SeekingAlpha · Aug 12, 2026
Stellus Capital: The Dividend Cut Finally Stopped The Bleeding (Rating Upgrade)
Stellus Capital (SCM) upgraded to Hold: dividend now NII-covered, NAV stabilizing, but non-accruals and shrinkage persist.
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NYSE · SCM
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
Financial Services · Asset Management
$8.91
Up+$0.15 (+1.71%)
Updated Aug 14, 2026, 9:25 AM
SID Score
4.9/10
Composite research score
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- Market cap
- 358.83M
- P/E ratio
- 11.99
- Dividend yield
- 19.41%
- 52-week range
- $6.83 – $15.04
- Volume
- 161.23K
- Avg. volume
- 222.83K
Price performance
SCM price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
SCM closed at $8.91 after 21 trading sessions, up 6.07% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $8.91
- Period change
- +6.07%
- Period low
- $7.01
- Period high
- $8.91
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | $8.86 | $8.95 | $8.71 | $8.91 | 161.23K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $8.74 | $8.7991 | $8.51 | $8.76 | 162.62K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $8.50 | $8.97 | $8.50 | $8.80 | 285.89K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $8.41 | $8.50 | $8.2401 | $8.47 | 152.4K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $8.49 | $8.6285 | $8.3187 | $8.41 | 309.51K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $8.11 | $8.50 | $8.08 | $8.46 | 405.08K |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $8.10 | $8.15 | $7.85 | $8.08 | 254.28K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $7.72 | $8.09 | $7.72 | $8.05 | 382.13K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $7.47 | $7.91 | $7.46 | $7.78 | 388.55K |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $7.31 | $7.51 | $7.25 | $7.50 | 255.06K |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $7.10 | $7.48 | $7.10 | $7.46 | 279.55K |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $7.22 | $7.30 | $7.05 | $7.09 | 241.19K |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $7.05 | $7.34 | $7.05 | $7.28 | 133.59K |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $7.10 | $7.32 | $7.05 | $7.06 | 195.62K |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $7.04 | $7.21 | $6.995 | $7.01 | 228.16K |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $7.17 | $7.17 | $6.90 | $7.04 | 309.29K |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $7.27 | $7.40 | $7.11 | $7.11 | 212.59K |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $7.13 | $7.50 | $7.13 | $7.34 | 299.44K |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $7.54 | $7.54 | $6.83 | $7.14 | 901.61K |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $8.23 | $8.3293 | $7.56 | $7.61 | 681.16K |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $8.34 | $8.47 | $8.225 | $8.40 | 131.77K |
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Company profile
Stellus Capital Investment Corp is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Its objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation. It invests in private middle-market companies through a first lien, second lien, and unsecured debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. The company invests in various sectors, such as business services, energy, general industrial, government services, healthcare, software, and specialty finance. The business activity of the firm is functioned through the United States and it generates revenue in the form of interest income on debt investments and capital gains and distributions.
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- $13.25
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Ladenburg Thalmann | Buy | — |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | — |
| May 13, 2026 | Ladenburg Thalmann | Buy | — |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | — |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | — |
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SeekingAlpha · Aug 11, 2026
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM) Q2 2026 Earnings Call August 11, 2026 11:00 AM EDTCompany ParticipantsRobert Ladd - President, CEO &...
Benzinga · Aug 10, 2026
Stellus Cap Investment Q2 Adj. EPS $0.26, Inline, Sales $22.303M Miss $25.139M Estimate
Stellus Cap Investment (NYSE:SCM) reported quarterly earnings of $0.26 per share which met the analyst consensus estimate. This is a 25.71 percent decrease over earnings of $0.35 per share from the same period last
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