Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF) Short Interest Update

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 289,600 shares, a growth of 15.7% from the November 30th total of 250,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 174,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Price Performance

NYSE BCSF traded up $0.15 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $17.85. 354,494 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 229,498. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 1.41. The firm's 50-day moving average is $16.97 and its 200-day moving average is $16.72. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a 52-week low of $14.75 and a 52-week high of $17.97. The company has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a PE ratio of 8.97 and a beta of 1.12.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.03. Bain Capital Specialty Finance had a return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 43.62%. The firm had revenue of $72.54 million during the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.55 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Bain Capital Specialty Finance will post 2.06 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BCSF. Quarry LP increased its position in Bain Capital Specialty Finance by 74.2% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,976 shares of the company's stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 1,268 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $136,000. BOKF NA purchased a new stake in shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $159,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Bain Capital Specialty Finance in the third quarter valued at approximately $182,000. Finally, Centiva Capital LP purchased a new position in Bain Capital Specialty Finance in the third quarter worth approximately $199,000.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Company Profile

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc is business development company specializing in direct loans to middle-market companies. The fund seeks to invest in senior investments with a first or second lien on collateral, senior first lien, stretch senior, senior second lien, unitranche, mezzanine debt, junior securities, other junior investments, and secondary purchases of assets or portfolios that primarily consist of middle-market corporate debt.