PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.190-0.210 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.210. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH lowered PennantPark Investment from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PennantPark Investment currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.00.

PennantPark Investment Stock Up 0.9 %

NASDAQ PNNT traded up $0.07 during trading on Thursday, reaching $7.21. 247,550 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 381,894. PennantPark Investment has a 12-month low of $6.43 and a 12-month high of $8.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 0.51 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market cap of $470.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.38 and a beta of 1.47. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $7.05.

PennantPark Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 15th. PennantPark Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 564.74%.

PennantPark Investment Company Profile

PennantPark Investment Corporation, a business development company is a private equity fund specializes in direct and mezzanine investments in middle market companies. It invests in the form of mezzanine debt, senior secured loans, and equity investments. The fund typically invests in buildings and real estate, hotels, gaming and leisure, technology, telecommunications, transportation, information technology services, electronics, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, education and childcare, financial services, printing and publishing, consumer products, business services, energy & Related Services and utilities, distribution, oil and gas, media, environmental services, aerospace and defense, building materials, capital equipment, chemicals, plastics, & rubber, food & beverage, wholesale, manufacturing and basic industries and retail.