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Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Houston, United States | NYSE
8.73 USD +0.07 (0.808%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 8.71 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:33 a.m. EDT

The most critical issue here is the unsustainable payout ratio of 143%, which mathematically proves the company is paying out more cash than it generates in earnings. This is a classic value trap disguised by a massive 15% yield. While the price has recently stabilized near the 50-day average, the underlying business is deteriorating with negative revenue growth (-13%) and a balance sheet burdened by debt exceeding 160 times equity. The recent news confirms the fragility of this model, noting a 15% dividend cut after a 13-year streak, signaling that the high yield was propping up the stock price artificially. The short-term outlook is neutral-to-bearish as the market digests this reality, and the long-term investment case is weak due to the lack of organic growth and the precarious capital structure.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.054818
AutoTheta0.056098
AutoETS0.056480
AutoARIMA0.057213

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 2.98
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.074
Excess Kurtosis -0.59
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 163.35
Revenue per Share 3.369
Market Cap 248,629,824
Trailing P/E 8.39
Forward P/E 8.36
Beta 0.64
Profit Margins 30.66%
Website https://www.stelluscapital.com/public-investors/investment-corp/

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:33 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at the $12.50 strike for the March 2027 expiration, suggesting a fear of significant downside. Conversely, call interest is concentrated at the $10.00 strike, indicating a speculative hope for a rebound toward the analyst mean, though overall open interest is thin and implied volatility remains low.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.11% 13.31% 12.26% 11.44%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-31 0.083000 1.106667
2026-06-30 0.113000 1.342043
2026-05-29 0.113000 1.259755
2026-04-30 0.113000 1.168563
2026-03-31 0.113000 1.226927
2026-02-27 0.113000 1.127744
2026-01-30 0.113000 0.884194
2025-12-31 0.133000 1.048896
2025-11-28 0.133000 1.099174
2025-10-31 0.133000 1.110184
2025-09-30 0.133000 1.018377
2025-08-29 0.133000 0.915348
2025-07-31 0.133000 0.950000
2025-06-30 0.133000 0.954089
2025-05-30 0.133000 1.002261
2025-04-30 0.133000 1.040689
2025-03-31 0.133000 0.950000
2025-02-28 0.133000 0.870989
2025-01-31 0.133000 0.904762
2024-12-31 0.133000 0.966570
2024-11-29 0.133000 0.964467
2024-10-31 0.133000 0.945274
2024-09-30 0.133000 0.971512
2024-08-30 0.133000 0.973646
2024-07-31 0.133000 0.947969
2024-06-28 0.133000 0.968682
2024-05-31 0.133000 0.958213
2024-04-29 0.133000 0.950000
2024-03-27 0.133000 1.011407
2024-02-28 0.133000 1.047244
2024-01-30 0.133000 1.007576
2023-12-15 0.133000 1.048069
2023-11-29 0.133000 1.045597
2023-10-30 0.133000 1.075182
2023-09-28 0.133000 0.970803
2023-08-30 0.133000 0.954774
2023-07-28 0.133000 0.882548
2023-06-29 0.133000 0.940594
2023-05-30 0.133000 0.959596
2023-04-28 0.133000 0.914718
2023-03-30 0.133000 0.950679
2023-02-27 0.133000 0.843909
2023-01-30 0.133000 0.950000
2022-12-15 0.113000 0.850904
2022-11-29 0.113000 0.824216
2022-10-28 0.113000 0.838279
2022-09-29 0.113000 0.945607
2022-08-30 0.113000 0.843284
2022-07-28 0.113000 0.845176
2022-06-29 0.113000 1.008929
2022-05-26 0.113000 0.875290
2022-04-28 0.113000 0.817064
2022-03-30 0.113000 0.820029
2022-02-24 0.113000 0.859316
2022-01-27 0.113000 0.843284
2021-12-15 0.093000 0.714835
2021-11-29 0.093000 0.676364
2021-10-28 0.093000 0.666667
2021-09-29 0.100000 0.751880
2021-08-30 0.100000 0.769231
2021-07-29 0.100000 0.755858
2021-06-29 0.083000 0.655608
2021-05-27 0.083000 0.630699
2021-04-29 0.083000 0.614360
2021-03-30 0.083000 0.656646
2021-02-25 0.083000 0.715517
2021-01-28 0.083000 0.788224
2020-12-14 0.310000 2.700349
2020-09-14 0.250000 2.866972
2020-07-14 0.250000 3.140704
2020-03-30 0.113000 1.547945
2020-02-27 0.113000 0.901836
2020-01-30 0.113000 0.785814
2019-12-30 0.113000 0.790763
2019-11-27 0.113000 0.791871
2019-10-30 0.113000 0.822416
2019-09-27 0.113000 0.817064
2019-08-29 0.113000 0.860625
2019-07-30 0.113000 0.772914
2019-06-27 0.113000 0.818841
2019-05-30 0.113000 0.818248
2019-04-29 0.113000 0.786360
2019-03-28 0.113000 0.799151
2019-02-27 0.113000 0.787456
2019-01-30 0.113000 0.791871
2018-12-28 0.113000 0.877329
2018-11-29 0.113000 0.829662
2018-10-30 0.113000 0.920195
2018-09-27 0.113000 0.818841
2018-08-30 0.113000 0.828446
2018-07-30 0.113000 0.852830
2018-06-28 0.113000 0.875969
2018-05-30 0.113000 0.878694
2018-04-27 0.113000 0.886275
2018-03-28 0.113000 0.979203
2018-02-27 0.113000 0.969957
2018-01-30 0.113000 0.922449
2017-12-28 0.113000 0.858011
2017-11-29 0.113000 0.874613
2017-10-30 0.113000 0.810617
2017-09-28 0.113000 0.827839
2017-08-29 0.113000 0.835799
2017-07-27 0.113000 0.829662
2017-06-28 0.113000 0.827839
2017-05-26 0.113000 0.803698
2017-04-26 0.113000 0.791317
2017-03-29 0.113000 0.793539
2017-02-24 0.113000 0.801987
2017-01-27 0.113000 0.845808
2016-12-28 0.113000 0.937759
2016-11-28 0.113000 0.951980
2016-10-27 0.113000 1.018018
2016-09-28 0.113000 1.022624
2016-08-29 0.113000 1.002662
2016-07-27 0.113000 1.027273
2016-06-28 0.113000 1.130000
2016-05-26 0.113000 1.119921
2016-04-27 0.113000 1.090734
2016-03-29 0.113000 1.127744
2016-02-25 0.113000 1.439490
2016-01-27 0.113000 1.208556
2015-12-29 0.113000 1.154239
2015-11-25 0.113000 1.080306
2015-10-28 0.113000 1.076190
2015-09-28 0.113000 1.090734
2015-08-27 0.113000 1.017102
2015-07-29 0.113000 1.066038
2015-06-26 0.113000 0.954392
2015-05-27 0.113000 0.921697
2015-04-28 0.113000 0.922449
2015-03-27 0.113000 0.937759
2015-02-25 0.113000 0.893987
2015-01-29 0.113000 0.923203
2014-12-29 0.113000 0.931575
2014-11-25 0.113000 0.819434
2014-10-29 0.113000 0.830272
2014-09-26 0.113000 0.802557
2014-08-27 0.113000 0.792426
2014-07-29 0.113000 0.783634
2014-06-26 0.113000 0.777701
2014-05-28 0.113000 0.800850
2014-04-28 0.113000 0.839525
2014-03-27 0.113000 0.764547
2014-02-26 0.113000 0.785814
2014-01-29 0.113000 0.778773
2014-01-13 0.065000 0.440678
2013-12-05 0.338544 2.262141
2013-09-03 0.338544 2.271207
2013-06-19 0.338544 2.275768
2013-03-19 0.338544 2.288020
2012-12-19 0.180225 1.167742
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.33
dividendYield 15.35
exDividendDate 2026-08-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.479
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.17078522
lastDividendValue 0.083
lastDividendDate 2026-07-31
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.40027702
Address1 4,400 Post Oak Parkway
Address2 Suite 2200
All Time High 18.132032
All Time Low 4.1
Ask 8.77
Ask Size 200
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 101,620
Average Daily Volume3 Month 219,025
Average Volume 219,025
Average Volume10Days 101,620
Beta 0.644
Bid 8.73
Bid Size 100
Book Value 12.798
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 8.73
Current Ratio 0.905
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 8.82
Day Low 8.635
Debt To Equity 163.35
Display Name Stellus Capital Inv
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Rate 1.33
Dividend Yield 15.35
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,460,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,460,400
Earnings Growth 0.572
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.597
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,392,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,859,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,859,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 8.682
Enterprise Value 842,915,008
Eps Current Year 1.042
Eps Forward 1.044
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.04
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 8.1648
Fifty Day Average Change 0.56519985
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06922397
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -40.027702
Fifty Two Week High 15.04
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.3100004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.41954792
Fifty Two Week Low 6.83
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.8999996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2781844
Fifty Two Week Range 6.83 - 15.04
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,352,385,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.02
Forward Eps 1.044
Forward P E 8.362068
Free Cashflow 16,387,093
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.0699997
Fullday Change Percent 0.808311
Fullday Price 8.71
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 97,086,496
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.043070003
Held Percent Institutions 0.13918
Implied Shares Outstanding 28,479,937
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,785,456,000
Last Dividend Value 0.083
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,389,571,200
Last Split Factor 10,043:10000
Long Business Summary Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in private middle-market companies. It invests through first lien, second lien, unitranche, and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. The fund prefers to invest in US and Canada. The fund seeks to invest in companies with an EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million.
Long Name Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 248,629,824
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_222340162
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 29,768,408
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 246,636,254
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 8.69
Operating Cashflow 44,980,528
Operating Margins 0.72396004
Payout Ratio 1.4365
Phone 713 292 5400
Post Market Change -0.019999504
Post Market Change Percent -0.22908941
Post Market Price 8.71
Post Market Time 1,787,961,067
Previous Close 8.66
Price Eps Current Year 8.3781185
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.6821378
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.5609105
Profit Margins 0.30662
Quick Ratio 0.875
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.6
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0699997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.808311
Regular Market Day High 8.82
Regular Market Day Low 8.635
Regular Market Day Range 8.635 - 8.82
Regular Market Open 8.69
Regular Market Previous Close 8.66
Regular Market Price 8.73
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 139,889
Return On Assets 0.04074
Return On Equity 0.0802
Revenue Growth -0.132
Revenue Per Share 3.369
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 28,479,937
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.028399998
Shares Short 809,540
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 826,135
Short Name Stellus Capital Investment Corp
Short Percent Of Float 0.0297
Short Ratio 2.81
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol SCM
Target High Price 11.0
Target Low Price 8.0
Target Mean Price 10.125
Target Median Price 10.75
Total Cash 5,138,950
Total Cash Per Share 0.18
Total Debt 599,424,064
Total Revenue 97,086,496
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.479
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.17078522
Trailing Eps 1.04
Trailing P E 8.394231
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.12935
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.3993502
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.13814807
Type Disp Equity
Volume 139,889
Website https://www.stelluscapital.com/public-investors/investment-corp/
Zip 77,027