There Is A Quest For Clarity Surrounding Prospect Capital Corp (NASDAQ: PSEC) Volatility

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.

3 Tiny Stocks Primed to Explode The world's greatest investor — Warren Buffett — has a simple formula for making big money in the markets. He buys up valuable assets when they are very cheap. For stock market investors that means buying up cheap small cap stocks like these with huge upside potential.

We've set up an alert service to help smart investors take full advantage of the small cap stocks primed for big returns.

Click here for full details and to join for free
Sponsored

Stocks Info

This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Asset Management industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Prospect Capital Corp is $2.24B. A total of 6.41 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.21M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Van Dask Kristin Lea bought 3,330 shares of PSEC for 22.50 per share on Jun 20 ’24. After the transaction, the CFO, TREASURER, SECRETARY, CCO now owns 4,539 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 13 ’24, Barry John F bought 4,099 shares at 5.47 per share. PSEC shares that CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER owns now total 65,796,357.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Barry John F acquired of 798,901 shares on May 10 ’24 at a per-share price of $5.48. This resulted in the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER holding 65,792,258 shares of PSEC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Van Dask Kristin Lea bought 5,000 shares at $5.44 per share on Mar 11 ’24. Company shares held by the CFO, TREASURER, SECRETARY, CCO now total 10,000.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Prospect Capital Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.72, resulting in a dividend yield of 13.77%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.38. PSEC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/29/2024 when it declared a $0.06 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/19/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/22/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 9/26/2024. The PSEC stock dividend was $0.06 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PSEC has a high of $6.30 and a low of $4.69.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.99, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.12B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PSEC is Buy with a score of 1.00.

Most Popular

Related Posts