Barings Corporate Investors (MCI)Financial Services | Asset Management | Charlotte, United States | NYSE
17.34 USD
-0.08
(-0.459%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:32 a.m. EDT
The most critical issue here is the sustainability of the income stream. While the headline yield looks attractive at over 9%, the company is paying out significantly more than it earns, with a payout ratio exceeding 116%. This indicates the dividend is being funded by capital rather than earnings, making it highly vulnerable to cuts if profitability dips further, as suggested by recent news regarding potential distribution reductions. Fundamentally, the business is struggling with double-digit declines in both revenue and earnings growth, signaling a deteriorating core operation rather than a stable cash cow. Despite the stock trading near its book value and showing a positive multi-year price trajectory, the combination of shrinking fundamentals and an unsustainable dividend payout prevents a recommendation for either short-term speculation or long-term holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.016011 |
| AutoETS | 0.016139 |
| AutoTheta | 0.016152 |
| MSTL | 0.019048 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 52% |
| H-stat | 0.24 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.830 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-05-28 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-05-28 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 21.893 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.771 |
| Market Cap | 356,436,736 |
| Trailing P/E | 12.66 |
| Beta | 0.31 |
| Profit Margins | 77.18% |
| Website | https://www.babsoncapital.com/Strategies/Trusts/MCI/Default.aspx |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.22% | 8.12% | 8.63% | 8.05% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 0.4000 | 2.217295 |
| 2025-12-30 | 0.4000 | 2.141328 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.4000 | 1.926782 |
| 2025-08-29 | 0.4000 | 1.831502 |
| 2025-05-30 | 0.4000 | 1.918465 |
| 2024-12-30 | 0.5000 | 2.457002 |
| 2024-11-04 | 0.4000 | 2.066116 |
| 2024-08-26 | 0.4000 | 2.201431 |
| 2024-05-31 | 0.3900 | 2.250433 |
| 2023-12-28 | 0.3800 | 2.095974 |
| 2023-11-03 | 0.3700 | 2.368758 |
| 2023-08-25 | 0.3500 | 2.400549 |
| 2023-05-30 | 0.3200 | 2.293907 |
| 2022-12-29 | 0.2800 | 2.026049 |
| 2022-11-04 | 0.2600 | 2.015504 |
| 2022-08-26 | 0.2400 | 1.753105 |
| 2022-05-27 | 0.2400 | 1.715511 |
| 2021-12-29 | 0.2400 | 1.516109 |
| 2021-11-05 | 0.2400 | 1.488834 |
| 2021-07-30 | 0.2400 | 1.578947 |
| 2021-04-30 | 0.2400 | 1.635992 |
| 2020-12-30 | 0.2400 | 1.844735 |
| 2020-10-30 | 0.2400 | 2.058319 |
| 2020-07-31 | 0.2400 | 1.832061 |
| 2020-05-01 | 0.2400 | 1.839080 |
| 2019-12-30 | 0.3000 | 1.788909 |
| 2019-11-01 | 0.3000 | 1.785714 |
| 2019-08-02 | 0.3000 | 1.851852 |
| 2019-05-03 | 0.3000 | 1.857585 |
| 2018-12-28 | 0.3000 | 2.024292 |
| 2018-10-26 | 0.3000 | 2.025658 |
| 2018-08-03 | 0.3000 | 1.989390 |
| 2018-05-04 | 0.3000 | 1.978892 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.3000 | 1.956947 |
| 2017-10-27 | 0.3000 | 1.898734 |
| 2017-07-28 | 0.3000 | 1.953125 |
| 2017-05-02 | 0.3000 | 1.971091 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.3000 | 1.990710 |
| 2016-11-03 | 0.3000 | 1.840491 |
| 2016-07-28 | 0.3000 | 1.678791 |
| 2016-04-28 | 0.3000 | 1.741149 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.3000 | 1.732102 |
| 2015-11-02 | 0.3000 | 1.779359 |
| 2015-07-30 | 0.3000 | 1.850710 |
| 2015-04-29 | 0.3000 | 1.882058 |
| 2014-12-29 | 0.3000 | 1.925546 |
| 2014-10-30 | 0.3000 | 1.935484 |
| 2014-07-30 | 0.3000 | 1.971091 |
| 2014-04-24 | 0.3000 | 1.997337 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.3000 | 1.997337 |
| 2013-10-24 | 0.3000 | 2.009377 |
| 2013-08-01 | 0.3000 | 1.932990 |
| 2013-04-25 | 0.3000 | 1.834862 |
| 2012-12-27 | 0.4000 | 2.582311 |
| 2012-10-25 | 0.3000 | 1.823708 |
| 2012-07-26 | 0.3000 | 1.840491 |
| 2012-05-03 | 0.3000 | 1.921845 |
| 2011-12-28 | 0.4500 | 2.472527 |
| 2011-10-27 | 0.3000 | 1.704545 |
| 2011-07-28 | 0.3000 | 1.846154 |
| 2011-04-20 | 0.3000 | 1.830384 |
| 2010-12-29 | 0.2700 | 1.771654 |
| 2010-10-28 | 0.2700 | 1.770492 |
| 2010-07-29 | 0.2700 | 2.011173 |
| 2010-04-22 | 0.2700 | 2.022472 |
| 2009-12-29 | 0.2700 | 2.134387 |
| 2009-10-22 | 0.2700 | 2.162595 |
| 2009-07-30 | 0.2700 | 2.125984 |
| 2009-04-30 | 0.2700 | 2.686567 |
| 2008-12-29 | 0.2700 | 2.971932 |
| 2008-10-29 | 0.2700 | 2.483901 |
| 2008-07-30 | 0.2700 | 2.236025 |
| 2008-05-01 | 0.2700 | 2.006689 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.4850 | 3.211920 |
| 2007-10-25 | 0.2700 | 1.738571 |
| 2007-07-25 | 0.2700 | 1.753247 |
| 2007-05-03 | 0.2600 | 1.450084 |
| 2006-12-27 | 0.5000 | 2.857143 |
| 2006-10-26 | 0.2500 | 1.428571 |
| 2006-07-26 | 0.2500 | 1.579779 |
| 2006-04-28 | 0.2400 | 1.504702 |
| 2005-12-28 | 0.4550 | 2.988506 |
| 2005-10-27 | 0.2300 | 1.612903 |
| 2005-07-27 | 0.2300 | 1.541039 |
| 2005-04-28 | 0.2300 | 1.685599 |
| 2004-12-29 | 0.3700 | 2.590130 |
| 2004-10-28 | 0.2300 | 1.777434 |
| 2004-07-28 | 0.2750 | 2.350427 |
| 2004-05-05 | 0.2050 | 1.774892 |
| 2003-12-29 | 0.3800 | 3.368794 |
| 2003-10-29 | 0.1800 | 1.555076 |
| 2003-07-29 | 0.1800 | 1.646090 |
| 2003-04-30 | 0.1800 | 1.730769 |
| 2002-12-27 | 0.1800 | 1.910828 |
| 2002-10-29 | 0.1800 | 1.670534 |
| 2002-07-30 | 0.2150 | 1.982480 |
| 2002-05-01 | 0.2350 | 2.102908 |
| 2001-12-27 | 0.2350 | 2.323282 |
| 2001-10-29 | 0.2350 | 1.924652 |
| 2001-08-01 | 0.2350 | 1.942149 |
| 2001-05-04 | 0.2350 | 1.950207 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.6850 | 6.157303 |
| 2000-10-27 | 0.2350 | 2.205279 |
| 2000-07-27 | 0.2350 | 2.100559 |
| 2000-05-04 | 0.2150 | 2.150000 |
| 1999-12-29 | 0.7300 | 7.209877 |
| 1999-10-27 | 0.2150 | 2.023529 |
| 1999-07-28 | 0.2150 | 1.900552 |
| 1999-05-03 | 0.2050 | 1.768194 |
| 1998-12-29 | 0.2000 | 1.706667 |
| 1998-10-28 | 0.2000 | 1.725067 |
| 1998-07-29 | 0.2000 | 1.666667 |
| 1998-05-04 | 0.2000 | 1.560976 |
| 1997-12-29 | 0.4250 | 3.341523 |
| 1997-10-29 | 0.1875 | 1.734104 |
| 1997-07-29 | 0.1850 | 1.793939 |
| 1997-05-01 | 0.1775 | 1.838188 |
| 1996-12-27 | 0.1750 | 1.812298 |
| 1996-10-29 | 0.1750 | 1.937716 |
| 1996-07-29 | 0.1750 | 2.000000 |
| 1996-04-26 | 0.1750 | 1.971831 |
| 1995-12-27 | 0.4050 | 4.579505 |
| 1995-10-27 | 0.1750 | 2.036364 |
| 1995-07-27 | 0.1750 | 2.187500 |
| 1995-04-25 | 0.1750 | 2.248996 |
| 1994-12-23 | 0.1750 | 2.333333 |
| 1994-11-01 | 0.1750 | 2.240000 |
| 1994-07-27 | 0.1750 | 2.267206 |
| 1994-04-26 | 0.1750 | 2.178988 |
| 1993-12-27 | 0.1750 | 2.403433 |
| 1993-10-27 | 0.1750 | 2.314050 |
| 1993-07-28 | 0.1750 | 2.403433 |
| 1993-04-27 | 0.1750 | 2.434783 |
| 1992-12-24 | 0.1750 | 2.745098 |
| 1992-10-26 | 0.1750 | 2.666667 |
| 1992-07-28 | 0.1925 | 2.774775 |
| 1992-04-24 | 0.1750 | 2.641509 |
| 1991-12-24 | 0.1750 | 2.533937 |
| 1991-10-25 | 0.1750 | 2.568807 |
| 1991-07-25 | 0.1750 | 2.731707 |
| 1991-04-24 | 0.1750 | 2.800000 |
| 1990-12-24 | 0.1750 | 3.313609 |
| 1990-10-25 | 0.1750 | 3.636364 |
| 1990-07-25 | 0.1750 | 2.962963 |
| 1990-04-24 | 0.1750 | 2.916667 |
| 1989-12-22 | 0.1750 | 2.857143 |
| 1989-10-27 | 0.1750 | 2.580645 |
| 1989-07-25 | 0.2375 | 2.957198 |
| 1989-04-26 | 0.2375 | 2.878788 |
| 1988-12-23 | 0.2375 | 2.867925 |
| 1988-10-25 | 0.2375 | 2.558923 |
| 1988-07-25 | 0.2375 | 2.585034 |
| 1988-04-25 | 0.2375 | 2.576271 |
| 1987-12-24 | 0.2375 | 2.459547 |
| 1987-10-26 | 0.2375 | 2.620690 |
| 1987-07-27 | 0.2250 | 2.188450 |
| 1987-04-24 | 0.2250 | 2.250000 |
| 1987-01-26 | 0.2250 | 1.914894 |
| 1986-10-27 | 0.2250 | 2.222222 |
| 1986-07-25 | 0.2625 | 2.616822 |
| 1986-04-24 | 0.2000 | 2.154882 |
| 1986-01-27 | 0.1875 | 2.255639 |
| 1985-10-25 | 0.1875 | 2.620087 |
| 1985-07-25 | 0.1850 | 2.551724 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.19164735 |
| Address1 | 300 South Tryon Street |
| Address2 | Suite 2500 |
| All Time High | 25.24 |
| All Time Low | 3.0625 |
| Ask | 18.73 |
| Ask Size | 1,900 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 21,880 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 38,509 |
| Average Volume | 38,509 |
| Average Volume10Days | 21,880 |
| Beta | 0.31 |
| Bid | 17.1 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Book Value | 16.628 |
| City | Charlotte |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,388,448,000 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 17.34 |
| Current Ratio | 2.522 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 17.5 |
| Day Low | 17.2001 |
| Debt To Equity | 21.893 |
| Dividend Date | 1,547,164,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.6 |
| Dividend Yield | 9.18 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.214 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.21 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,747,306,740 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,747,306,740 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 10.962 |
| Enterprise Value | 398,513,056 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.37 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 17.4298 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.08979988 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.005152089 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -19.164736 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 23.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.66 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.24608696 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 16.57 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.77000046 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.04646955 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 16.57 - 23.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 7.43 |
| Free Cashflow | 19,239,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 36,355,416 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.17674999 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 20,555,752 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Industry Disp | Asset Management |
| Industry Key | asset-management |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.4 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,298,332,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Babson Capital Corporate Investors trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in a portfolio of privately placed, below-investment grade, long term corporate debt obligations. The fund also invests in marketable investment grade debt securities, other marketable debt securities, and marketable common stocks. It was formerly known as Babson Capital Corporate Investors. Babson Capital Corporate Investors trust was formed in 1971 and is domiciled in the United States. |
| Long Name | Barings Corporate Investors |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 356,436,736 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_6166746 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 28,059,288 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 356,436,739 |
| Open | 17.47 |
| Operating Cashflow | 18,565,026 |
| Operating Margins | 0.84266996 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.1679 |
| Phone | 704 805 7200 |
| Previous Close | 17.42 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.0428194 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 9.804227 |
| Profit Margins | 0.7718 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.522 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0799999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.459242 |
| Regular Market Day High | 17.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 17.2001 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 17.2001 - 17.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 17.47 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 17.42 |
| Regular Market Price | 17.34 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 19,961 |
| Return On Assets | 0.045679998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.08194 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.207 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.771 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 20,555,752 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.00090000004 |
| Shares Short | 18,670 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 13,074 |
| Short Name | Barings Corporate Investors |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.00090000004 |
| Short Ratio | 0.56 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NC |
| Symbol | MCI |
| Total Cash | 32,124,904 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.565 |
| Total Debt | 74,720,464 |
| Total Revenue | 36,355,416 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.58 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.09070034 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.37 |
| Trailing P E | 12.656935 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 19.23385 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.8938503 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.09846444 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 19,961 |
| Website | https://www.babsoncapital.com/Strategies/Trusts/MCI/Default.aspx |
| Zip | 28,202 |