Prospect Capital

PSEC

Valor de mercado US$ 854 mi

When a stock drops 30% and the yield jumps to 26%, most investors see opportunity. Five companies on this list suggest the yield itself is the warning sign.

I analyze 84 top Ten-Year tenured dividend dogs, focusing on yield-based selection and free cash flow safety for October 2026. Chimera Investment, Mach Natural Resources, and Matthews International lead projected net gains, with average estimated returns of 48.6% on $10k invested. Fifteen of thirty-six 'safer' dividend dogs meet the IDEAL standard, with annual dividends from $1k invested exceeding their share price.

A 30% yield sounds like a dream for retirees, but the cash funding that payout may not be coming from the business itself.

Prospect Capital remains high risk, with persistent NAV erosion and ongoing concerns about true cash flow coverage for distributions. PSEC's tangible book value per share has dropped 46% over five years, exacerbated by issuing shares at deep discounts to NAV. Management shows little urgency to address dilution or NAV decline, and analyst engagement has dwindled, signaling poor sentiment.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Priority Income Fund, Inc. (“Priority Income Fund” or the “Fund”) announced today that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared monthly cash common shareholder distributions for September 2026.

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Floating Rate and Alternative Income Fund, Inc. (“Prospect Floating Rate and Alternative Income Fund” or the “Fund”), announced today that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared the monthly “base” cash common shareholder distribution and its quarterly cash “bonus” common shareholder distribution for September 2026.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Management L.P. (“Prospect”), investment adviser to Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) and other funds, announced today that Prospect Capital Corporation's President and Chief Operating Officer, Grier Eliasek, was recently featured in a Q&A published by PEI Private Credit, appearing in its September 2026 U.S. Report.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Management L.P. (“Prospect”), investment adviser to Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) and other funds, announced today that Prospect Capital Corporation's Chief Executive Officer, John Francis Barry III, and President and Chief Operating Officer, Grier Eliasek, were recently featured in an article published by AdvisorHub examining the firm's investment strategy and nearly four-decade track record.

Six stocks are paying yields as high as 23% right now, but behind those numbers sit eroding asset values, razor-thin coverage ratios, and balance sheets that leave almost no room for error if rates or charter markets move the wrong

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Priority Income Fund, Inc. (“Priority Income Fund” or the “Fund”) announced today that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared distributions on shares of the Fund's 7.00% Series D Term Preferred Stock due 2029 (“Series D”), 7.000% Series K Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series K”), and 6.375% Series L Term Preferred Stock due 2029 (“Series L”).