SLR Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:SLRC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of SLR Investment in a report released on Friday, November 8th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for SLR Investment's current full-year earnings is $1.74 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for SLR Investment's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS.
SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.01. SLR Investment had a net margin of 40.89% and a return on equity of 9.73%. The firm had revenue of $59.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.48 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share.
SLRC has been the topic of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of SLR Investment from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $15.50 to $15.00 in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of SLR Investment from $13.00 to $12.50 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, StockNews.com started coverage on SLR Investment in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. They issued a "hold" rating on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $15.13.
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SLR Investment Stock Down 1.2 %
Shares of SLR Investment stock traded down $0.19 on Monday, reaching $15.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 81,057 shares, compared to its average volume of 157,930. SLR Investment has a 52 week low of $14.41 and a 52 week high of $16.77. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $15.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $15.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The company has a market capitalization of $871.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.14 and a beta of 1.12.
SLR Investment Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.26%. SLR Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 92.66%.
Institutional Trading of SLR Investment
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Confluence Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in SLR Investment by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 186,928 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,813,000 after purchasing an additional 1,556 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its stake in SLR Investment by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 40,900 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $658,000 after purchasing an additional 1,616 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SLR Investment by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 89,066 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,433,000 after purchasing an additional 1,683 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of SLR Investment by 1.4% during the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 137,962 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,220,000 after purchasing an additional 1,897 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of SLR Investment in the second quarter worth about $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.32% of the company's stock.
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SLR Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in secured debt (first lien unitranche and second lien), subordinated (unsecured) debt, minority equity, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, general refinancing, growth capital and strategic income-oriented control equity investments in leveraged middle market companies.
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