Prospect Capital Corporation

PSEC·NasdaqGS·Financial Services

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1.7300+0.0100 (+0.58%)today

At close: Oct 12, 4:00 PM EDT · May be delayed up to 15 min · USD

After hours1.7301+0.0001 (+0.01%)Oct 12, 7:54 PM EDT

Key statistics

Previous close1.7200

Open1.7285

Day range1.66501.7500

52-week range1.66503.1300

Off day high−1.14%

Off 52-week high−44.73%

Volume5.28M

Avg. volume (3M)4.81M

Market cap923.50M

EPS (TTM)0.0600

Forward P/E4.94

P/E ratio (TTM)28.83

Dividend yield24.34% (0.4200)

Beta (5Y)0.81

Shares outstanding533.82M

Short interest4.52% of float

Earnings dateAug 20, 2026 (est.)

Analyst target2.0000

Profit margin24.03%

Against its peers

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	PSEC	MFIC	PDX	SDHY	DLY	PDO
Market cap	923.50M	695.22M	916.94M	377.00M	642.66M	1.75B
P/E (TTM)	28.8	—	21.6	23.5	22.8	8.9
Forward P/E	4.9	6.8	—	—	—	—
Price/book	0.3	0.6	—	—	—	—
Dividend yield	24.34%	14.62%	8.82%	8.44%	10.58%	12.68%
1-year change	−38.13%	−27.61%	−7.83%	−9.12%	−11.38%	−14.49%
Today	+0.58%	−0.35%	−1.54%	−0.46%	0.00%	−0.33%

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The businesses closest to Prospect Capital's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
MidCap Financial Investment CorporationMFIC · Asset Management	695.22M	8.44	−0.35%
PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy FundPDX · Asset Management	916.94M	20.51	−1.54%
PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities FundSDHY · Asset Management	377.00M	15.28	−0.46%
DoubleLine Yield Opportunities FundDLY · Asset Management	642.66M	13.24	0.00%
Pimco Dynamic Income Opportunities FundPDO · Asset Management	1.75B	12.06	−0.33%
Abrdn Global Infrastructure Income FundASGI · Asset Management	820.04M	19.44	+1.04%
First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term FundFTHY · Asset Management	470.33M	12.79	−0.23%
Capital Southwest CorporationCSWC · Asset Management	1.50B	23.52	−0.08%

Other companies in Asset Management, closest in size first.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond TrustBBN · New York, NY	889.81M	14.40	−0.21%
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc.RNP · New York, NY	895.20M	18.65	+0.48%
Barings BDC, Inc.BBDC · Charlotte, NC	897.34M	8.57	+0.59%
Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities FundAIO · Atlanta, GA	867.86M	25.20	−0.90%
PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy FundPDX · Newport Beach, CA	916.94M	20.51	−1.54%
Blackrock Resources & Commodities Strategy TrustBCX · New York, NY	931.63M	12.22	+0.49%
Fundrise Growth Tech Fund, LLCVCX · Washington, DC	913.90M	25.53	−4.77%
Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income FundPTA · New York, NY	937.44M	16.96	−0.99%

Financial Services companies of a similar market value (899.48M).

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond TrustBBN · Asset Management	889.81M	14.40	−0.21%
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred Income Fund, Inc.RNP · Asset Management	895.20M	18.65	+0.48%
Barings BDC, Inc.BBDC · Asset Management	897.34M	8.57	+0.59%
Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities FundAIO · Asset Management	867.86M	25.20	−0.90%
PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy FundPDX · Asset Management	916.94M	20.51	−1.54%
Blackrock Resources & Commodities Strategy TrustBCX · Asset Management	931.63M	12.22	+0.49%
Fundrise Growth Tech Fund, LLCVCX · Asset Management	913.90M	25.53	−4.77%
Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income FundPTA · Asset Management	937.44M	16.96	−0.99%

Also based in New York, New York, then elsewhere in New York.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Blackstone Secured Lending FundBXSL · New York, NY	5.56B	23.85	−0.04%
Blue Owl Capital CorporationOBDC · New York, NY	5.02B	10.12	+0.10%
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.OTF · New York, NY	4.22B	9.21	−1.60%
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.GBDC · New York, NY	3.14B	12.11	+0.08%
Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc.RVT · New York, NY	2.09B	16.79	−1.12%
BlackRock Science and Technology Term TrustBSTZ · New York, NY	2.04B	29.74	−1.20%
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.MHD · New York, NY	1.77B	10.15	−0.59%
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend TrustBDJ · New York, NY	1.70B	9.60	+0.10%

Companies that serve the same markets: aerospace, defense, healthcare, consumers, retail, enterprises.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
PennantPark Investment CorporationPNNT · defense · chemicals & materials · utilities	208.29M	3.1900	+0.31%
PhenixFIN CorporationPFX · defense · chemicals & materials · aerospace	86.80M	44.95	0.00%
SLR Investment Corp.SLRC · defense · chemicals & materials · utilities	622.47M	11.41	+0.35%
Oaktree Specialty Lending CorporationOCSL · chemicals & materials · food & beverage · education	1.04B	11.82	+1.90%
MidCap Financial Investment CorporationMFIC · chemicals & materials · utilities · aerospace	695.22M	8.44	−0.35%
Gladstone Capital CorporationGLAD · defense · chemicals & materials · aerospace	430.62M	19.06	+1.33%
CION Investment CorporationCION · defense · chemicals & materials · aerospace	338.51M	6.88	−0.86%
Fidus Investment CorporationFDUS · defense · aerospace · food & beverage	763.20M	19.19	+0.68%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with Prospect Capital's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
New Mountain Finance CorporationNMFC · Correlation 0.55	636.61M	6.74	+0.15%
Main Street Capital CorporationMAIN · Correlation 0.50	5.02B	53.66	−0.15%
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.GBDC · Correlation 0.47	3.14B	12.11	+0.08%
Oaktree Specialty Lending CorporationOCSL · Correlation 0.46	1.04B	11.82	+1.90%
Gladstone Capital CorporationGLAD · Correlation 0.45	430.62M	19.06	+1.33%
Blackstone Secured Lending FundBXSL · Correlation 0.42	5.56B	23.85	−0.04%
MidCap Financial Investment CorporationMFIC · Correlation 0.42	695.22M	8.44	−0.35%
Blue Owl Capital CorporationOBDC · Correlation 0.41	5.02B	10.12	+0.10%

What visitors to Prospect Capital's page also look at.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Main Street Capital CorporationMAIN	5.02B	53.66	−0.15%
AGNC Investment Corp.AGNC	10.29B	8.68	+0.12%
Horizon Technology Finance CorpHRZN	307.02M	4.5800	−0.11%
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.ARR	1.95B	13.75	+1.18%
Gladstone Capital CorporationGLAD	430.62M	19.06	+1.33%

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Prospect Capital Corporation is a Private Equity, Private Debt and business development company. It specializes in middle market, lower-middle market, mature, mezzanine finance, later stage, emerging growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnaround, growth capital, development, capital expenditures and subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, cash flow term loans, market place lending and bridge transactions. It also makes real estate investments particularly…

SectorFinancial Services

IndustryAsset Management

Chief executiveJohn Francis Barry III, J.D.

HeadquartersNew York, NY, United States

Websiteprospectstreet.com

Analyst ratings

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—1 analysts

Strong buy 0
Buy 0
Hold 0
Sell 1
Strong sell 0

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Next report: Thu, Aug 20, 2026 (estimated)

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