SLR Investment (SLRC) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) is projected to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.41 per share and revenue of $53.43 million for the quarter.

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.01. SLR Investment had a return on equity of 9.73% and a net margin of 40.89%. The company had revenue of $55.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $57.08 million. On average, analysts expect SLR Investment to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

SLR Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SLRC opened at $15.68 on Wednesday. SLR Investment has a twelve month low of $13.64 and a twelve month high of $17.94. The company has a market capitalization of $855.50 million, a P/E ratio of 8.86 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $16.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.36.

SLR Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.46%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. SLR Investment’s payout ratio is currently 93.71%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on SLRC. Compass Point raised their target price on shares of SLR Investment from $16.50 to $17.25 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of SLR Investment from $16.50 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of SLR Investment from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of SLR Investment from $13.00 to $12.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.65.

About SLR Investment

SLR Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in secured debt (first lien unitranche and second lien), subordinated (unsecured) debt, minority equity, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, general refinancing, growth capital and strategic income-oriented control equity investments in leveraged middle market companies.