SLR Investment Corp. to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.41 Per Share, B. Riley Forecasts (NASDAQ:SLRC)

SLR Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:SLRC) – Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of SLR Investment in a report released on Friday, August 9th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.41 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $17.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for SLR Investment’s current full-year earnings is $1.74 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for SLR Investment’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on SLRC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded SLR Investment from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $15.50 to $15.00 in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of SLR Investment from $12.50 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of SLR Investment from $15.50 to $16.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 23rd. Finally, StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of SLR Investment in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.25.

SLR Investment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SLRC opened at $15.14 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $826.04 million, a P/E ratio of 8.51 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50-day moving average of $15.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.57. SLR Investment has a fifty-two week low of $13.93 and a fifty-two week high of $16.77.

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $58.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $58.23 million. SLR Investment had a net margin of 42.99% and a return on equity of 9.65%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.42 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SLR Investment

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SLRC. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of SLR Investment during the 2nd quarter worth about $35,000. Westend Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in SLR Investment during the first quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Oxford Asset Management LLP bought a new stake in shares of SLR Investment in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $191,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of SLR Investment in the 4th quarter worth approximately $195,000. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV bought a new position in shares of SLR Investment during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $210,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 35.32% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, President Robyn Tannenbaum acquired 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $11.05 per share, with a total value of $33,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now owns 24,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $275,796.95. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, President Robyn Tannenbaum purchased 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $11.05 per share, for a total transaction of $33,150.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the president now directly owns 24,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $275,796.95. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Andrea Colvin Roberts acquired 25,000 shares of SLR Investment stock in a transaction on Friday, June 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $15.98 per share, with a total value of $399,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 25,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $399,500. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased 95,584 shares of company stock worth $1,255,125 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 8.20% of the company’s stock.

SLR Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be issued a $0.41 dividend. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 13th. SLR Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 92.13%.

About SLR Investment

SLR Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in secured debt (first lien unitranche and second lien), subordinated (unsecured) debt, minority equity, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, general refinancing, growth capital and strategic income-oriented control equity investments in leveraged middle market companies.