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Prospect Capital

3.56 USD
+0.08
2.30%
At close Apr 17, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
3.55
-0.01
0.28%
1 day
2.30%
5 days
1.14%
1 month
-17.40%
3 months
-17.78%
6 months
-32.58%
Year to date
-17.97%
1 year
-34.32%
5 years
-14.63%
10 years
-58.31%
0
Funds holding %
of 7,407 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

62% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 29

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 61

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 221 [Q3] → 233 (+12) [Q4]

1.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.16% [Q3] → 10.18% (+1.02%) [Q4]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $200M [Q3] → $192M (-$8.1M) [Q4]

78% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.34M | Put options by funds: $28.5M

Research analyst outlook

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

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 10 articles about PSEC published over the past 30 days

Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 day ago
Prospect Capital Corporation Announces Results of Cash Tender Offer For Any and All of its Outstanding 3.706% Notes due 2026
NEW YORK, April 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Corporation (the “Company”) today announced the results of its previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and all of the outstanding notes listed below. The Tender Offer was made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated April 9, 2025 (the “Offer to Purchase”), which set forth the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, and the accompanying notice of guaranteed delivery (the “Notice of Guaranteed Delivery”).
Prospect Capital Corporation Announces Results of Cash Tender Offer For Any and All of its Outstanding 3.706% Notes due 2026
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
Two BDCs For 60 Cents On The Dollar: 1 To Buy And 1 To Avoid
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Two BDCs For 60 Cents On The Dollar: 1 To Buy And 1 To Avoid
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
QC Holdings, Inc. to be Acquired by Prospect Capital Corporation
NEW YORK, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A portfolio company of Prospect Capital Corporation (“Prospect”) (NASDAQ: PSEC) and QC Holdings, Inc. (“QC Holdings” or the “Company”) (OTCPK:QCCO) today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions and on the terms set forth in the merger agreement, Prospect would acquire QC Holdings in an all-cash transaction, for $2.00 per share, for a total enterprise value of approximately $115 million (the “Merger”).
QC Holdings, Inc. to be Acquired by Prospect Capital Corporation
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Prospect Capital Corporation Announces Launch of Cash Tender Offer For Any and All of its Outstanding 3.706% Notes due 2026
NEW YORK, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Corporation (the “Company”) today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and all of the outstanding notes listed below. The Tender Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 17, 2025, or any other date and time to which the Company extends the Tender Offer (such date and time, as it may or may not be extended, the “Expiration Time”). The Tender Offer is made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated today and related notice of guaranteed delivery, which set forth the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer.
Prospect Capital Corporation Announces Launch of Cash Tender Offer For Any and All of its Outstanding 3.706% Notes due 2026
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Prospect Capital Corporation Hosting Upcoming Webinar: “Medium Term Notes – Senior Position and Attractive Income”
NEW YORK, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) (“Prospect”, “our”, or “we”) is pleased to host an upcoming webinar for financial professionals titled “Medium Term Notes – Senior Position and Attractive Income”. The webinar will provide attendees an overview of senior unsecured bonds, medium term notes, and how a portfolio can benefit from programmatic bonds through attractive contractual cash income streams, optionality across sizes and maturities, and a laddered approach to building a bond portfolio. Please join us for the presentation on April 14, 2025 at 1:00pm ET . Registration is available here. This webinar is accepted for 1 CFP® / IWI / CFA CE Credit.
Prospect Capital Corporation Hosting Upcoming Webinar: “Medium Term Notes – Senior Position and Attractive Income”
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Prospect Capital's Credit Ratings Reaffirmed Investment Grade by Egan-Jones Ratings Company
NEW YORK, April 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) ("Prospect", “our”, or “we”) today announced that Egan-Jones Ratings Company ("Egan-Jones") has reaffirmed Prospect's investment grade issuer and institutional notes credit ratings at BBB, and preferred stock credit ratings at BBB-.
Prospect Capital's Credit Ratings Reaffirmed Investment Grade by Egan-Jones Ratings Company
Negative
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
BDC Weekly Review: PSEC Gets More Bad Press
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BDC Weekly Review: PSEC Gets More Bad Press
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Prospect Capital's Credit Ratings Reaffirmed Investment Grade by Morningstar DBRS with Stable Trend
NEW YORK, March 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) ("Prospect", “our”, or “we”) today announced that Morningstar DBRS ("DBRS") has reaffirmed Prospect's investment grade issuer and long term senior debt credit ratings at BBB(low), and assigned a revised trend of Stable.
Prospect Capital's Credit Ratings Reaffirmed Investment Grade by Morningstar DBRS with Stable Trend
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Prospect Capital Repays March 2025 Bond and Achieves Track Record of $4.7 Billion in Cumulative Principal Bond Repayments During More Than 20 Year History
NEW YORK, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) (“Prospect”, “our”, or “we”) today announced the full and timely repayment of our convertible bond due March 2025, marking another milestone in Prospect's long-standing track record of responsible and low debt leverage balance sheet management.
Prospect Capital Repays March 2025 Bond and Achieves Track Record of $4.7 Billion in Cumulative Principal Bond Repayments During More Than 20 Year History
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 weeks ago
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