Prospect Capital (PSEC) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) is anticipated to announce its Q1 2027 results after the market closes on Thursday, November 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.10 per share and revenue of $163.14 million for the quarter. Parties may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q1 2027 earnings summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, November 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 20th. The financial services provider reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $155.76 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $149.80 million. Prospect Capital had a net margin of 19.33% and a return on equity of 12.15%. On average, analysts expect Prospect Capital to post $0.38 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0.35 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Prospect Capital Price Performance

PSEC stock opened at $1.52 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $811.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.40 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Prospect Capital has a 12-month low of $1.43 and a 12-month high of $3.12. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $2.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $2.38.

Prospect Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 28th will be paid a $0.0350 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 28th. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 27.6%. Prospect Capital’s payout ratio is currently 840.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PSEC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Prospect Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Prospect Capital from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Prospect Capital to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Sell” and an average price target of $2.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO John Barry. III bought 1,217,105 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 4th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $2.24 per share, with a total value of $2,726,315.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 90,479,988 shares in the company, valued at $202,675,173.12. This represents a 1.36% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 25.94% of the company’s stock.

Prospect Capital Company Profile

Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) is a business development company that provides financing and investment capital to middle-market companies. The company primarily invests in privately held businesses through first-lien and second-lien loans, mezzanine debt, and other debt securities, while also making equity and equity-related investments in selected companies.

Prospect Capital invests across a range of industries and has additional exposure to areas such as real estate, structured credit, and financial services.