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New Mountain Finance Corporation (NMFC)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
8.56 USD +0.24 (2.825%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 11:42 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:35 p.m. EDT

NMFC is currently trading near its 52-week low, with a high dividend yield but a high payout ratio, which raises concerns about sustainability. The recent price movement shows some volatility, with a short-term forecast indicating a slight decline. While the dividend offers a high yield, the fundamentals and recent news suggest a cautious approach. Investors should consider the high short interest and mixed options activity as potential signals for short-term trading opportunities, but long-term investors should be wary of the company's financial health and market position.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.058669
AutoETS0.060757
MSTL0.062684
AutoARIMA0.083434

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 71%
H-stat 1.30
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.630
Excess Kurtosis -0.63
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 140.661
Revenue per Share 3.081
Market Cap 862,400,320
Trailing P/E 53.47
Forward P/E 8.00
Beta 0.60
Profit Margins 5.04%
Website https://www.newmountainfinance.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:35 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests a mix of short-term speculation and potential volatility. The calls for strikes at $10.00 show significant open interest, indicating possible bullish sentiment or speculation about a potential price increase. However, the puts with high open interest at $10.00 suggest some bearish positioning. The overall IV levels are relatively low, indicating a lack of immediate volatility expectations, but the presence of top OI at higher strikes may signal potential for a rally or a short-term bounce.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
4.06% 14.76% 15.00% 15.11%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-17 0.32 4.055767
2025-12-17 0.32 3.659282
2025-09-16 0.32 3.530258
2025-06-16 0.32 3.514954
2025-03-17 0.32 3.362843
2024-12-17 0.33 3.462691
2024-09-16 0.34 3.444899
2024-06-14 0.34 3.487621
2024-03-14 0.36 3.770646
2023-12-21 0.10 1.032260
2023-12-14 0.36 3.750991
2023-09-14 0.36 3.935965
2023-06-15 0.35 4.003836
2023-03-16 0.32 3.950495
2022-12-15 0.32 3.919582
2022-09-15 0.30 3.587220
2022-06-15 0.30 4.058446
2022-03-16 0.30 3.608937
2021-12-15 0.30 3.703534
2021-09-15 0.30 3.758769
2021-06-15 0.30 3.941117
2021-03-16 0.30 4.112364
2020-12-15 0.30 4.673203
2020-09-15 0.30 5.451542
2020-06-15 0.30 6.013014
2020-03-12 0.34 6.659313
2019-12-12 0.34 5.085433
2019-09-12 0.34 5.199157
2019-06-13 0.34 5.144887
2019-03-14 0.34 5.546478
2018-12-13 0.34 5.892130
2018-09-13 0.34 5.722483
2018-06-14 0.34 5.911581
2018-03-14 0.34 6.247709
2017-12-14 0.34 6.105564
2017-09-14 0.34 6.255340
2017-06-14 0.34 6.101014
2017-03-15 0.34 6.097278
2016-12-13 0.34 6.716143
2016-09-14 0.34 6.999172
2016-06-14 0.34 8.016506
2016-03-15 0.34 8.125033
2015-12-14 0.34 8.430087
2015-09-14 0.34 7.242592
2015-06-12 0.34 7.336112
2015-03-13 0.34 7.697149
2014-12-12 0.34 7.931232
2014-09-12 0.34 7.729109
2014-08-18 0.12 2.747430
2014-06-12 0.34 8.283452
2014-03-13 0.34 8.326355
2013-12-13 0.34 8.521057
2013-09-12 0.34 8.834915
2013-08-16 0.12 3.180312
2013-06-12 0.34 9.067093
2013-03-13 0.34 9.099222
2012-12-31 0.14 3.807203
2012-12-12 0.34 9.739200
2012-09-12 0.34 9.594352
2012-06-13 0.34 10.581336
2012-05-17 0.23 7.502222
2012-03-13 0.32 10.492261
2011-12-13 0.30 10.507390
2011-09-13 0.29 10.746928
2011-08-18 0.27 10.812123
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.28
dividendYield 15.36
exDividendDate 2026-03-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.28
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.15384616
lastDividendValue 0.32
lastDividendDate 2026-03-17
dividendDate 2026-03-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.1297071
Address1 1,633 Broadway
Address2 48th Floor
All Time High 15.83
All Time Low 4.62
Ask 10.8
Ask Size 2
Average Analyst Rating 3.1 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 787,410
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,309,063
Average Volume 1,309,063
Average Volume10Days 787,410
Beta 0.597
Bid 6.14
Bid Size 2
Book Value 11.518
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 8.555
Current Ratio 0.555
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 8.56
Day Low 8.34
Debt To Equity 140.661
Display Name New Mountain Finance
Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Dividend Rate 1.28
Dividend Yield 15.36
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,037,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,037,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,771,966,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,924,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,924,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 7.446
Enterprise Value 2,435,489,792
Eps Current Year 1.11143
Eps Forward 1.07
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.16
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,705,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 582 2277
Fifty Day Average 8.0018
Fifty Day Average Change 0.5532007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06913454
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -12.97071
Fifty Two Week High 11.04
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.4849997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.22509055
Fifty Two Week Low 7.48
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.0750003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.14371662
Fifty Two Week Range 7.48 - 11.04
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,305,898,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.92
Forward Eps 1.07
Forward P E 7.995327
Free Cashflow 92,600,752
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 327,084,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.14854999
Held Percent Institutions 0.38441002
Implied Shares Outstanding 100,806,576
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,705,600
Last Dividend Value 0.32
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC), a business development company, is a private equity/buyouts and loan fund that 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. In some cases, its investments may also include equity interests. It targets energy, engineering and consulting services, specialty chemicals and materials, trading companies and distributors, commercial printing, diversified support services, education services, environmental and facilities services, office services and supplies, media, distributors, health care services, health care facilities, Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Financial Services and Technology, application software, business services, systems software, federal services, distribution and logistics, interactive home entertainment, telecommunication services, hydroelectric power generation, electric power generation by fossil fuels, electric power generation by nuclear fuels, health care technology, and security and alarm services. The fund seeks to invest in the United States of America. It seeks to invest between $10 million and $125 million per transaction. The firm invests through both primary originations and open-market secondary purchases. It invests in companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $200 million. The fund seeks a majority stake in its portfolio companies.
Long Name New Mountain Finance Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 862,400,320
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_109764267
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 16,488,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 821,077,207
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 8.34
Operating Cashflow 378,982,016
Operating Margins 0.80849
Payout Ratio 8.0
Phone 212 720 0300
Previous Close 8.32
Price Eps Current Year 7.697291
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.7427505
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.6366324
Profit Margins 0.05041
Quick Ratio 0.481
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.14286
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.23500061
Regular Market Change Percent 2.8245268
Regular Market Day High 8.56
Regular Market Day Low 8.34
Regular Market Day Range 8.34 - 8.56
Regular Market Open 8.34
Regular Market Previous Close 8.32
Regular Market Price 8.555
Regular Market Time 1,776,440,573
Regular Market Volume 408,224
Return On Assets 0.05287
Return On Equity 0.01332
Revenue Growth -0.151
Revenue Per Share 3.081
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 98,509,563
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0337
Shares Short 3,318,030
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,946,797
Short Name New Mountain Finance Corporatio
Short Percent Of Float 0.0396
Short Ratio 2.17
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol NMFC
Target High Price 10.0
Target Low Price 7.5
Target Mean Price 8.5
Target Median Price 8.5
Total Cash 80,718,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.801
Total Debt 1,671,417,984
Total Revenue 327,084,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.28
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.15384616
Trailing Eps 0.16
Trailing P E 53.468754
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.32845
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.7734499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08291301
Type Disp Equity
Volume 408,224
Website https://www.newmountainfinance.com
Zip 10,019