Prospect Capital Corp (NASDAQ: PSEC)’s stock price has plunge by 4.24relation to previous closing price of 3.54. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 3.94% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-12 that NEW YORK, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Priority Income Fund, Inc. (“Priority Income Fund” or the “Fund”) announced today that it will redeem all outstanding shares of its 6.625% Series F Term Preferred Stock Due 2027 (CUSIP: 74274W 822; NYSE: PRIF PRF) (the “Series F Preferred Shares”) at a price of $25 per Series F Preferred Share, plus accrued but unpaid dividends per Series F Preferred Share from March 31, 2025, to but excluding, the Redemption Date (the “Redemption Price”). The redemption date will be June 11, 2025 (the “Redemption Date”).
Is It Worth Investing in Prospect Capital Corp (NASDAQ: PSEC) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.89. 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 324.42M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.17% of that float. On May 13, 2025, the average trading volume of PSEC was 2.99M shares.
PSEC’s Market Performance
PSEC stock saw an increase of 3.94% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 5.73% and a quarterly increase of -11.51%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.02%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.51% for Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.72% for PSEC stock, with a simple moving average of -19.41% 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 -5.39% 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 -35.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.02%, as shares surge +3.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.14% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PSEC rose by +3.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -32.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.59. In addition, Prospect Capital Corp saw -14.39% 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 $4.24 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, Barry John F now owns 82,594,540 shares of Prospect Capital Corp, valued at $101,681 using the latest closing price.
Barry John F, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Prospect Capital Corp, purchase 24,000 shares at $4.26 during a trade that took place back on Mar 21 ’25, which means that Barry John F is holding 82,570,540 shares at $102,250 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PSEC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.81 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 for the gross margin
The net margin for Prospect Capital Corp stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.04.
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 2.12.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.75.
Conclusion
To sum up, Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC) has seen a mixed 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.
