The stock of Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) has gone down by -2.10% for the week, with a -1.58% drop in the past month and a -13.04% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.30% for MAIN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.11% for MAIN’s stock, with a -2.98% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) is above average at 8.94x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.80.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MAIN is 85.46M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.40% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of MAIN on May 14, 2025 was 612.62K shares.
MAIN) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) has plunged by -3.15 when compared to previous closing price of 53.97, but the company has seen a -2.10% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-13 that Dividend investing has been a very successful journey for me. However, I have made numerous very painful mistakes. I share my biggest mistakes here and the lessons I have learned from them that have made me a better investor.
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 -4.55% 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 -17.02% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.35%, as shares surge +0.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.54% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MAIN rose by +1.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +5.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $53.48. In addition, Main Street Capital Corporation saw -10.31% 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 MAIN starting from Hyzak Dwayne L., who sale 120,000 shares at the price of $58.05 back on Mar 26 ’25. After this action, Hyzak Dwayne L. now owns 402,371 shares of Main Street Capital Corporation, valued at $6,966,000 using the latest closing price.
Magdol David L., the PRESIDENT, CIO AND SMD of Main Street Capital Corporation, sale 100,000 shares at $58.05 during a trade that took place back on Mar 26 ’25, which means that Magdol David L. is holding 377,182 shares at $5,805,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MAIN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.74 for the present operating margin
- 0.67 for the gross margin
The net margin for Main Street Capital Corporation stands at 0.63. The total capital return value is set at 0.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 538.71 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.21.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
