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The price of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (NYSE: PFLT) closed at $8.63 in the last session, down -1.93% from day before closing price of $8.8. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.5 million shares were traded. PFLT stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.818 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.6.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PFLT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.74 and its Current Ratio is at 2.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.28.
On May 13, 2025, Ladenburg Thalmann Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $10.50.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 21 ’25 when Briones Jose A bought 1,480 shares for $10.13 per share. The transaction valued at 14,995 led to the insider holds 330,918 shares of the business.
Briones Jose A bought 9,840 shares of PFLT for $99,925 on May 14 ’25. The Director now owns 329,438 shares after completing the transaction at $10.15 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PFLT now has a Market Capitalization of 856250432 and an Enterprise Value of 2144832384. As of this moment, PennantPark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.35 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.649.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PFLT is 0.95, which has changed by -0.26113015 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15822446 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PFLT has reached a high of $11.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.41%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PFLT traded on average about 996.26K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1716420 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 99.22M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.25M. Insiders hold about 0.97% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 22.18% stake in the company. Shares short for PFLT as of 1757894400 were 1420176 with a Short Ratio of 1.43, compared to 1755216000 on 1281079. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1420176 and a Short% of Float of 1.4400001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PFLT is 1.22, which was 1.23 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.13977273. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.45.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (PFLT) is currently being evaluated by 7.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.29, with high estimates of $0.31 and low estimates of $0.27.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.2 and $1.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.18. EPS for the following year is $1.17, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.24 and $1.11.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $66.63M. It ranges from a high estimate of $68.9M to a low estimate of $64.29M. As of. The current estimate, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd’s year-ago sales were $55.52MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $69.07M. There is a high estimate of $72.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $65.5M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PFLT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $261.4M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $256.74M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $259.08M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $186.35MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $284.22M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $302M and the low estimate is $266.93M.
