PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (PFLT) Stock Analysis

$6.510

-0.137 (-2.11%)At close

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High
6.675
Open
6.670
VWAP
6.56
Volume
733.14K
Mkt Cap
—
Low
6.490
Amount
4.81M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
9.84

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified investment company. The investment objectives of the Company are to generate both current income and capital appreciation while seeking to preserve capital by investing primarily in floating rate loans, and other investments made to U.S. middle-market companies. The Company primarily invests private companies in the form of floating rate senior secured loans, including first lien secured debt, second lien secured debt and subordinated debt. The Company may also invest in equity investments. Under normal market conditions, the Company generally expect that at least 80% of the value of its managed assets. The Company generally expect to invest up to 35% of its overall portfolio opportunistically in other types of investments, including second lien secured debt, subordinated debt, and, to a lesser extent, equity investments.

AI analysis of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (PFLT)

Hold

Currently, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (PFLT) is trading at $6.51, which is significantly below its net asset value of $10.26 per share, indicating potential undervaluation. However, the stock has a low RSI of 24.385, suggesting it is oversold, but it has also seen a year-to-date decline of 30.74%. The forward P/E ratio is 6.6445, which is attractive, but the company reported a net income loss of $3.58 million in Q1 2026. Given these factors, while there is potential for recovery, the current market conditions and recent performance suggest a cautious approach is warranted.

Analyst Ratings (6)

+63.29% upside
Buy
5 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 6.51
Low
9.50
Average
10.63
High
11.50

UBS

2026-10-09

Price Target

—

Buy

Truist

2026-05-19

Price Target

$9

Buy

Citizens

2026-04-22

Price Target

$10

Outperform

Keefe Bruyette

2026-02-12

Price Target

$10

Outperform

Keefe Bruyette

2025-12-29

Price Target

$10.50

Outperform

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (PFLT) is 6.64, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 8.86.

Forward P/E

Undervalued
5Y Average P/E
8.86
Current P/E
6.64
Overvalued
10.14
Undervalued
7.57

Forward EV/EBITDA

Strongly Overvalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
0.93
Current EV/EBITDA
9.84
Overvalued
3.51
Undervalued
-1.66

Forward P/S

Strongly Undervalued
5Y Average P/S
4.15
Current P/S
2.49
Overvalued
4.93
Undervalued
3.38

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for PFLT

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%PFLT

$18.48

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%PFLT

$15.15

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%PFLT

$11.96

Scenario price

Whales holding PFLT

A

Altshuler Shaham Ltd.

+ HoldingPFLT

+2.99%

3M Return

S

Sound Income Strategies, LLC

+ HoldingPFLT

-3.77%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-08-10 (ET)

17:00:00

Company Reports Q3 NAV per Share of $10.26

2026-02-26 (ET)

08:40:00

PennantPark Prices $200M 6.75% Notes Offering

2025-11-24 (ET)

16:33:01

PennantPark Floating Rate Announces Q4 EPS of 28c, Matching Expectations

2025-08-11 (ET)

16:37:25

PennantPark Floating Rate reports Q3 EPS 25c, consensus 29c

News

PFLT FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified investment company. The investment objectives of the Company are to generate both current income and capital appreciation while seeking to preserve capital by investing primarily in floating rate loans, and other investments made to U.S. middle-market companies. The Company primarily invests private companies in the form of floating rate senior secured loans, including first lien secured debt, second lien secured debt and subordinated debt. The Company may also invest in equity investments. Under normal market conditions, the Company generally expect that at least 80% of the value of its managed assets. The Company generally expect to invest up to 35% of its overall portfolio opportunistically in other types of investments, including second lien secured debt, subordinated debt, and, to a lesser extent, equity investments. It operates in the Financials sector.

Currently, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (PFLT) is trading at $6.51, which is significantly below its net asset value of $10.26 per share, indicating potential undervaluation. However, the stock has a low RSI of 24.385, suggesting it is oversold, but it has also seen a year-to-date decline of 30.74%. The forward P/E ratio is 6.6445, which is attractive, but the company reported a net income loss of $3.58 million in Q1 2026. Given these factors, while there is potential for recovery, the current market conditions and recent performance suggest a cautious approach is warranted.

6 analysts cover PFLT: 5 rate it Buy, 1 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 10.63.

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