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Prospect Capital Corporation

Financial Services · Asset Management

$1.84

Down-$0.06 (-3.26%)

Updated Oct 8, 2026, 4:33 PM

SID Score

3.2/10

Composite research score

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Institutional and insider signal

Market cap
1.25B
P/E ratio
0
Dividend yield
34.24%
52-week range
$1.80 – $3.13
Volume
10.1M
Avg. volume
3.69M

Price performance · PSEC

PSEC price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 7, 2026

PSEC closed at $1.84 after 21 trading sessions, down 15.60% for the selected period.

Last close
$1.84
Period change
-15.60%
Period low
$1.83
Period high
$2.24
Daily close
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PSEC OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 7, 2026$1.82$1.855$1.75$1.8410.1M
Oct 6, 2026$1.925$1.925$1.80$1.8313.64M
Oct 5, 2026$2.00$2.005$1.93$1.938.37M
Oct 2, 2026$2.06$2.08$2.00$2.006.01M
Oct 1, 2026$2.09$2.10$2.04$2.056.48M
Sep 30, 2026$2.12$2.13$2.08$2.0810.17M
Sep 29, 2026$2.145$2.168$2.11$2.124.7M
Sep 28, 2026$2.165$2.17$2.11$2.136.26M
Sep 25, 2026$2.19$2.21$2.17$2.195.11M
Sep 24, 2026$2.17$2.19$2.16$2.184.32M
Sep 23, 2026$2.20$2.21$2.17$2.176.55M
Sep 22, 2026$2.22$2.24$2.20$2.202.92M
Sep 21, 2026$2.19$2.24$2.18$2.203.55M
Sep 18, 2026$2.24$2.24$2.18$2.1810.63M
Sep 17, 2026$2.22$2.27$2.215$2.244.11M
Sep 16, 2026$2.21$2.24$2.18$2.203.01M
Sep 15, 2026$2.205$2.23$2.19$2.223.4M
Sep 14, 2026$2.21$2.24$2.20$2.202.75M
Sep 11, 2026$2.20$2.23$2.19$2.222.08M
Sep 10, 2026$2.19$2.21$2.17$2.182.26M
Sep 9, 2026$2.19$2.20$2.17$2.183.6M

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Company profile

Prospect Capital Corp is a closed-end investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company invests mainly in senior and subordinated debt and equity of private companies for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations, and other purposes. It makes investments, including lending in private equity, sponsored transactions, directly to companies, investments in structured credit, real estate, and syndicated debt.

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Average target
$2.50
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PSEC recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
May 12, 2026Wells FargoUnderweight—
Aug 28, 2025Wells FargoUnderweight—
May 12, 2025Wells FargoUnderweight—
Apr 28, 2025Wells FargoUnderweight—
Aug 30, 2024Wells FargoUnderweight—
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Yahoo · Oct 6, 2026

5 Massive Dividend Yields Being Funded With Someone Else’s Money

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Yahoo · Sep 28, 2026

Prospect Floating Rate and Alternative Income Fund Announces a 14.46% Annualized Total Cash Common Shareholder Distribution Rate on Net Asset Value for September 2026

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Floating Rate and Alternative Income Fund, Inc. (“Prospect Floating Rate and Alternative Income Fund” or the “Fund”), announced today that the Fund’s Board of Directors has declared the monthly “base” cash common shareholder distribution and its quarterly cash “bonus” common shareholder distribution for September 2026. The annualized total “base” cash distribution is $0.3890 per share (10.00% annualized percentage rate based on the net asset

Yahoo · Sep 28, 2026

Prospect Capital Corp's Dividend Analysis

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Prospect Capital Corp (NASDAQ:PSEC) recently announced a total dividend of $0.04 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for Oct. 28, 2026. This distribution consists of a $0.04 per share cash dividend payable on Nov. 18, 2026.

Yahoo · Sep 25, 2026

Prospect Capital Management’s Grier Eliasek Featured in PEI Private Credit Q&A on Lower Middle-Market Opportunities

NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Management L.P. (“Prospect”), investment adviser to Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) and other funds, announced today that Prospect Capital Corporation’s President and Chief Operating Officer, Grier Eliasek, was recently featured in a Q&A published by PEI Private Credit, appearing in its September 2026 U.S. Report. The interview, titled “Finding Untapped Opportunities in the Lower Mid-Market,” discusses Prospect’s focus on

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