FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE:FSK) is Epiq Partners LLC's 8th Largest Position

Epiq Partners LLC lessened its position in shares of FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE:FSK - Free Report) by 4.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 300,244 shares of the company's stock after selling 14,650 shares during the period. FS KKR Capital makes up approximately 3.5% of Epiq Partners LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Epiq Partners LLC owned about 0.11% of FS KKR Capital worth $6,521,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of FS KKR Capital by 2.9% during the third quarter. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 21,118 shares of the company's stock worth $417,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its position in shares of FS KKR Capital by 47.5% in the third quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 2,096 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 675 shares in the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of FS KKR Capital by 0.8% in the third quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 116,701 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,303,000 after buying an additional 935 shares in the last quarter. Souders Financial Advisors raised its position in shares of FS KKR Capital by 3.9% in the second quarter. Souders Financial Advisors now owns 25,209 shares of the company's stock valued at $497,000 after buying an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Confluence Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of FS KKR Capital by 1.9% in the third quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 52,668 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,039,000 after buying an additional 991 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 36.26% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on FSK. Wells Fargo & Company restated an "equal weight" rating and set a $21.00 price objective on shares of FS KKR Capital in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of FS KKR Capital from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Finally, B. Riley cut shares of FS KKR Capital from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $21.50 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, FS KKR Capital has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $20.25.

FS KKR Capital Price Performance

NYSE FSK traded up $0.24 on Friday, hitting $23.35. The stock had a trading volume of 2,895,058 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,273,730. FS KKR Capital Corp. has a 52-week low of $18.31 and a 52-week high of $23.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 2.96 and a current ratio of 2.96. The company has a market capitalization of $6.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.42 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $21.80 and a 200-day moving average of $20.70.

FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $441.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $423.58 million. FS KKR Capital had a net margin of 29.98% and a return on equity of 12.31%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.80 EPS. Equities analysts expect that FS KKR Capital Corp. will post 2.89 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Daniel Pietrzak purchased 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $21.31 per share, with a total value of $106,550.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 49,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,061,238. The trade was a 11.16 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have acquired a total of 11,500 shares of company stock worth $248,910 in the last 90 days. 0.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About FS KKR Capital

FS KKR Capital Corp. is a business development company specializing in investments in debt securities. It provides customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies. It invest primarily in the senior secured debt and, to a lesser extent, the subordinated debt of private middle market U.S.