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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital

10.23 USD
+0.12
1.19%
At close May 16, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
10.12
-0.11
1.08%
1 day
1.19%
5 days
0.00%
1 month
7.91%
3 months
-8.25%
6 months
-8.09%
Year to date
-6.92%
1 year
-9.15%
5 years
37.50%
10 years
-27.34%
 

About: PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd is a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified investment company. Its investment objectives are to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing in Floating Rate Loans and other investments made to U.S. middle-market companies. The company believes that Floating Rate Loans to U.S. middle-market companies offer attractive risk-reward to investors due to the limited amount of capital available for such companies and the potential for rising interest rates. The company generate revenue in the form of interest income on the debt securities and dividends.

0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

376% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1M | Put options by funds: $211K

218% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 11

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 29

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103 [Q3] → 126 (+23) [Q4]

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $185M [Q3] → $199M (+$14.7M) [Q4]

0.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.81% [Q3] → 21.9% (+0.09%) [Q4]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$10.50
3%
upside
Avg. target
$11
8%
upside
High target
$11.50
12%
upside

4 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
50%
negative
0%
Maxim Group
Michael Diana
50% 1-year accuracy
4 / 8 met price target
12%upside
$11.50
Buy
Maintained
14 May 2025
Truist Securities
Mark Hughes
60% 1-year accuracy
30 / 50 met price target
8%upside
$11
Buy
Maintained
14 May 2025
UBS
Vilas Abraham
0 / 0 met price target
3%upside
$10.50
Neutral
Maintained
17 Apr 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Paul Johnson
75% 1-year accuracy
12 / 16 met price target
8%upside
$11
Market Perform
Maintained
8 Apr 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 10 articles about PFLT published over the past 30 days

Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Sustainable High-Yield Case In A Volatile Environment
PFLT's share price has declined by almost 8% on a YTD basis. The Q1 2025 net investment figure has dropped below what is needed to cover the base dividend. The question is whether the share price drop has been justified and, more importantly, whether PFTL could still be considered a sustainable high-yield value play.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: Sustainable High-Yield Case In A Volatile Environment
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE:PFLT ) Q2 2025 Results Conference Call May 13, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Art Penn - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Allorto - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Robert Dodd - Raymond James Mark Hughes - Truist Mickey Schleien - Ladenburg Doug Harter - UBS Operator Good morning, and welcome to the PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Second Fiscal Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
PennantPark (PFLT) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for PennantPark (PFLT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
PennantPark (PFLT) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
PennantPark (PFLT) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates
PennantPark (PFLT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.28 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.33 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.31 per share a year ago.
PennantPark (PFLT) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 days ago
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
MIAMI, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NYSE: PFLT) announced today its financial results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2025.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Announces Monthly Distribution of $0.1025 per Share
MIAMI, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (the "Company") (NYSE: PFLT) declares its monthly distribution for May 2025 of $0.1025 per share, payable on June 2, 2025 to stockholders of record as of May 15, 2025. The distribution is expected to be paid from taxable net investment income. The final specific tax characteristics of the distribution will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year and in the Company's periodic report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Announces Monthly Distribution of $0.1025 per Share
Positive
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2 weeks ago
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Positive
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Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Amends Credit Facility, Lowering Spread and Extending Maturity
MIAMI, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (“PFLT”) (NYSE: PFLT) announced that it amended its credit facility agreement led by Truist Bank (the “Credit Facility”).
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Amends Credit Facility, Lowering Spread and Extending Maturity
Positive
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