Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.310-0.330 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.360. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Runway Growth Finance Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of Runway Growth Finance stock opened at $9.11 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.54. Runway Growth Finance has a 1-year low of $8.35 and a 1-year high of $11.73. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $9.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.94. The company has a market capitalization of $329.14 million, a P/E ratio of 6.20 and a beta of 0.67.

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $36.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.11 million. Runway Growth Finance had a net margin of 38.92% and a return on equity of 11.94%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Runway Growth Finance will post 1.67 EPS for the current year.

Runway Growth Finance Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th were issued a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 14.5%. Runway Growth Finance’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 89.80%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on RWAY. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Runway Growth Finance in a research report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Runway Growth Finance from $10.50 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on Runway Growth Finance from $12.50 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.10.

Institutional Trading of Runway Growth Finance

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Runway Growth Finance in the second quarter worth about $51,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Runway Growth Finance by 92.6% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 5,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 2,651 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in Runway Growth Finance by 74,437.5% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 5,955 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. purchased a new position in Runway Growth Finance during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $109,000. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its stake in Runway Growth Finance by 18.2% during the 2nd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 11,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 1,732 shares during the period. 64.61% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Runway Growth Finance Company Profile

Runway Growth Finance, Inc is a publicly traded business development company that provides customized debt and equity financing solutions to high?growth, venture?backed companies. The firm specializes in structuring senior secured loans, unitranche facilities, second?lien financings, convertible notes and equity co?investments designed to extend the cash runway for late?stage companies. Runway’s flexible capital offerings are aimed at supporting technology, life sciences and other innovation?driven sectors as they pursue growth initiatives and prepare for liquidity events.

Originally launched in 2017 under the name Saratoga Investment Corp., the company rebranded as Runway Growth Finance in 2020 following the acquisition of an established middle?market credit manager.