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The price of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (NYSE: PFLT) closed at $9.28 in the last session, up 0.22% from day before closing price of $9.26. In other words, the price has increased by $0.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.03 million shares were traded. PFLT stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.26.
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 8.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.66. 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 920742080 and an Enterprise Value of 2209324032. As of this moment, PennantPark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.91.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PFLT is 0.95, which has changed by -0.16950673 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18258524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PFLT has reached a high of $11.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.02%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PFLT traded on average about 1.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1378680 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 22.56% stake in the company. Shares short for PFLT as of 1760486400 were 1990746 with a Short Ratio of 1.73, compared to 1757894400 on 1420176. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1990746 and a Short% of Float of 2.02.
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 0.13282937. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.45.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 8.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. 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 $1.16, 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.
