Q2 Earnings Estimate for SLR Investment Issued By B. Riley

SLR Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:SLRC) – B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for SLR Investment in a research report issued on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.41 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for SLR Investment’s current full-year earnings is $1.76 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for SLR Investment’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on SLRC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on SLR Investment from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised SLR Investment from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.50 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of SLR Investment from $16.50 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Raymond James lowered their price target on shares of SLR Investment from $18.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Compass Point upped their price objective on shares of SLR Investment from $16.50 to $17.25 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.96.

SLR Investment Price Performance

Shares of SLRC stock opened at $16.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. SLR Investment has a fifty-two week low of $13.64 and a fifty-two week high of $17.94. The firm has a market cap of $893.69 million, a P/E ratio of 9.25 and a beta of 0.75. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $15.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.39.

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41. The business had revenue of $53.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $53.43 million. SLR Investment had a return on equity of 9.73% and a net margin of 40.89%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SLR Investment

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC lifted its position in SLR Investment by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Virtus ETF Advisers LLC now owns 51,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $824,000 after buying an additional 574 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its position in SLR Investment by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 30,884 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $504,000 after acquiring an additional 627 shares during the last quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of SLR Investment by 9.4% in the first quarter. Westend Capital Management LLC now owns 8,099 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $137,000 after acquiring an additional 693 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of SLR Investment by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 260,443 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,209,000 after acquiring an additional 1,059 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of SLR Investment by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 42,983 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $695,000 after purchasing an additional 1,170 shares during the period. 35.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

SLR Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.01%. SLR Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.86%.

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.