The price-to-earnings ratio for Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) is above average at 10.83x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.27.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MAIN is 84.47M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.31% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of MAIN on February 28, 2025 was 486.16K shares.
MAIN) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) has jumped by 1.29 compared to previous close of 58.94. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -4.13% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-27 that While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Main Street Capital (MAIN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
MAIN’s Market Performance
Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) has experienced a -4.13% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -1.52% drop in the past month, and a 10.11% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.47%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.72% for MAIN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.25% for MAIN’s stock, with a 13.57% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MAIN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MAIN stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for MAIN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MAIN in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $47 based on the research report published on January 08, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Hovde Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MAIN reach a price target of $45. The rating they have provided for MAIN stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on June 30th, 2023.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to MAIN, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
MAIN Trading at 0.15% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MAIN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.47%, as shares sank -3.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.96% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MAIN fell by -4.45%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +20.45% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $61.06. In addition, Main Street Capital Corporation saw 1.91% 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 MAIN starting from Meserve Nicholas, who sale 9,000 shares at the price of $55.01 back on Dec 10 ’24. After this action, Meserve Nicholas now owns 87,667 shares of Main Street Capital Corporation, valued at $495,090 using the latest closing price.
Meserve Nicholas, the Officer of Main Street Capital Corporation, proposed sale 9,000 shares at $55.01 during a trade that took place back on Dec 10 ’24, which means that Meserve Nicholas is holding shares at $495,091 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MAIN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.98 for the present operating margin
- 0.95 for the gross margin
The net margin for Main Street Capital Corporation stands at 0.61. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 18.68, with 9.89 for asset returns.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.53.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
