The stock price of Prospect Capital Corp (NASDAQ: PSEC) has jumped by 0.71 compared to previous close of 4.24. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.93% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-25 that NEW YORK, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) (“Prospect”, “our”, or “we”) today announced the full and timely repayment of our convertible bond due March 2025, marking another milestone in Prospect’s long-standing track record of responsible and low debt leverage balance sheet management.
Is It Worth Investing in Prospect Capital Corp (NASDAQ: PSEC) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.83. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for PSEC is 318.73M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.02% of that float. On March 25, 2025, the average trading volume of PSEC was 2.71M shares.
PSEC’s Market Performance
PSEC stock saw a decrease of -0.93% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -2.07% and a quarterly a decrease of 0.82%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.47%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.02% for Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.68% for PSEC’s stock, with a simple moving average of -12.60% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PSEC
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PSEC reach a price target of $4.50. The rating they have provided for PSEC stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on June 25th, 2020.
PSEC Trading at -1.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PSEC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.35% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.47%, as shares sank -2.52% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.95% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PSEC fell by -1.16%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -24.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.30. In addition, Prospect Capital Corp saw -0.93% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PSEC starting from Barry John F, who purchase 24,000 shares at the price of $4.28 back on Mar 20 ’25. After this action, Barry John F now owns 82,546,540 shares of Prospect Capital Corp, valued at $102,667 using the latest closing price.
Barry John F, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Prospect Capital Corp, purchase 24,000 shares at $4.30 during a trade that took place back on Mar 19 ’25, which means that Barry John F is holding 82,509,933 shares at $103,130 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PSEC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.69 for the present operating margin
- 0.77 for the gross margin
The net margin for Prospect Capital Corp stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.05.
Based on Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.03 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.76. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.47.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.95.
Conclusion
To sum up, Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
