Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) Issues Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.310-0.330 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.360. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

RWAY has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group cut their price objective on Runway Growth Finance from $12.50 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Runway Growth Finance from $10.50 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Runway Growth Finance in a report on Monday, December 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.10.

Runway Growth Finance Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of Runway Growth Finance stock opened at $9.21 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $332.76 million, a P/E ratio of 6.27 and a beta of 0.67. Runway Growth Finance has a 52-week low of $8.35 and a 52-week high of $11.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.54. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.96.

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $36.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.11 million. Runway Growth Finance had a net margin of 38.92% and a return on equity of 11.94%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Runway Growth Finance will post 1.67 EPS for the current year.

Runway Growth Finance Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th were given a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 14.3%. Runway Growth Finance’s dividend payout ratio is currently 89.80%.

Institutional Trading of Runway Growth Finance

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Runway Growth Finance in the 2nd quarter worth about $51,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Runway Growth Finance by 92.6% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 5,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 2,651 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in shares of Runway Growth Finance by 74,437.5% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 5,955 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. bought a new position in shares of Runway Growth Finance in the third quarter valued at approximately $109,000. Finally, State of Wyoming grew its stake in Runway Growth Finance by 18.2% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 11,252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,000 after acquiring an additional 1,732 shares in the last quarter. 64.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Runway Growth Finance

Runway Growth Finance, Inc is a publicly traded business development company that provides customized debt and equity financing solutions to high‐growth, venture‐backed companies. The firm specializes in structuring senior secured loans, unitranche facilities, second‐lien financings, convertible notes and equity co‐investments designed to extend the cash runway for late‐stage companies. Runway’s flexible capital offerings are aimed at supporting technology, life sciences and other innovation‐driven sectors as they pursue growth initiatives and prepare for liquidity events.

Originally launched in 2017 under the name Saratoga Investment Corp., the company rebranded as Runway Growth Finance in 2020 following the acquisition of an established middle‐market credit manager.