Prospect Capital - PSEC Stock Price Target and Predictions

  • Consensus Rating: Sell
  • Consensus Price Target: $4.50
  • Forecasted Upside: -0.66%
  • Number of Analysts: 1
  • Breakdown:
  • 1 Sell Ratings
  • 0 Hold Ratings
  • 0 Buy Ratings
  • 0 Strong Buy Ratings
$4.53
▲ +0.01 (0.22%)

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Analyst Price Target for PSEC

Analyst Price Target is $4.50
▼ -0.66% Downside Potential
This price target is based on 1 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Prospect Capital in the last 3 months. The average price target is $4.50, with a high forecast of $4.50 and a low forecast of $4.50. The average price target represents a -0.66% upside from the last price of $4.53.

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Current Consensus is Sell

The current consensus among 1 polled investment analysts is to sell stock in Prospect Capital. This Sell consensus rating has held steady for over two years.

Past Monthly Recommendations

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  • 0 strong buy ratings
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  • 1 sell ratings
6/15/2023
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  • 1 sell ratings
9/13/2023
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  • 1 sell ratings
12/12/2023
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3/11/2024
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6/9/2024
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9/7/2024
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11/6/2024
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12/6/2024

Latest Recommendations

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DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/30/2024Wells Fargo & CompanyLower TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$5.00 ➝ $4.50
5/16/2024Wells Fargo & CompanyLower TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$5.50 ➝ $5.00
1/29/2024Wells Fargo & CompanyBoost TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$5.50 ➝ $5.75
2/13/2023Wells Fargo & CompanyBoost TargetUnderweight$6.00 ➝ $6.50
11/11/2022Wells Fargo & CompanyBoost TargetUnderweight$5.75 ➝ $6.00
10/24/2022Wells Fargo & CompanyLower TargetUnderweight$6.00 ➝ $5.75
4/25/2022Wells Fargo & CompanyLower TargetUnderweight$7.00 ➝ $6.50
11/9/2021Raymond JamesUpgradeUnderperform ➝ Market Perform
8/26/2021Wells Fargo & CompanyBoost TargetUnderweight$6.00 ➝ $6.50
5/13/2021Wells Fargo & CompanyBoost TargetUnderweight$5.75 ➝ $6.00
6/25/2020Wells Fargo & CompanyInitiated CoverageUnderweight$4.50
4/20/2020Raymond JamesDowngradeMarket Perform ➝ Underperform
(Data available from 12/7/2019 forward)

News Sentiment Rating

0.86 (Buy)

Our news sentiment rating is based on the average sentiment of articles about this company published in the media in the last 30 days of headlines and can range from 2 (very positive sentiment) to -2 (very negative sentiment).

News Sentiment Over Time

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  • 7 very positive mentions
  • 6 positive mentions
  • 0 negative mentions
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5/11/2024
  • 8 very positive mentions
  • 3 positive mentions
  • 1 negative mentions
  • 1 very negative mentions
6/10/2024
  • 5 very positive mentions
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  • 1 negative mentions
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7/10/2024
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8/9/2024
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9/8/2024
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10/8/2024
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11/7/2024
  • 24 very positive mentions
  • 13 positive mentions
  • 3 negative mentions
  • 0 very negative mentions
12/7/2024

Current Sentiment

  • 24 very positive mentions
  • 13 positive mentions
  • 3 negative mentions
  • 0 very negative mentions
Prospect Capital logo
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. The fund makes secured debt, senior debt, senior and secured term loans, unitranche debt, first-lien and second lien, private debt, private equity, mezzanine debt, and equity investments in private and microcap public businesses. It focuses on both primary origination and secondary loans/portfolios and invests in situations like debt financings for private equity sponsors, acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations, growth financings, bridge loans, cash flow term loans, real estate financings/investments. It also focuses on investing in small-sized and medium-sized private companies rather than large public companies. The fund typically invests across all industry sectors, with a particular expertise in the energy and industrial sectors. It invests in aerospace and defense, chemicals, conglomerate services, consumer services, ecological, electronics, financial services, machinery, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, retail, software, specialty minerals, textiles and leather, transportation, oil and gas production, coal production, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, information technology, utilities, pipeline, storage, power generation and distribution, renewable and clean energy, oilfield services, healthcare, food and beverage, education, business services, and other select sectors. It prefers to invest in the United States and Canada. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million to $500 million per transaction in companies with EBITDA between $5 million and $150 million, sales value between $25 million and $500 million, and enterprise value between $5 million and $1000 million. It fund also co-invests for larger deals. The fund seeks control acquisitions by providing multiple levels of the capital structure. The fund focuses on sole, agented, club, or syndicated deals.
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Today's Range

Now: $4.53
Low: $4.47
High: $4.54

50 Day Range

MA: $4.95
Low: $4.27
High: $5.35

52 Week Range

Now: $4.53
Low: $4.15
High: $6.30

Volume

2,625,159 shs

Average Volume

4,961,354 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.98 billion

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

11.79%

Beta

0.97

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Prospect Capital?

The following Wall Street sell-side analysts have issued stock ratings on Prospect Capital in the last year: StockNews.com, and Wells Fargo & Company.
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What is the current price target for Prospect Capital?

0 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Prospect Capital in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $4.50, suggesting a possible downside of 0.7%. Wells Fargo & Company has the highest price target set, predicting PSEC will reach $4.50 in the next twelve months. Wells Fargo & Company has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $4.50 for Prospect Capital in the next year.
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What is the current consensus analyst rating for Prospect Capital?

Prospect Capital currently has 1 sell rating from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Sell." A "sell" rating indicates that analysts believe PSEC will underperform the market and that investors should sell shares of Prospect Capital.
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How do I contact Prospect Capital's investor relations team?

Prospect Capital's physical mailing address is 10 EAST 40TH STREET 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10016. The financial services provider's listed phone number is (212) 448-0702 and its investor relations email address is [email protected]. The official website for Prospect Capital is www.prospectstreet.com. Learn More about contacing Prospect Capital investor relations.