Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) Stock

Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC) is a Financial Services stock trading at $2.13 (as of 2026-07-24), with a market capitalization of $1.07B and a trailing P/E of 58.4. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Prospect Capital Corporation is a business development company that invests in private and microcap public businesses and in real estate, including multi-family residential properties. It provides secured and senior debt, mezzanine and subordinated debt, unitranche structures, and equity investments through primary and secondary loan/portfolio investments.

Understand Prospect Capital Corporation: how it makes money

Prospect Capital Corporation provides business development financing to middle market and other borrowers (including mezzanine finance, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions, and bridge transactions) and also invests in multi-family residential real estate, earning returns from these secured and related investments.

Its profit engine is the performance of its credit investments across secured debt, senior and secured term loans, mezzanine and other financing structures (including subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations), alongside its multi-family residential real estate investments.

Business quality (Solid): The business model is clear from its lending and real estate investment focus, but the provided data does not include segment revenue detail or operating metrics, which limits how precisely investors can track performance drivers quarter to quarter.

Bull case

  • Broad set of financing tools within its business development mandate: It specializes in middle market and mature financing and uses multiple structures, including secured debt, senior and secured term loans, mezzanine and other later stage and growth capital approaches, as well as bridge transactions.
  • Adds real estate exposure alongside debt strategies: It also makes real estate investments, particularly in multi-family residential real estate, which diversifies its opportunity set beyond lending.

Bear case

  • Credit performance risk across leveraged and structured transactions: Because it participates in leveraged buyouts, refinancing, mezzanine finance, and bridge transactions, outcomes can be sensitive to borrower and deal performance.
  • Real estate downside risk: Its multi-family residential real estate investments introduce property and market risks that can affect investment performance.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$2.13
Market Cap$1.07B
P/E Ratio58.4
Price / Book0.36
Price / Sales1.63
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$719.44M
Net Margin-65.3%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-12.1%
EPS Growth (YoY)-112.8%
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E58.4
Sector P/E (Financial Services)8.9
Industry P/E (Asset Management)8.9
vs Sector556.8%
vs Industry555.0%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderTWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP ($41.37M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryAsset Management
CEOJohn Francis Barry
CountryUS
IPO Date2004-07-27

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Data as of 2026-07-24.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.