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After finishing at $15.11 in the prior trading day, Stellus Capital Investment Corp (NYSE: SCM) closed at $13.81, down -8.60%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$8.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.92 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SCM by taking a closer 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, B. Riley Securities on May 13, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $13.25 from $12.50 previously.
On January 08, 2024, B. Riley Securities Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $13.
Oppenheimer Downgraded its Outperform to Perform on August 14, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $15.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Stellus’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.02.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SCM has reached a high of $15.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.52%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 27.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.69M. Insiders hold about 5.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 11.03% stake in the company.
