MSC Income Fund, Inc. (MSIF)Financial Services | Asset Management | Houston, United States | NYSE
11.47 USD
-0.24
(-2.050%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 11.50 +0.03 (0.262%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 8 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:09 a.m. EDT
The security presents a classic high-yield value trap scenario where attractive income metrics mask severe operational deterioration. While the headline yield of 12.3% appears generous, the payout ratio of 77.7% combined with negative operating cash flow (-$16M) and negative earnings growth (-19%) indicates the dividend is being funded by capital recycling rather than sustainable free cash flow, capping the dividend rating at neutral. Fundamentally, the business is struggling; revenue growth is stagnant at just 2.6%, and the company recently exited a major portfolio holding (Centre Technologies), signaling distress in its core lending book. This operational weakness is reflected in the price action, which has erased nearly 30% of its value since mid-2025, dragging the long-term rating to neutral despite the low P/E multiple. Technically, the stock is trading below both its 50-day and 200-day averages, confirming a downtrend that the short-term statistical model also flags with a slight negative bias. Consequently, the security offers no clear directional edge for either the aggressive income seeker or the growth investor, warranting a neutral stance across all time horizons. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.035976 |
| MSTL_73 | 0.045106 |
| AutoETS | 0.053869 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.054127 |
| MSTL | 0.054587 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 3.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.104 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.16 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-08-02 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-07-01 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 90.212 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.988 |
| Market Cap | 520,109,792 |
| Trailing P/E | 6.23 |
| Forward P/E | 7.74 |
| Beta | 0.69 |
| Profit Margins | 61.48% |
| Previous Name | HMS Income Fund, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.mscincomefund.com/ |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.95% | 9.39% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | 0.11 | 0.954861 |
| 2026-03-31 | 0.36 | 2.955665 |
| 2025-12-31 | 0.36 | 2.739726 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.36 | 2.741813 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.36 | 2.191114 |
| 2025-03-31 | 0.36 | 2.185792 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.28553998 |
| Address1 | 1,300 Post Oak Boulevard |
| Address2 | Eighth Floor |
| All Time High | 18.095 |
| All Time Low | 11.16 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 299,480 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 285,047 |
| Average Volume | 285,047 |
| Average Volume10Days | 299,480 |
| Beta | 0.69 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | 15.868 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.47 |
| Current Ratio | 0.203 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 11.83 |
| Day Low | 11.44 |
| Debt To Equity | 90.212 |
| Display Name | MSC Income Fund |
| Dividend Date | 1,790,121,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.41 |
| Dividend Yield | 12.04 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.193 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.167 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.24 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,153,650,816 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.43538 |
| Eps Forward | 1.48287 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.84 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,785,715,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 713 350 6042 |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.0296 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.5595999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.046518575 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -28.553999 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.868 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.398 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3200142 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.31000042 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.027777815 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.16 - 16.868 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,738,161,000,000 |
| Forward Eps | 1.48287 |
| Forward P E | 7.7350006 |
| Free Cashflow | 38,484,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 140,012,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00528 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.3173 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 45,345,229 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Industry Disp | Asset Management |
| Industry Key | asset-management |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,782,950,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.11 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | MSC Income Fund, Inc. is a Business Development Company specializing in middle market debt and debt and equity investments in lower middle market companies. The fund seeks to invest in management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancing and acquisitions of companies. It invests in companies with revenue between $10 million and $150 million. |
| Long Name | MSC Income Fund, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 520,109,792 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_144814988 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-07-13 |
| Net Income To Common | 86,076,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 530,992,631 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 11.68 |
| Operating Cashflow | -16,243,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.76748 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.7772 |
| Phone | 713 350 6000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.029999733 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.26154953 |
| Post Market Price | 11.5 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,987,200 |
| Prev Name | HMS Income Fund, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 11.71 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 7.990916 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.72283846 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.7147253 |
| Profit Margins | 0.61477 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.148 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.125 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.24 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.04953 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.83 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 11.44 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 11.44 - 11.83 |
| Regular Market Open | 11.68 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 11.71 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 171,993 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04601 |
| Return On Equity | 0.11968 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.026 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.988 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 45,345,229 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0077 |
| Shares Short | 350,813 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 306,530 |
| Short Name | MSC Income Fund, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0078 |
| Short Ratio | 1.22 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | MSIF |
| Target High Price | 16.0 |
| Target Low Price | 13.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.42857 |
| Target Median Price | 14.0 |
| Total Cash | 15,559,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.343 |
| Total Debt | 649,100,032 |
| Total Revenue | 140,012,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.4 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.119555935 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.84 |
| Trailing P E | 6.2336955 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.79715 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.3271494 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.10370664 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 171,993 |
| Website | https://www.mscincomefund.com/ |
| Zip | 77,056 |