Monroe Capital Co. (NASDAQ:MRCC – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 66,800 shares, a decrease of 18.6% from the February 13th total of 82,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 62,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.
Monroe Capital Price Performance
MRCC traded up $0.05 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $7.91. 39,613 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 59,856. The company has a market cap of $171.38 million, a P/E ratio of 13.18 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 4.37 and a current ratio of 4.37. Monroe Capital has a 12-month low of $7.00 and a 12-month high of $8.85. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.27.
Monroe Capital Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.64%. Monroe Capital’s dividend payout ratio is currently 222.22%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Monroe Capital
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Monroe Capital during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its position in Monroe Capital by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 36,882 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 2,803 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Monroe Capital by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 56,600 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $481,000 after buying an additional 1,650 shares in the last quarter. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC increased its holdings in shares of Monroe Capital by 197.3% in the 4th quarter. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC now owns 64,810 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $551,000 after buying an additional 43,010 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aspiriant LLC increased its holdings in shares of Monroe Capital by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 13,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter.
About Monroe Capital
Monroe Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in customized financing solutions in senior, unitranche and junior secured debt, subordinated debt financing and to a lesser extent, unsecured debt and equity, including equity co-investments in preferred and common stock and warrants.
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