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After finishing at $62.49 in the prior trading day, Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) closed at $61.77, down -1.15%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. MAIN stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.01.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MAIN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.85 and its Current Ratio is at 1.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
On June 30, 2023, Hovde Group Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform but kept the price unchanged to $45.
On December 19, 2022, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $40.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on December 19, 2022, with a $40 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’25 when Meserve Nicholas bought 14,000 shares for $67.15 per share.
Meserve Nicholas sold 14,000 shares of MAIN for $940,100 on Aug 14 ’25. The MANAGING DIRECTOR now owns 82,383 shares after completing the transaction at $67.15 per share. On Jun 27 ’25, another insider, Morris Jesse E, who serves as the EVP AND COO of the company, sold 35,000 shares for $59.37 each. As a result, the insider received 2,077,789 and left with 235,698 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MAIN now has a Market Capitalization of 5588504576 and an Enterprise Value of 7665166848. As of this moment, Main’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.73.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MAIN is 0.85, which has changed by 0.21954596 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15927899 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MAIN has reached a high of $67.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $46.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.92%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 525.86K shares per day over the past 3-months and 470910 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 89.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 85.86M. Insiders hold about 3.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 22.45% stake in the company. Shares short for MAIN as of 1757894400 were 4991341 with a Short Ratio of 9.49, compared to 1755216000 on 5315378. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4991341 and a Short% of Float of 5.81.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MAIN’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.97, compared to 3.28 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.047527604. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.26.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 7.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.99, with high estimates of $1.02 and low estimates of $0.96.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.12 and $3.87 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.02. EPS for the following year is $3.97, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $4.01 and $3.92.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $140.49M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $142.86M to a low estimate of $135.5M. As of. The current estimate, Main Street Capital Corporation’s year-ago sales were $136.82MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $142.28M. There is a high estimate of $145.49M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $135.9M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MAIN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $569.38M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $552.5M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $563.64M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $541.03MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $583.18M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $600M and the low estimate is $553.74M.
