Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.070-1.110 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Main Street Capital Price Performance

NYSE:MAIN opened at $62.27 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.06 and a current ratio of 0.06. Main Street Capital has a one year low of $47.00 and a one year high of $67.77. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $59.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.75. The stock has a market cap of $5.58 billion, a PE ratio of 10.33 and a beta of 0.80.

Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by ($0.09). Main Street Capital had a net margin of 95.59% and a return on equity of 12.39%. The business had revenue of $151.23 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $140.53 million. Equities research analysts expect that Main Street Capital will post 4.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Main Street Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 6th. Main Street Capital’s payout ratio is currently 51.74%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MAIN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. B. Riley decreased their price objective on Main Street Capital from $64.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Wall Street Zen raised Main Street Capital from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Main Street Capital from $64.00 to $60.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Main Street Capital in a report on Monday, December 8th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Main Street Capital from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $62.43.

Institutional Trading of Main Street Capital

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Main Street Capital by 109.6% during the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 478 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its stake in Main Street Capital by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 4,248 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Main Street Capital by 0.9% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 37,019 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,354,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in Main Street Capital by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 59,343 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,774,000 after buying an additional 352 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Main Street Capital by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 56,688 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,350,000 after buying an additional 360 shares during the period. 20.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Main Street Capital

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) is a publicly traded business development company that provides flexible debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies in the United States. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Main Street Capital was formed in 2007 and operates under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The firm’s management services are provided by Main Street Capital Management, L.P., which focuses on identifying growing private companies with enterprise values typically between $10 million and $150 million.

Main Street Capital’s primary offerings include first-lien senior secured loans, second-lien loans, subordinated debt, and equity co-investments or minority equity positions.