Yahoo Finance Prospect Capital (PSEC) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
Prospect Capital (PSEC) closed the most recent trading day at $6.89, moving -0.14% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.57%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.43%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.33%.
Heading into today, shares of the business development company had lost 5.48% over the past month, outpacing the Finance sector's loss of 6.53% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 1.72% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Prospect Capital as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Prospect Capital to post earnings of $0.24 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 9.09%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $225.04 million, up 24.04% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $0.93 per share and revenue of $871.86 million. These totals would mark changes of +14.81% and +22.64%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Prospect Capital. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Prospect Capital currently has a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Digging into valuation, Prospect Capital currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 7.42. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 10.68.
The Financial - Investment Management industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 91, putting it in the top 37% of all 250+ industries.
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