Q2 Earnings Forecast for NMFC Issued By B. Riley

New Mountain Finance Co. (NASDAQ:NMFC) – Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for New Mountain Finance in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for New Mountain Finance’s current full-year earnings is $1.39 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for New Mountain Finance’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.32. New Mountain Finance had a return on equity of 11.25% and a net margin of 30.28%. The business had revenue of $85.66 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $86.65 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.36 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 5.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on New Mountain Finance from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on New Mountain Finance from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th.

New Mountain Finance Price Performance

Shares of New Mountain Finance stock opened at $10.68 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.08. New Mountain Finance has a 52 week low of $8.84 and a 52 week high of $12.65. The company has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.17 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a quick ratio of 2.23, a current ratio of 2.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On New Mountain Finance

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. MAI Capital Management lifted its position in New Mountain Finance by 44.9% in the first quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 7,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 2,261 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in New Mountain Finance by 240.4% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 7,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 5,288 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its stake in New Mountain Finance by 360.7% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 8,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 6,338 shares during the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in New Mountain Finance during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $114,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in New Mountain Finance by 4,746.5% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 10,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,000 after acquiring an additional 10,727 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 32.08% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director David Ogens bought 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $11.44 per share, for a total transaction of $57,200.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 179,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,047,988.80. This trade represents a 2.87% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 11.71% of the company’s stock.

New Mountain Finance Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th will be paid a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.99%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 16th. New Mountain Finance’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 128.00%.

About New Mountain Finance

New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC), a business development company is a private equity / buyouts and loan fund specializes in directly investing and lending to middle market companies in defensive growth industries. The fund prefers investing in buyout and middle market companies. It also makes investments in debt securities at all levels of the capital structure including first and second lien debt, unsecured notes, and mezzanine securities.