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Prospect Capital

4.19 USD
-0.05
1.18%
At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
4.19
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-1.18%
5 days
-6.47%
1 month
-8.71%
3 months
-23.68%
6 months
-24.91%
Year to date
-30.63%
1 year
-31.31%
5 years
-36.99%
10 years
-50.99%
 

About: Prospect Capital Corp is a closed-end investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company invests primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of private companies for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations, and other purposes. It makes investments, including lending in private equity, sponsored transactions, directly to companies, investments in structured credit, real estate, and syndicated debt.

Employees: 8

0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 62

0.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.0% [Q2] → 9.16% (-0.84%) [Q3]

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 226 [Q2] → 219 (-7) [Q3]

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $231M [Q2] → $199M (-$32.6M) [Q3]

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 35

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q2] → 1 (-1) [Q3]

72% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.24M | Put options by funds: $18.9M

Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for PSEC.

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 12 articles about PSEC published over the past 30 days

Positive
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Prospect Capital Corporation Hosting Upcoming Webinar: “Preferred Stock as a Low Volatility, Downside Protected, and Income Generating Asset Class”
NEW YORK, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) (“Prospect”, “our”, or “we”) is pleased to host an upcoming webinar for financial professionals titled “Preferred Stock as a Low Volatility, Downside Protected, and Income Generating Asset Class”. The webinar will provide attendees an overview of the preferred stock asset class and what makes such asset class different than other fixed income investments. Please join us for the presentation on December 12, 2024, at 2:00pm ET . Registration is available here. This webinar is accepted for 1 CFP® / IWI / CFA CE Credit.
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