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FS KKR Capital Corp (NYSE: FSK) closed the day trading at $21.29 down -0.70% from the previous closing price of $21.44. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.33 million shares were traded. FSK stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.19.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of FSK, let’s look at its different ratios.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on March 17, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $19 from $21 previously.
On December 11, 2024, B. Riley Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $21.50.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on December 02, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $21.
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 Dec 06 ’24 when Hopkins Jerel A bought 500 shares for $21.46 per share. The transaction valued at 10,732 led to the insider holds 8,642 shares of the business.
Pietrzak Daniel bought 5,000 shares of FSK for $106,550 on Dec 05 ’24. The Co-President and CIO now owns 49,800 shares after completing the transaction at $21.31 per share. On Dec 04 ’24, another insider, Sandler Elizabeth, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $21.23 each. As a result, the insider paid 21,230 and bolstered with 7,700 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 5962605056 and an Enterprise Value of 13017614336. As of this moment, FS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.564.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FSK is 1.04, which has changed by 0.15455532 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FSK has reached a high of $24.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.01%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FSK traded about 1.46M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FSK traded about 2217650 shares per day. A total of 280.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 278.11M. Insiders hold about 0.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 30.21% stake in the company. Shares short for FSK as of 1740700800 were 4169457 with a Short Ratio of 2.86, compared to 1738281600 on 3844340. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4169457 and a Short% of Float of 1.49.
Dividends & Splits
FSK’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.55, up from 2.56 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.11940298The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 13.94. The current Payout Ratio is 138.80% for FSK, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-04 with an ex-dividend date of 1742342400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-06-16 when the company split stock in a 1:4 ratio.
