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The price of PennantPark Investment Corporation (NYSE: PNNT) closed at $5.84 in the last session, down -0.17% from day before closing price of $5.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. PNNT stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.915 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.83.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PNNT’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 7.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 0.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.59 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.59.
On August 13, 2025, Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $6.25.
Compass Point Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on May 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $5.75.
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 Dec 08 ’25 when Flug Jeffrey sold 121,533 shares for $5.92 per share. The transaction valued at 719,123 led to the insider holds 32,382 shares of the business.
Flug Jeffrey sold 20,000 shares of PNNT for $117,040 on Dec 05 ’25. The Director now owns 153,915 shares after completing the transaction at $5.85 per share. On Dec 08 ’25, another insider, Jeffrey Flug, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 121,533 shares for $5.91 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PNNT now has a Market Capitalization of 381329216 and an Enterprise Value of 1068429184. As of this moment, PennantPark’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.731.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PNNT is 0.64, which has changed by -0.16428572 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13153219 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PNNT has reached a high of $7.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.00%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PNNT traded on average about 629.88K shares per day over the past 3-months and 752550 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 65.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 63.18M. Insiders hold about 3.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 19.40% stake in the company. Shares short for PNNT as of 1764288000 were 3219858 with a Short Ratio of 5.11, compared to 1761868800 on 3319733. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3219858 and a Short% of Float of 5.1.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PNNT is 0.96, which was 0.96 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.16410257. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.84.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of PennantPark Investment Corporation (PNNT) is currently being evaluated by a team of 8.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.17, with high estimates of $0.19 and low estimates of $0.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.69 and $0.57 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.65. EPS for the following year is $0.63, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $0.68 and $0.55.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $29.32M. It ranges from a high estimate of $30.94M to a low estimate of $27.82M. As of. The current estimate, PennantPark Investment Corporation’s year-ago sales were $34.21MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $28.46M. There is a high estimate of $30.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $25.75M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PNNT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $119.29M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $102.83M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $112.18M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $122.38MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $109.37M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $120.1M and the low estimate is $96.8M.
