Prospect Capital Corporation(PSEC)

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PSEC $2.29
Snapshot
$2.29
52-Week Range
$2.11 – $3.12
YTD
-12.26%
IV Rank (30D)
22.71
Straddle Price
$10.30
P/C Vol Ratio
0.04
Market Cap
$1.2B
Fair Value
+50.0% vs price

A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.

  • DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
  • Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
  • DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 2% and dividend payments are stable — below that the dividend is a token payout and Gordon (which values only the dividend stream) systematically underprices growth names, so those route to DCF + comparables + market anchor instead.
  • P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
  • Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
  • Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
  • Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
  • Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
10-yr Treasury (rf)4.70%
Beta vs SPY1.00
Cost of Equity (CAPM)10.20% (VRP-adj)
WACC7.41%
Volatility Risk Premium+46.5pp (IV − HV30), ERP adj +50bps
Effective Tax Rate21.0%
Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input)+3.0%
DCF Horizon10 years explicit + fade
Forward Tilt (NTM/TTM)×1.03 (applied to P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S)
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$0.4B
Return on Equity (TTM)-12.3%
Book / Price378.3% — banking bias active (P/B is primary)
Gross Margin (TTM)50.9%
FCF Margin (TTM)208.5%
Debt / Equity0.29
Quality Score3/6 — normal (10y DCF)
SMA 50$2.25 (Market Anchor value)
SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid$2.21
Bollinger Width / SMA20496.2% (drives anchor stability)
Net Debt$1.3B
Market Cap$1B
Peers used for multiples: ARCC, BXSL, FSK, GBDC, HTGC, III, MAIN (filtered from 8 ETF-co-members; sector bias active)
Blended Fair Value
$9.62
Deviation
+50.0%
MethodImplied PriceWeightDetail
DCF $14.49 39%
DDM (Gordon) $7.80 31%
Peer P/E n/a 0% median 13.8× · 6 peers
Peer EV/EBITDA n/a 0% median 12.8× · 7 peers
Peer P/B $8.37 15% median 1.0× · 7 peers
Peer P/S $2.09 15% median 5.4× · 7 peers
Market Anchor (SMA50) $2.25 0% stability 0% (BB-width)
Options Expected (B-L 30d) n/a 0%
As of 2026-08-06 · updated
Info
Exchange
XNAS
Market Cap
$1.2B

Prospect Capital Corp is a closed-end investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company invests mainly in senior and subordinated debt and equity of private companies for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations, and other purposes. It makes investments, including lending in private equity, sponsored transactions, directly to companies, investments in structured credit, real estate, and syndicated debt.

Summary
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Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.

Chart
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan +1.18% 6
Feb -0.30% 6
Mar -2.28% 6
Apr -2.12% 6
May -2.82% 6
Jun -3.33% 6
Jul +0.77% 6
Aug -1.55% 6
Sep -5.32% 5
Oct +1.12% 5
Nov +2.85% 5
Dec -2.82% 5
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $2.21
SMA 50: $2.25
SMA 200: $2.56
Current: $2.29
EMA 12: $2.21
EMA 26: $2.22
MACD: -0.0106 | Signal: 0.0122
BEARISH
ADX (14): 12.67
RANGE
+DI: 34.32
−DI: 18.96

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 55.94
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 53.46
Stoch %D: 48.39
Williams %R: -16.26

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $2.33
BB Lower: $2.08
NEUTRAL
OBV: -180,506,023
Vol SMA 20: 4,545,166
Vol ROC: -15.89%
ATR: $0.07
True Range: $0.12
HV 20: 40.8%
HV 30: 36.2%
HV 60: 35.7%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-08-09T00:00:00 – 2026-08-10T00:00:00
AI Analysis

Choose Frenzy-Fast™ for quick analysis or Frenzy-Pro™ for comprehensive analysis.

Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.

News
Earnings History
6 of 7 under expected move
Avg Expected Move
9.43%
Avg Actual Move
2.15%
Each row pairs the pre-earnings straddle-implied expected move with the realized close-to-close move. Sorted oldest first.
Earnings Date Timing Expected Move Actual Move Ratio Outcome
2024-08-28 After-Close 6.94% 0.20% 0.03x Within
2024-11-08 After-Close 10.60% 2.23% 0.21x Within
2025-02-10 After-Close 9.52% 1.90% 0.20x Within
2025-05-09 Pre-Market 8.29% 2.17% 0.26x Within
2025-08-27 Pre-Market 11.44% 1.41% 0.12x Within
2025-11-06 After-Close 6.89% 7.09% 1.03x Exceeded
2026-02-09 Pre-Market 12.31% 0.03% 0.00x Within
Options Activity
IV Rank (30D)
22.71
IV Rank (7D)
87.15
Avg IV
54.1%
Straddle (30D)
$10.30
Straddle (7D)
$10.25
P/C Volume
0.04
Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility smile.

IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
0.78
Correlation (SPY)
28.1%
0.08
Ann. Volatility
35.5%
SPY Volatility
12.9%

Low volatility - stock moves less than market

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-06-30
Diluted shares outstanding: 558,165,145 (as of 2025-12-31)

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

219 filers91,599,773 shares$207.50M value16.41% of float
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC 20,534,804 $47.44M 22.86% 3.68% 2026-06-30
2 TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 15,849,407 $41.37M 19.94% 2.84% 2026-03-31
3 UBS Group AG Custodian 5,473,368 $14.29M 6.88% 0.98% 2026-03-31
4 MARSHALL WACE, LLP Custodian 4,751,220 $12.40M 5.98% 0.85% 2026-03-31
5 GENDELL JEFFREY L 4,009,902 $10.47M 5.04% 0.72% 2026-03-31
6 Legal & General Group Plc Custodian 3,640,665 $9.52M 4.59% 0.65% 2026-03-31
7 MORGAN STANLEY Custodian 3,208,846 $8.31M 4.01% 0.57% 2025-12-31
8 INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 2,485,356 $5.74M 2.77% 0.45% 2026-06-30
9 SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian 1,701,769 $4.44M 2.14% 0.30% 2026-03-31
10 BlackRock, Inc. Custodian 1,572,472 $4.10M 1.98% 0.28% 2026-03-31
11 TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 1,456,870 $3.80M 1.83% 0.26% 2026-03-31
12 LPL Financial LLC Custodian 951,562 $2.48M 1.20% 0.17% 2026-03-31
13 GraniteShares Advisors LLC 951,110 $2.48M 1.20% 0.17% 2026-03-31
14 COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 762,756 $1.76M 0.85% 0.14% 2026-06-30
15 Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 635,676 $1.75M 0.84% 0.11% 2025-09-30
16 JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Custodian 584,196 $1.52M 0.73% 0.10% 2026-03-31
17 Naviter Wealth, LLC 570,785 $1.52M 0.73% 0.10% 2026-03-31
18 Tactive Advisors, LLC 585,111 $1.35M 0.65% 0.10% 2026-06-30
19 180 WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 580,986 $1.34M 0.65% 0.10% 2026-06-30
20 RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC Custodian 499,760 $1.30M 0.63% 0.09% 2026-03-31
21 Kovack Advisors, Inc. 491,576 $1.14M 0.55% 0.09% 2026-06-30
22 SMH CAPITAL ADVISORS INC 1,113 $1.11M 0.54% <0.01% 2026-03-31
23 DnB Asset Management AS 401,659 $1.05M 0.51% 0.07% 2026-03-31
24 Squarepoint Ops LLC 386,695 $1.01M 0.49% 0.07% 2026-03-31
25 GatePass Capital, LLC 434,050 $1.00M 0.48% 0.08% 2026-06-30
3 filers$1.28M notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Custodian $1.04M 81.24% 2026-03-31
2 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian $211.41K 16.57% 2026-03-31
3 WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Custodian $27.98K 2.19% 2025-09-30
4 filers$4.26M notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian $3.83M 89.89% 2026-03-31
2 JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Custodian $219.50K 5.16% 2026-03-31
3 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian $137.81K 3.24% 2026-03-31
4 WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Custodian $73.13K 1.72% 2025-09-30
Insider Activity
Latest: 2026-06-25
Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
Filed Reporter Role Action Shares Avg Price Net $ Link
2026-06-25 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +1,067,648 $2.27 $2.43M EDGAR
2026-06-24 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +1,000,000 $2.25 $2.25M EDGAR
2026-05-28 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +433,000 $2.32 $1.01M EDGAR
2026-05-27 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +232,000 $2.32 $538.5K EDGAR
2026-05-26 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +200,000 $2.26 $451.8K EDGAR
2026-02-13 M Grier Eliasek Chief Operating Officer Buy (P) +942,800 $2.92 $2.75M EDGAR
2025-09-29 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +925,000 $2.72 $2.52M EDGAR
2025-09-29 M Grier Eliasek Chief Operating Officer Buy (P) +370,000 $2.71 $1.00M EDGAR
2025-09-26 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +741,158 $2.62 $1.94M EDGAR
2025-09-25 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +384,000 $2.66 $1.02M EDGAR
2025-09-24 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +374,500 $2.66 $997.2K EDGAR
2025-09-19 Eugene S Stark Director Buy (P) +2,500 $2.79 $7.0K EDGAR
2025-06-25 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +319,000 $3.16 $1.01M EDGAR
2025-06-24 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +623,300 $3.19 $1.99M EDGAR
2025-03-26 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Buy (P) +24,000 $4.24 $101.7K EDGAR
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.
Insider Holdings
18 insiders · @ $2.29
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
# Insider Role Shares Disclosed Exposure Lifetime OM Net Filings Last Filed
1 John F Barry CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 89,646,643 $205.29M $476.69M 234 2026-06-25
2 M Grier Eliasek Chief Operating Officer 3,443,930 $7.89M $16.92M 102 2026-02-13
3 BRIAN H OSWALD CFO, CCO, TREASURY & SECRETARY 540,500 $1.24M $4.89M 25 2017-11-14
4 Kristin Lea Van Dask CFO, TREASURER, SECRETARY, CCO 106,645 $244.2K $400.9K 14 2024-11-14
5 William Gremp Director 70,675 $161.8K $237.4K 10 2025-03-20
6 Eugene S Stark Director 60,000 $137.4K $438.8K 40 2025-09-19
7 William E Vastardis CFO and CCO 11,122 $25.5K $12.7K 2 2007-07-09
8 Graham Anderson Director 4,500 $10.3K $67.2K 5 2009-10-09
9 Mark Hull 3,300 $7.6K $50.2K 1 2007-11-20
10 Robert Everett 3,000 $6.9K $98.0K 2 2007-11-06
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.
ETF Holders
# ETF Provider Weight $ Exposure ETF AUM As Of
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.

P/B Ratio0.4
P/S Ratio66.4
EV/EBITDA-18.8
TTM Revenue$0.2B
TTM Net Income$-0.4B
TTM EPS$-0.83
ROE-12.3%
Dividend Yield28.47%
Debt/Equity0.70