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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (PFLT)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Miami Beach, United States | NYSE
7.39 USD -0.05 (-0.672%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 7.35 -0.04 (-0.036%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook is severely compromised by a decade-long structural decline; despite a recent single-year dip, the asset has lost over 21% of its value since 2016, signaling a persistent failure to generate sustainable growth. While the balance sheet remains technically solvent with a fortress-like current ratio, the business is bleeding value, evidenced by negative operating cash flow and a massive debt load relative to equity. The short-term rating is merely neutral because the recent price action shows no reversal of this downtrend, and the statistical forecast leans slightly negative. The dividend yield of nearly 16% is a dangerous trap; the company is paying out over 230% of its earnings, relying on capital recycling rather than genuine profitability to fund payouts. This is not a high-quality income play but a distressed asset where the yield masks the reality of eroding shareholder value.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.022300
MSTL0.024756
AutoTheta0.025756
AutoARIMA0.030642

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 1.09
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.302
Excess Kurtosis -0.88
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 154.724
Revenue per Share 2.732
Market Cap 733,220,224
Trailing P/E 14.49
Forward P/E 6.97
Beta 0.76
Profit Margins 18.53%
Website https://pflt.pennantpark.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts relative to negligible call volume. Implied volatility for puts is nearly triple that of calls, indicating a market pricing in significant downside risk rather than upside potential.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.13% 13.80% 12.11% 11.24%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.083 1.127717
2026-07-15 0.083 1.151179
2026-06-15 0.083 1.068211
2026-05-15 0.103 1.214623
2026-04-15 0.103 1.182549
2026-03-16 0.103 1.273177
2026-02-17 0.103 1.210341
2026-01-16 0.103 1.080798
2025-12-15 0.103 1.108719
2025-11-17 0.103 1.153415
2025-10-15 0.103 1.183908
2025-09-15 0.103 1.048880
2025-08-15 0.103 1.006843
2025-07-15 0.103 0.968956
2025-06-16 0.103 1.012783
2025-05-15 0.103 1.018793
2025-04-15 0.103 1.069574
2025-03-14 0.103 0.933817
2025-02-18 0.103 0.923767
2025-01-15 0.103 0.934664
2024-12-16 0.103 0.952821
2024-11-15 0.103 0.933817
2024-10-16 0.103 0.879590
2024-09-16 0.103 0.892548
2024-08-16 0.103 0.935513
2024-07-15 0.103 0.873622
2024-06-14 0.103 0.913931
2024-05-14 0.103 0.903509
2024-04-12 0.103 0.922939
2024-03-15 0.103 0.928765
2024-02-14 0.103 0.922113
2024-01-12 0.103 0.848435
2023-12-15 0.103 0.882605
2023-11-15 0.103 0.950184
2023-10-16 0.103 0.954588
2023-09-15 0.103 0.951062
2023-08-15 0.103 0.978158
2023-07-14 0.103 0.962617
2023-06-14 0.103 0.964419
2023-05-15 0.100 0.914913
2023-04-17 0.100 0.909918
2023-03-15 0.100 1.002004
2023-02-15 0.095 0.866788
2023-01-18 0.095 0.807823
2022-12-16 0.095 0.858175
2022-11-16 0.095 0.845196
2022-10-17 0.095 0.918762
2022-09-16 0.095 0.798991
2022-08-17 0.095 0.789037
2022-07-15 0.095 0.797649
2022-06-16 0.095 0.909091
2022-05-17 0.095 0.778051
2022-04-14 0.095 0.683945
2022-03-16 0.095 0.737578
2022-02-14 0.095 0.722433
2022-01-14 0.095 0.726300
2021-12-17 0.095 0.757576
2021-11-16 0.095 0.695461
2021-10-15 0.095 0.720789
2021-09-16 0.095 0.748032
2021-08-17 0.095 0.727969
2021-07-16 0.095 0.729647
2021-06-16 0.095 0.735294
2021-05-14 0.095 0.774878
2021-04-14 0.095 0.760609
2021-03-17 0.095 0.764280
2021-02-11 0.095 0.800337
2021-01-15 0.095 0.837742
2020-12-16 0.095 0.893697
2020-11-16 0.095 1.024811
2020-10-20 0.095 1.140456
2020-09-16 0.095 1.105937
2020-08-18 0.095 1.112412
2020-07-15 0.095 1.126928
2020-06-16 0.095 1.055556
2020-05-15 0.095 1.319444
2020-04-15 0.095 1.515152
2020-03-17 0.095 1.785714
2020-02-14 0.095 0.754567
2020-01-15 0.095 0.777414
2019-12-18 0.095 0.762440
2019-11-13 0.095 0.815451
2019-10-16 0.095 0.830420
2019-09-16 0.095 0.816853
2019-08-16 0.095 0.826087
2019-07-17 0.095 0.816853
2019-06-14 0.095 0.817556
2019-05-17 0.095 0.791667
2019-04-16 0.095 0.731895
2019-03-19 0.095 0.732460
2019-02-13 0.095 0.720243
2019-01-16 0.095 0.760609
2018-12-18 0.095 0.818965
2018-11-19 0.095 0.717523
2018-10-17 0.082 0.636152
2018-10-16 0.013 0.100386
2018-09-17 0.017 0.128205
2018-09-14 0.078 0.588679
2018-08-21 0.018 0.132646
2018-08-20 0.077 0.566593
2018-07-18 0.019 0.138990
2018-07-17 0.076 0.551524
2018-06-15 0.095 0.681004
2018-05-17 0.095 0.703704
2018-04-16 0.095 0.709485
2018-03-16 0.095 0.729647
2018-02-15 0.095 0.744514
2018-01-17 0.095 0.700074
2017-12-22 0.095 0.684438
2017-11-16 0.095 0.687907
2017-10-18 0.095 0.654270
2017-09-19 0.095 0.666667
2017-08-16 0.095 0.673759
2017-07-18 0.095 0.662021
2017-06-19 0.095 0.677603
2017-05-17 0.095 0.674716
2017-04-17 0.095 0.694952
2017-03-20 0.095 0.688406
2017-02-15 0.095 0.695971
2017-01-18 0.095 0.677120
2016-12-20 0.095 0.675195
2016-11-16 0.095 0.720243
2016-10-18 0.095 0.719697
2016-09-19 0.095 0.735294
2016-08-17 0.095 0.735294
2016-07-18 0.095 0.751582
2016-06-16 0.095 0.778051
2016-05-18 0.095 0.789692
2016-04-18 0.095 0.783828
2016-03-16 0.095 0.826087
2016-02-16 0.095 0.890347
2016-01-15 0.095 0.917874
2015-12-22 0.095 0.846702
2015-11-17 0.095 0.828970
2015-10-19 0.095 0.784476
2015-09-17 0.095 0.775510
2015-08-20 0.095 0.752177
2015-07-20 0.095 0.674716
2015-06-11 0.095 0.677603
2015-05-18 0.095 0.674716
2015-04-16 0.095 0.669958
2015-03-18 0.095 0.677603
2015-02-13 0.090 0.655499
2015-01-16 0.090 0.668648
2014-12-17 0.090 0.693374
2014-11-17 0.090 0.639659
2014-10-20 0.090 0.654070
2014-09-24 0.090 0.637846
2014-08-18 0.090 0.641940
2014-07-16 0.090 0.638298
2014-06-17 0.090 0.647948
2014-05-15 0.090 0.649351
2014-04-16 0.090 0.654545
2014-03-18 0.090 0.655022
2014-02-14 0.090 0.640114
2014-01-17 0.090 0.663717
2013-12-18 0.090 0.649819
2013-11-18 0.090 0.656934
2013-10-17 0.087 0.651685
2013-09-18 0.088 0.643275
2013-08-19 0.087 0.668716
2013-07-17 0.087 0.621429
2013-06-19 0.088 0.590604
2013-05-16 0.087 0.610098
2013-04-17 0.087 0.615711
2013-03-20 0.087 0.606272
2013-02-14 0.085 0.611511
2013-01-17 0.083 0.619866
2012-12-19 0.083 0.645914
2012-11-16 0.083 0.663469
2012-10-17 0.083 0.634072
2012-09-18 0.080 0.628931
2012-08-16 0.080 0.640000
2012-07-18 0.080 0.660066
2012-06-19 0.080 0.672269
2012-05-18 0.080 0.683761
2012-04-18 0.075 0.641026
2012-03-20 0.075 0.638298
2012-02-15 0.075 0.635593
2012-01-18 0.075 0.685558
2011-12-21 0.070 0.670498
2011-11-17 0.070 0.683594
2011-10-19 0.070 0.675676
2011-09-21 0.070 0.656660
2011-08-18 0.070 0.620018
2011-07-20 0.060 0.481155
2011-06-22 0.050 0.406835
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.17
dividendYield 15.76
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.211
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.16276881
lastDividendValue 0.083
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.2740668
Address1 1,691 Michigan Avenue
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 15.02
All Time Low 3.34
Ask 7.38
Ask Size 1,400
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 754,440
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,128,190
Average Volume 1,128,190
Average Volume10Days 754,440
Beta 0.758
Bid 7.37
Bid Size 1,400
Book Value 10.257
City Miami Beach
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.39
Current Ratio 3.092
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 7.479
Day Low 7.36
Debt To Equity 154.724
Display Name PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 1.17
Dividend Yield 15.76
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,453,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,453,200
Earnings Growth -0.607
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.607
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,392,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,464,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,464,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 8.14
Enterprise Value 2,206,929,152
Eps Current Year 1.05429
Eps Forward 1.06
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.51
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 905 1075
Fifty Day Average 7.2646
Fifty Day Average Change 0.12540007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0172618
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -27.406681
Fifty Two Week High 10.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.9100003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2825243
Fifty Two Week Low 6.83
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.55999994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.08199121
Fifty Two Week Range 6.83 - 10.3
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,302,269,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.18
Forward Eps 1.06
Forward P E 6.9716983
Free Cashflow 57,053,500
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.0500002
Fullday Change Percent -0.672046
Fullday Price 7.354
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 271,111,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00894
Held Percent Institutions 0.24037
Implied Shares Outstanding 99,217,896
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Last Dividend Value 0.083
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Long Business Summary PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a Private Debt, business development company. It seeks to make secondary direct, debt, equity, and loan investments. The fund seeks to invest through floating rate loans in private or thinly traded or small market-cap, public middle market companies. It primarily invests in the United States and to a limited extent non-U.S. companies. The fund typically invests between $2 million and $20 million. The fund also invests in equity securities, such as preferred stock, common stock, warrants or options received in connection with debt investments or through direct investments. It primarily invests between $10 million and $50 million in investments in senior secured loans and mezzanine debt. It seeks to invest in companies not rated by national rating agencies. The companies if rated would be between BB and CCC under the Standard & Poor's system. The fund invests 30% is invested in non-qualifying assets like investments in public companies whose securities are not thinly traded or do not have a market capitalization of less than $250 million, securities of middle-market companies located outside of the United States, high-yield bonds, distressed debt, private equity, securities of public companies that are not thinly traded, and investment companies as defined in the 1940 Act. Under normal conditions, the fund expects atleast 80 percent of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes to be invested in Floating Rate Loans and investments with similar economic characteristics, including cash equivalents invested in money market funds. It expects to represent 65 percent of its portfolio through senior secured loans. In case of floating rate loans, it holds investments for a period of three to ten years.
Long Name PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.
Market us_market
Market Cap 733,220,224
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_129679481
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 50,248,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 738,181,146
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 7.44
Operating Cashflow -58,400,000
Operating Margins 0.77141
Payout Ratio 2.3741
Peg Ratio 0.26
Phone 212 905 1000
Post Market Change -0.035999775
Post Market Change Percent -0.48714176
Post Market Price 7.354
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 7.44
Price Eps Current Year 7.009456
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.72048354
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.7045019
Profit Margins 0.18534
Quick Ratio 3.042
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0500002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.672046
Regular Market Day High 7.479
Regular Market Day Low 7.36
Regular Market Day Range 7.36 - 7.479
Regular Market Open 7.44
Regular Market Previous Close 7.44
Regular Market Price 7.39
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 749,026
Return On Assets 0.05092
Return On Equity 0.04774
Revenue Growth 0.041
Revenue Per Share 2.732
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 99,217,896
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.040599998
Shares Short 4,023,719
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 4,265,721
Short Name PennantPark Floating Rate Capit
Short Percent Of Float 0.040900003
Short Ratio 3.47
Source Interval 15
State FL
Symbol PFLT
Target High Price 10.5
Target Low Price 9.0
Target Mean Price 9.75
Target Median Price 10.0
Total Cash 100,808,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.016
Total Debt 1,574,516,992
Total Revenue 271,111,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.211
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.16276881
Trailing Eps 0.51
Trailing P E 14.490196
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 8.3904
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.0004001
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.119231515
Type Disp Equity
Volume 749,026
Website https://pflt.pennantpark.com
Zip 33,139