Main Street Capital (MAIN) Rises But Trails Market: What Investors Should Know
Main Street Capital (MAIN) closed the most recent trading day at $45.58, moving +0.4% from the previous trading session. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.53%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.64%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.19%.
Coming into today, shares of the investment firm had gained 4.56% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector lost 2.41%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.48%.
The upcoming earnings release of Main Street Capital will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on February 22, 2024. In that report, analysts expect Main Street Capital to post earnings of $1.01 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 3.06%. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $125.52 million, indicating a 10.22% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Main Street Capital. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the company's business health and profitability.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.64% decrease. At present, Main Street Capital boasts a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Looking at valuation, Main Street Capital is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 11.69. This denotes a premium relative to the industry's average Forward P/E of 7.71.
The Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 176, putting it in the bottom 31% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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