$10.30 0.05 (+0.49%)
11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

A financial services company that lends to and invests in middle market privately-held or thinly traded public companies.

Current Price $10.30 Mkt Cap $534.21M
Open $10.20 P/E Ratio 9.23
Prev. Close $10.25 Div. (Yield) 1.63 (15.90%)
Daily Range $10.18 - $10.39 Volume 456,712
52-Wk Range $6.18 - $12.95 Avg. Daily Vol. 733,000

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All Members

497 Outperform
13 Underperform
 

All-Star Members

177 Outperform
7 Underperform
 

Wall Street

5 Outperform
1 Underperform
 

Top PSEC Bull/Bear Pitches

The best Bull and Bear pitches based on recency and number of recommendations.

checklist34 (99.91)
Submitted July 07, 2009

PSEC has issued shares several times in a row, a bad thing, dilution here is considerable. It has a high current yield and insider buying.

If the yield counts towards CAPs game points, and if the dilution is used to invest in distressed… More

lowellfield (90.03)
Submitted June 02, 2008

Just read David Einhorn's book. Think this is a mini-Allied Capital. Not at all sure about the quality of their main investment, Gas Solutions Holdings, Inc., which they are supposedly planning to sell. If they find a buyer, I'll probably be in… More

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Recent Community Commentary

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Member Avatar HSB29 (< 20) Submitted: 11/5/2009 2:12:20 PM : Outperform Start Price: $10.26 PSEC Score: -0.26

I like a 16% div

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Member Avatar elvisbeatlesfan (82.51) Submitted: 11/2/2009 6:21:45 PM : Outperform Start Price: $9.99 PSEC Score: -0.05

Love the yield and mgt track record

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Member Avatar jsnms (37.66) Submitted: 10/20/2009 8:47:21 AM : Outperform Start Price: $10.62 PSEC Score: -0.45

The industry is not so bad off.
The world's excess CO2 can be dealt with biologically. I don't believe global warming is really a big deal. If you do -- then buy some future beachfront property in Alaska for your retirement.

Leaderboard

Find the members with the highest scoring picks in PSEC.

Score Leader

scraccag

scraccag (45.66) Score: +71.49

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in PSEC.

Top
Pick
Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
S&P
Gain
Score Commentary
scraccag 45.66 10/9/2008 Outperform 5Y $5.38 +91.28% +19.79% +71.49 1 Comment
Lightstrider 98.86 10/10/2008 Outperform NS $5.26 +95.96% +26.69% +69.27
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. HaughtyKnave < 20 10/10/2008 Outperform 5Y $5.26 +95.96% +26.69% +69.27
trdhrdr007 70.30 12/18/2007 Outperform NS $8.73 +17.94% -23.18% +41.11
PhiTauSpidey < 20 12/18/2007 4/30/2009 Outperform 5Y $8.73 +17.94% -23.18% +41.11 1 Comment
FlotsamJetsam 58.95 10/8/2008 Outperform 5Y $6.82 +50.96% +11.43% +39.53
Smittyc5 < 20 12/14/2007 Outperform NS $9.87 +4.38% -24.13% +28.51
eeckdhal < 20 12/31/2007 Outperform 5Y $10.06 +2.40% -24.10% +26.50
georgevtucker 93.99 12/31/2007 Outperform 5Y $10.06 +2.40% -24.10% +26.50
flyboy25L < 20 11/9/2007 Outperform 5Y $10.15 +1.47% -22.96% +24.43

Wall Street

See what the Wall Street professionals think, according to their public statements and filings.

Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
S&P
Gain
Score End Date Commentary
TrackJimCramer < 20 5/28/2009 Underperform 3W $8.00 +28.78% +19.06% -9.72
TrackAvondale 91.47 10/10/2008 Outperform NS $7.03 +46.55% +24.94% +21.61
TrackSterneAgee 83.73 9/25/2008 Outperform NS $11.21 -8.12% -8.80% +0.68
TrackWachovia 35.10 6/9/2008 Outperform NS $11.82 -12.90% -18.94% +6.05
TrackDavenport 80.52 12/18/2007 Outperform NS $9.69 +6.28% -22.29% +28.57
TrackFerrisBaker 72.41 10/2/2007 Underperform NS $15.29 -4.58% -5.48% -0.90 11/28/2007 @ $14.59
TrackOppenheimer 26.63 12/5/2006 Outperform NS $13.05 -21.09% -18.96% -2.13
TrackFerrisBaker 72.41 9/1/2006 Outperform NS $16.00 +14.19% +8.54% +5.65 12/13/2006 @ $18.27

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