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After finishing at $10.18 in the prior trading day, New Mountain Finance Corp (NASDAQ: NMFC) closed at $10.05, down -1.28%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. NMFC stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.965.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NMFC by taking a closer look at its different ratios.
On April 18, 2023, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $13 to $11.
On October 14, 2022, B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $11.50.B. Riley Securities initiated its Neutral rating on October 14, 2022, with a $11.50 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 Mar 06 ’25 when Ogens David bought 5,000 shares for $11.32 per share. The transaction valued at 56,600 led to the insider holds 189,020 shares of the business.
Ogens David bought 5,000 shares of NMFC for $56,500 on Mar 07 ’25. The Director now owns 194,020 shares after completing the transaction at $11.30 per share. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, Ogens David, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $11.44 each. As a result, the insider paid 57,200 and bolstered with 179,020 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, NMFC now has a Market Capitalization of 1068928064 and an Enterprise Value of 2800530176. As of this moment, New’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.874.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NMFC is 0.84, which has changed by -0.16458851 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, NMFC has reached a high of $12.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.84. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.46%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 404.47K shares per day over the past 3-months and 451920 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 107.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 94.65M. Insiders hold about 11.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 34.48% stake in the company. Shares short for NMFC as of 1752537600 were 1357561 with a Short Ratio of 3.36, compared to 1749772800 on 1500432. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1357561 and a Short% of Float of 1.43.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NMFC’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.28, compared to 1.28 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.12573673The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.56.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 7.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of New Mountain Finance Corp (NMFC) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.32, with high estimates of $0.32 and low estimates of $0.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.29 and $1.28 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.28. EPS for the following year is $1.28, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.28 and $1.26.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $83.82M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $86.17M to a low estimate of $82.95M. As of the current estimate, New Mountain Finance Corp’s year-ago sales were $95.33MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $82.94M. There is a high estimate of $85.54M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $81.06M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NMFC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $340.86M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $333.16M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $335.91M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $371.67MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $321.75M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $336.38M and the low estimate is $302.38M.
