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Great Elm Capital (GECC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$10.31 -0.09 (-0.87%)
(As of 11:01 AM ET)

About Great Elm Capital Stock (NASDAQ:GECC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$10.24
$10.38
50-Day Range
$9.68
$10.63
52-Week Range
$9.55
$11.31
Volume
6,213 shs
Average Volume
18,389 shs
Market Capitalization
$107.74 million
P/E Ratio
14.94
Dividend Yield
13.58%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

Great Elm Capital Corp. is a business development company which specializes in loan and mezzanine, middle market investments. It invests in the debt instruments of middle market companies. The fund prefers to invest in media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, communications equipment. It typically makes equity investments between $3 million and $10 million in companies with revenues between $3 million and $75 million.

Great Elm Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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41st Percentile Overall Score

GECC MarketRank™: 

Great Elm Capital scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 706th out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    There is not enough analysis data for Great Elm Capital.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Great Elm Capital are expected to decrease by -1.40% in the coming year, from $1.43 to $1.41 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Great Elm Capital is 14.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.62.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Great Elm Capital is 14.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.95.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Great Elm Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.79. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.59% of the float of Great Elm Capital has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Great Elm Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Great Elm Capital has recently increased by 39.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Great Elm Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.26%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Great Elm Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Great Elm Capital is 202.90%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Great Elm Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 99.29% in the coming year. This indicates that Great Elm Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Great Elm Capital's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.59% of the float of Great Elm Capital has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Great Elm Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Great Elm Capital has recently increased by 39.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Great Elm Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Great Elm Capital this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 17 people have searched for GECC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Great Elm Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Great Elm Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    10.20% of the stock of Great Elm Capital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 38.75% of the stock of Great Elm Capital is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Great Elm Capital's insider trading history.
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GECC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Great Elm Capital's stock was trading at $10.65 at the start of the year. Since then, GECC stock has decreased by 3.2% and is now trading at $10.31.
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Great Elm Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:GECC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $9.55 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.77 million. Great Elm Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.60% and a net margin of 15.00%.

Great Elm Capital's stock reverse split on the morning of Monday, February 28th 2022. The 1-6 reverse split was announced on Thursday, January 27th 2022. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Monday, February 28th 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 17 shares after the split.

Top institutional investors of Great Elm Capital include Crestwood Advisors Group LLC (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Great Elm Group, Inc, Matthew A Drapkin, Matthew D Kaplan, Mark Kuperschmid and Richard M Cohen.
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Shares of GECC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Great Elm Capital investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), General Electric (GE), Jabil (JBL) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/01/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend
12/16/2024
Today
12/23/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend
12/31/2024
Dividend Payable
12/31/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Dividend Payable
1/15/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Investment advice
Sub-Industry
Financial Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:GECC
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Net Income
$25.33 million
Pretax Margin
15.73%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$10.85 million
Book Value
$12.99 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
9,384,000
Market Cap
$107.74 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.61
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This page (NASDAQ:GECC) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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