The price-to-earnings ratio for FS KKR Capital Corp (NYSE: FSK) is above average at 11.41x. The 36-month beta value for FSK is also noteworthy at 1.30. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for FSK is 278.01M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.20% of that float. The average trading volume of FSK on November 20, 2024 was 1.22M shares.
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FSK) stock’s latest price update
FS KKR Capital Corp (NYSE: FSK) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.47 compared to its previous closing price of 21.55. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.41% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-20 that When investing for 10%+ BDC yields, investors have to pay extra attention to leverage, dividend coverage, and portfolio quality. Going into Q3, 2024 earnings season, my expectation was that we would see elevated volatility levels and falling NII results. While the actual results have been mostly positive for high-quality BDCs (and even for some speculative picks), many risks remain open.
FSK’s Market Performance
FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK) has seen a 1.41% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 4.07% gain in the past month and a 8.82% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.19% for FSK. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.10% for FSK’s stock, with a 8.76% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FSK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FSK stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for FSK by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for FSK in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $21 based on the research report published on May 29, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Hovde Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FSK reach a price target of $20. The rating they have provided for FSK stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on February 28th, 2024.
Compass Point gave a rating of “Neutral” to FSK, setting the target price at $19.50 in the report published on February 27th of the current year.
FSK Trading at 5.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FSK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.19%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.16%, as shares surge +4.63% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.25% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FSK rose by +1.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.80. In addition, FS KKR Capital Corp saw 8.92% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FSK starting from FSH Seed Capital Vehicle I LLC, who proposed sale 195,137 shares at the price of $19.56 back on Aug 15 ’24. After this action, FSH Seed Capital Vehicle I LLC now owns shares of FS KKR Capital Corp, valued at $3,816,391 using the latest closing price.
Forman Michael C., the Chief Executive Officer of FS KKR Capital Corp, sale 195,139 shares at $19.56 during a trade that took place back on Aug 15 ’24, which means that Forman Michael C. is holding 0 shares at $3,816,431 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FSK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.64 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for FS KKR Capital Corp stands at 0.36. The total capital return value is set at 0.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.18 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -642.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.83.
Conclusion
In summary, FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
