diversified investment portfolio spanning numerous industries, with notable expertise in the energy and industrial sectors. Its extensive reach covers areas from aerospace and financial services to healthcare, technology, and consumer goods. Geographically, its operations are concentrated within the United States and Canada. Typically, PSEC commits between $10 million and $500 million per transaction. It seeks out companies with an EBITDA between $5 million and $150 million, sales figures ranging from $25 million to $500 million, and an enterprise value between $5 million and $1000 million. The BDC is also open to co-investing in larger opportunities. Prospect Capital often aims for control acquisitions by participating across various levels of a company's capital structure and engages in sole, agented, club, or syndicated deal arrangements.
- Sector
- Financial
- Industry
- Asset Management
- CEO
- John Francis Barry
- Employees
- 130
- Website
- www.prospectstreet.com
- Address
- 10 East 40th Street, New York City, NY, 10016, US
Prospect Capital (RK8) Earnings & Revenues
RK8 Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call emphasized strong credit performance, liquidity, long-term track record, a successful exit (Valley Electric) with high realized returns, a meaningful reduction in higher-risk exposures, and active initiatives to capture operational upside via AI. Most financial and portfolio metrics (low nonaccruals, low realized loss rate, high percentage of senior secured loans, significant unencumbered assets, diversified funding) were presented positively. The primary negatives were a flat quarter-over-quarter NII, a high proportion of unsecured funding (though diversified), concentration in middle market lending, limited software exposure, and only modest net originations in the quarter. Overall, the positive operational and credit metrics and the successful portfolio exit and liquidity position outweigh the limited near-term growth and concentration risks.
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Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Moving Averages | 4 | 0 | 8 |