NASDAQ: PSEC
- Last Close 6.11
- Sector Financial Services
- Industry Asset Management
- Investment Style Small Value
- Day Range 6.04 – 6.14
- Year Range 5.92 – 7.83
- Market Cap 2.4937 Bil
- Volume / Avg 965,593.0 / 1.4 Mil
- Price / Sales 7.38
- Price / Book 0.66
- Forward Div Yield 11.67%
- Trailing Div Yield 12.77%
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Company Profile PSEC
Business Description
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.
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Prospect Capital Corp
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Price
| 6.11 | 12.85 | 11.12 | 14.78 |
Currency
| USD | USD | USD | USD |
Change
| +$0.08 (1.33%) | +$0.08 (0.63%) | −$0.42 (3.64%) | +$0.03 (0.20%) |
Market Cap
| 2.49 Bil | 1.30 Bil | 148.99 Mil | 750.75 Mil |
Industry
| Asset Management | Asset Management | Asset Management | Asset Management |
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FAQs for Prospect Capital Corp Stock
Yes. PSEC has a forward dividend yield of 11.78%.
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The formula for calculating dividend yield is to divide the annual dividend paid per share by the stock price.
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PSEC’s market cap is 2.49 Bil.
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It’s often used to measure a company’s size. In the Morningstar Style Box, large-cap names account for the
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PSEC’s stock style is Small Value.
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Style is calculated by combining value and growth scores, which are first individually calculated.
High-growth stocks tend to represent the technology, healthcare, and communications sectors. They rarely distribute dividends to shareholders, opting for reinvestment in their businesses. More value-oriented stocks tend to represent financial services, utilities, and energy stocks. These are established companies that reliably pay dividends.
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