Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM)Financial Services | Asset Management | Houston, United States | NYSE
10.17 USD
+0.35
(3.564%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:46 p.m. EDT
SCM is a high-yield stock with a dividend yield of 16.5%, which is attractive for income-focused investors. However, the payout ratio is over 168%, indicating that the company is paying out more in dividends than it earns, which could be a red flag for sustainability. The recent price action shows volatility, with a recent dip below the 50-day moving average, which could present a buying opportunity for short-term traders looking to capitalize on a rebound. Long-term investors should be cautious due to the company's weak fundamentals, including a high debt-to-equity ratio and negative earnings growth. Options activity suggests a cautious market sentiment, with more puts being traded, indicating potential for further downside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.222789 |
| AutoETS | 0.223440 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.223440 |
| AutoTheta | 0.229947 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 6.40 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.110 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.69 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-04-29 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 175.609 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.601 |
| Market Cap | 294,393,568 |
| Trailing P/E | 10.71 |
| Forward P/E | 9.69 |
| Beta | 0.67 |
| Profit Margins | 26.48% |
| Website | https://www.stelluscapital.com/public-investors/investment-corp/ |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:46 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Calls are predominantly positioned in the out-of-the-money (OTM) for upcoming expirations, with a concentration on strikes above the current price, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, puts are showing more activity, particularly in the in-the-money (ITM) range, indicating potential bearish expectations or hedging against downside risk. The high implied volatility (IV) on puts, especially for the June and September expirations, suggests increased uncertainty or fear among traders. The overall options activity implies a cautious outlook with a slight bias towards downside protection.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.23% | 13.11% | 14.17% | 14.56% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 0.113000 | 1.226927 |
| 2026-02-27 | 0.113000 | 1.141862 |
| 2026-01-30 | 0.113000 | 0.904937 |
| 2025-12-31 | 0.133000 | 1.082945 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.133000 | 1.146961 |
| 2025-10-31 | 0.133000 | 1.171176 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.133000 | 1.086479 |
| 2025-08-29 | 0.133000 | 0.986623 |
| 2025-07-31 | 0.133000 | 1.033400 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.133000 | 1.047626 |
| 2025-05-30 | 0.133000 | 1.111083 |
| 2025-04-30 | 0.133000 | 1.165257 |
| 2025-03-31 | 0.133000 | 1.074409 |
| 2025-02-28 | 0.133000 | 0.994332 |
| 2025-01-31 | 0.133000 | 1.041903 |
| 2024-12-31 | 0.133000 | 1.123105 |
| 2024-11-29 | 0.133000 | 1.131599 |
| 2024-10-31 | 0.133000 | 1.119826 |
| 2024-09-30 | 0.133000 | 1.161822 |
| 2024-08-30 | 0.133000 | 1.175788 |
| 2024-07-31 | 0.133000 | 1.155953 |
| 2024-06-28 | 0.133000 | 1.192214 |
| 2024-05-31 | 0.133000 | 1.190883 |
| 2024-04-29 | 0.133000 | 1.192065 |
| 2024-03-27 | 0.133000 | 1.281169 |
| 2024-02-28 | 0.133000 | 1.339955 |
| 2024-01-30 | 0.133000 | 1.302452 |
| 2023-12-15 | 0.133000 | 1.368338 |
| 2023-11-29 | 0.133000 | 1.379309 |
| 2023-10-30 | 0.133000 | 1.433031 |
| 2023-09-28 | 0.133000 | 1.308010 |
| 2023-08-30 | 0.133000 | 1.298978 |
| 2023-07-28 | 0.133000 | 1.212230 |
| 2023-06-29 | 0.133000 | 1.303417 |
| 2023-05-30 | 0.133000 | 1.342321 |
| 2023-04-28 | 0.133000 | 1.291851 |
| 2023-03-30 | 0.133000 | 1.354865 |
| 2023-02-27 | 0.133000 | 1.214161 |
| 2023-01-30 | 0.133000 | 1.378277 |
| 2022-12-15 | 0.113000 | 1.245879 |
| 2022-11-29 | 0.113000 | 1.217005 |
| 2022-10-28 | 0.113000 | 1.248034 |
| 2022-09-29 | 0.113000 | 1.419833 |
| 2022-08-30 | 0.113000 | 1.277830 |
| 2022-07-28 | 0.113000 | 1.291325 |
| 2022-06-29 | 0.113000 | 1.554769 |
| 2022-05-26 | 0.113000 | 1.362077 |
| 2022-04-28 | 0.113000 | 1.282784 |
| 2022-03-30 | 0.113000 | 1.297923 |
| 2022-02-24 | 0.113000 | 1.371180 |
| 2022-01-27 | 0.113000 | 1.356998 |
| 2021-12-15 | 0.093000 | 1.159952 |
| 2021-11-29 | 0.093000 | 1.105392 |
| 2021-10-28 | 0.093000 | 1.096947 |
| 2021-09-29 | 0.100000 | 1.245497 |
| 2021-08-30 | 0.100000 | 1.283908 |
| 2021-07-29 | 0.100000 | 1.271130 |
| 2021-06-29 | 0.083000 | 1.110780 |
| 2021-05-27 | 0.083000 | 1.075438 |
| 2021-04-29 | 0.083000 | 1.054308 |
| 2021-03-30 | 0.083000 | 1.133765 |
| 2021-02-25 | 0.083000 | 1.243558 |
| 2021-01-28 | 0.083000 | 1.379448 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.310000 | 4.763453 |
| 2020-09-14 | 0.250000 | 5.190695 |
| 2020-07-14 | 0.250000 | 5.849877 |
| 2020-03-30 | 0.113000 | 2.976092 |
| 2020-02-27 | 0.113000 | 1.758315 |
| 2020-01-30 | 0.113000 | 1.544755 |
| 2019-12-30 | 0.113000 | 1.566626 |
| 2019-11-27 | 0.113000 | 1.581178 |
| 2019-10-30 | 0.113000 | 1.655250 |
| 2019-09-27 | 0.113000 | 1.657928 |
| 2019-08-29 | 0.113000 | 1.760547 |
| 2019-07-30 | 0.113000 | 1.594804 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.113000 | 1.702820 |
| 2019-05-30 | 0.113000 | 1.715554 |
| 2019-04-29 | 0.113000 | 1.662084 |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.113000 | 1.702313 |
| 2019-02-27 | 0.113000 | 1.690896 |
| 2019-01-30 | 0.113000 | 1.713395 |
| 2018-12-28 | 0.113000 | 1.913519 |
| 2018-11-29 | 0.113000 | 1.825349 |
| 2018-10-30 | 0.113000 | 2.041432 |
| 2018-09-27 | 0.113000 | 1.833436 |
| 2018-08-30 | 0.113000 | 1.870245 |
| 2018-07-30 | 0.113000 | 1.941166 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.113000 | 2.010894 |
| 2018-05-30 | 0.113000 | 2.034712 |
| 2018-04-27 | 0.113000 | 2.070261 |
| 2018-03-28 | 0.113000 | 2.307723 |
| 2018-02-27 | 0.113000 | 2.308131 |
| 2018-01-30 | 0.113000 | 2.216070 |
| 2017-12-28 | 0.113000 | 2.080009 |
| 2017-11-29 | 0.113000 | 2.138548 |
| 2017-10-30 | 0.113000 | 1.999449 |
| 2017-09-28 | 0.113000 | 2.058204 |
| 2017-08-29 | 0.113000 | 2.095290 |
| 2017-07-27 | 0.113000 | 2.097166 |
| 2017-06-28 | 0.113000 | 2.109770 |
| 2017-05-26 | 0.113000 | 2.065084 |
| 2017-04-26 | 0.113000 | 2.049464 |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.113000 | 2.071614 |
| 2017-02-24 | 0.113000 | 2.110463 |
| 2017-01-27 | 0.113000 | 2.243597 |
| 2016-12-28 | 0.113000 | 2.508533 |
| 2016-11-28 | 0.113000 | 2.570382 |
| 2016-10-27 | 0.113000 | 2.775175 |
| 2016-09-28 | 0.113000 | 2.816169 |
| 2016-08-29 | 0.113000 | 2.789136 |
| 2016-07-27 | 0.113000 | 2.886617 |
| 2016-06-28 | 0.113000 | 3.207789 |
| 2016-05-26 | 0.113000 | 3.214862 |
| 2016-04-27 | 0.113000 | 3.165980 |
| 2016-03-29 | 0.113000 | 3.309192 |
| 2016-02-25 | 0.113000 | 4.271566 |
| 2016-01-27 | 0.113000 | 3.638463 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.113000 | 3.516412 |
| 2015-11-25 | 0.113000 | 3.328602 |
| 2015-10-28 | 0.113000 | 3.352241 |
| 2015-09-28 | 0.113000 | 3.434149 |
| 2015-08-27 | 0.113000 | 3.236339 |
| 2015-07-29 | 0.113000 | 3.427387 |
| 2015-06-26 | 0.113000 | 3.102078 |
| 2015-05-27 | 0.113000 | 3.024359 |
| 2015-04-28 | 0.113000 | 3.054778 |
| 2015-03-27 | 0.113000 | 3.134253 |
| 2015-02-25 | 0.113000 | 3.015980 |
| 2015-01-29 | 0.113000 | 3.142548 |
| 2014-12-29 | 0.113000 | 3.200279 |
| 2014-11-25 | 0.113000 | 2.840843 |
| 2014-10-29 | 0.113000 | 2.901904 |
| 2014-09-26 | 0.113000 | 2.828700 |
| 2014-08-27 | 0.113000 | 2.815638 |
| 2014-07-29 | 0.113000 | 2.806419 |
| 2014-06-26 | 0.113000 | 2.807201 |
| 2014-05-28 | 0.113000 | 2.913497 |
| 2014-04-28 | 0.113000 | 3.079135 |
| 2014-03-27 | 0.113000 | 2.827475 |
| 2014-02-26 | 0.113000 | 2.928515 |
| 2014-01-29 | 0.113000 | 2.924980 |
| 2014-01-13 | 0.065000 | 1.667826 |
| 2013-12-05 | 0.338544 | 8.599308 |
| 2013-09-03 | 0.338544 | 8.829996 |
| 2013-06-19 | 0.338544 | 9.052091 |
| 2013-03-19 | 0.338544 | 9.307522 |
| 2012-12-19 | 0.180225 | 4.858044 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.21877486 |
| Address1 | 4,400 Post Oak Parkway |
| Address2 | Suite 2200 |
| All Time High | 18.132032 |
| All Time Low | 4.1 |
| Ask | 10.2 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.6 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 147,300 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 261,465 |
| Average Volume | 261,465 |
| Average Volume10Days | 147,300 |
| Beta | 0.674 |
| Bid | 10.16 |
| Bid Size | 700 |
| Book Value | 12.823 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.17 |
| Current Ratio | 1.903 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 10.21 |
| Day Low | 9.8537 |
| Debt To Equity | 175.609 |
| Display Name | Stellus Capital Inv |
| Dividend Date | 1,776,211,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.48 |
| Dividend Yield | 15.07 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,327,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,327,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.437 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.4 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,259,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,875,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,875,200 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.92 |
| Enterprise Value | 911,034,688 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.032 |
| Eps Forward | 1.05 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.95 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,777,507,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 9.9858 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.18420029 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.018446222 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -21.877485 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 15.39 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.2200003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3391813 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.43 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.7399998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.20640565 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.43 - 15.39 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,352,385,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 10.45 |
| Forward Eps | 1.05 |
| Forward P E | 9.685715 |
| Free Cashflow | 23,699,742 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 102,138,952 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04058 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.13801 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 28,947,254 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Industry Disp | Asset Management |
| Industry Key | asset-management |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.113 |
| 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 | 294,393,568 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_222340162 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 27,045,328 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 284,262,034 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 9.81 |
| Operating Cashflow | -24,449,764 |
| Operating Margins | 0.56611 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.6838001 |
| Phone | 713-292-5400 |
| Previous Close | 9.82 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.854651 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.79310614 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.8822849 |
| Profit Margins | 0.26479 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.895 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.6 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.35000038 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.5641587 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.21 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 9.8537 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 9.8537 - 10.21 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.81 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 9.82 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.17 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,445,503 |
| Regular Market Volume | 99,687 |
| Return On Assets | 0.043330003 |
| Return On Equity | 0.07299 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.016 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.601 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 28,947,254 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.028199999 |
| Shares Short | 816,160 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 672,959 |
| Short Name | Stellus Capital Investment Corp |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0293 |
| Short Ratio | 2.7 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | SCM |
| Target High Price | 12.0 |
| Target Low Price | 9.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 11.0 |
| Target Median Price | 11.5 |
| Total Cash | 25,050,156 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.865 |
| Total Debt | 651,822,848 |
| Total Revenue | 102,138,952 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.6 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.1629328 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.95 |
| Trailing P E | 10.705263 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.45465 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.2846498 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.1834375 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 99,687 |
| Website | https://www.stelluscapital.com/public-investors/investment-corp/ |
| Zip | 77,027 |