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As of close of business last night, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd’s stock clocked out at $8.71, down -2.02% from its previous closing price of $8.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.5 million shares were traded. PFLT stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.8699 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.69.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of PFLT’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.94. 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.
Maxim Group Upgraded its Hold to Buy on August 12, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $12.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 909828160 and an Enterprise Value of 2152769792. As of this moment, PennantPark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.681.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PFLT is 0.96, which has changed by -0.23756433 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 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 $8.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.13%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that PFLT traded 909.27K shares on average per day over the past three months and 1451960 shares per day over the past ten 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 22.04% stake in the company. Shares short for PFLT as of 1757894400 were 1420176 with a Short Ratio of 1.56, 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
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.23, PFLT has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.22. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.1383577. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.44.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (PFLT) is underway, with the input of 8.0 analysts contributing to its current 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 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.24 and $1.11.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $67.47M. It ranges from a high estimate of $70.99M 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, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $70.35M. There is a high estimate of $74.61M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $65.5M.
A total of 6 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 $259.42M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $186.35MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $290.63M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $307.13M and the low estimate is $266.93M.
