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After finishing at $20.14 in the prior trading day, FS KKR Capital Corp (NYSE: FSK) closed at $20.24, up 0.50%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.26 million shares were traded. FSK stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.405 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.1.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FSK by taking a closer look at its different ratios.
On March 17, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $21 to $19.
B. Riley Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on December 11, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $21.50.
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 May 29 ’25 when Hopkins Jerel A bought 700 shares for $21.23 per share. The transaction valued at 14,864 led to the insider holds 9,354 shares of the business.
Hopkins Jerel A bought 500 shares of FSK for $10,732 on Dec 06 ’24. The Director now owns 8,642 shares after completing the transaction at $21.46 per share. On Dec 05 ’24, another insider, Pietrzak Daniel, who serves as the Co-President and CIO of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $21.31 each. As a result, the insider paid 106,550 and bolstered with 49,800 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, FSK now has a Market Capitalization of 5668535296 and an Enterprise Value of 13156544512. As of this moment, FS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.799.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FSK is 1.02, which has changed by 0.056367397 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FSK has reached a high of $24.03, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.93%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.20M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1451600 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 280.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 277.22M. Insiders hold about 0.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 30.70% stake in the company. Shares short for FSK as of 1752537600 were 5467402 with a Short Ratio of 4.55, compared to 1749772800 on 6408116. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5467402 and a Short% of Float of 1.96.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FSK’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.56, compared to 2.61 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.12711023The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 13.29. The current Payout Ratio is 138.80% for FSK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-06-16 when the company split stock in a 1:4 ratio.
