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Prospect Capital

PSEC · NASDAQ

$1.49−$0.02 (−1.32%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $1.51

About PSEC

Prospect Capital Corp is a US-based company operating in Capital Markets industry. The company is headquartered in New York City, New York. The company went IPO on 2004-07-27. Prospect Capital Corporation is a business development company that focuses on lending to and investing in private businesses. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company invests primarily in senior and subordinated secured debt and equity of private companies in need of capital for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations and other purposes. The company invests primarily in first and second lien secured loans and unsecured debt, which in some cases includes an equity component. The company invests in debt and equity positions of structured credit, which are a form of securitization in which the cash flows of a portfolio of loans are pooled and passed on to different classes of owners in various tranches. The company may also acquire controlling interests in companies in conjunction with making secured debt investments in such companies. Its investment adviser is Prospect Capital Management L.P.

Employees
0
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Listed
Jul 27, 2004
Sector
Financials
Industry
Capital Markets
Website
prospectstreet.com

PSEC key statistics

Market cap
795.39M
Price-earnings ratio
25.17
Dividend yield
41.31%
Average volume
6.40M
Volume
6.43M
Open price
$1.50
High today
$1.55
Low today
$1.48
52 Week high
$3.13
52 Week low
$1.50

Prospect Capital (PSEC) at a glance

Prospect Capital (PSEC) last traded at $1.49, with a market cap of 795.39M, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.17 and a dividend yield of 41.31%.

Today the stock has traded between $1.48 and $1.55. The current price is 0.7% above the day's low and 3.9% below its high.

Volume so far is 6.43M shares, in line with the average of 6.40M shares a day.

Over the past year Prospect Capital has ranged from $1.50 to $3.13, and now sits -1% of the way up that range.

Prospect Capital met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 5 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.15 per share against an estimate of $0.1122.

The average analyst price target is $2.04, 36.9% above the current price, from 1 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

0%of 1 analyst rating say Buy
  • Buy0.0%
  • Hold0.0%
  • Sell100.0%
Price target · 3 analystsAvg $2.04
Low
$2.02
Now
$1.49
High
$2.10

PSEC earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 5 of the last 8 quarters, by 26.4% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.23 per share against an estimate of $0.204
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.25 per share against an estimate of $0.1836
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.21 per share against an estimate of $0.1734
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.14 per share against an estimate of $0.1428
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.13 per share against an estimate of $0.1428
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.17 per share against an estimate of $0.1326
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.08 per share against an estimate of $0.1122
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.15 per share against an estimate of $0.1122

PSEC news

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Prospect Enhanced Yield Fund (Ticker: PAYIX) Marks First Anniversary with Benchmark Outperformance

  • Caroline Ryan

    Why Investors Pay Premiums for Some Private Credit Lenders — And Deep Discounts for Others

  • Press releasePRNewswire

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  • Earnings Scheduled For November 6, 2025

  • What's Next: Prospect Capital's Earnings Preview

  • Avi Kapoor

    Top 3 Financial Stocks That Are Set To Fly This Quarter

  • Earnings Scheduled For May 8, 2025

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    NewStar Exchange Acquires Newly Constructed Built-to-Rent ("BTR") Community in Charlotte, North Carolina and Launches New 1031 Delaware Statutory Trust Offering

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