SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP. NEW(SAR)
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- 52-Week Range
- $18.05 – $25.64
- YTD
- -21.49%
- IV Rank (30D)
- 31.82
- Straddle Price
- $2.33
- P/C Vol Ratio
- 2.21
- Market Cap
- $0.3B
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) | 4.49% |
| Beta vs SPY | 1.00 |
| Cost of Equity (CAPM) | 9.99% (VRP-adj) |
| WACC | 9.70% |
| Volatility Risk Premium | +46.1pp (IV − HV30), ERP adj +50bps |
| Effective Tax Rate | 21.0% |
| Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input) | +3.0% |
| DCF Horizon | 5 years explicit + fade |
| Forward Tilt (NTM/TTM) | ×1.03 (applied to P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S) |
| Return on Equity (TTM) | 9.2% |
| Book / Price | 109.9% — banking bias active (P/B is primary) |
| Quality Score | 0/6 — cyclical/struggling (5y DCF) |
| SMA 50 | $22.35 (Market Anchor value) |
| SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid | $22.13 |
| Bollinger Width / SMA20 | 28.9% (drives anchor stability) |
| Net Debt | $0.0B |
| Market Cap | $0B |
| Method | Implied Price | Weight | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | n/a | 0% | |
| DDM (Gordon) | $58.94 | 40% | |
| Peer P/E | n/a | 0% | |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | n/a | 0% | |
| Peer P/B | n/a | 0% | |
| Peer P/S | n/a | 0% | |
| Market Anchor (SMA50) | $22.35 | 60% | stability 60% (BB-width) |
| Options Expected (B-L 30d) | n/a | 0% |
- Exchange
- XNYS
- Market Cap
- $0.3B
Saratoga Investment Corp is a specialty finance company that provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle-market businesses. The company invests in senior and unitranche leveraged loans and mezzanine debt, and, to a lesser extent, equity to provide financing for change of ownership transactions, strategic acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth initiatives in partnership with business owners, management teams and financial sponsors. Its objective is to create attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating current income and long-term capital appreciation from its debt and equity i…
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.
| Month | Avg Return | Years of Data |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.34% | 18 |
| Feb | +0.38% | 19 |
| Mar | -2.54% | 19 |
| Apr | +5.21% | 18 |
| May | +1.66% | 18 |
| Jun | +0.03% | 19 |
| Jul | -0.47% | 19 |
| Aug | -0.08% | 19 |
| Sep | -1.71% | 18 |
| Oct | -0.78% | 18 |
| Nov | +1.48% | 18 |
| Dec | -1.59% | 18 |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
LLM Stock Analysis Report
Executive Summary
Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (Confidence Level: 6/10)
Key Drivers:
- Technical indicators suggest a bearish trend, with a weak trend regime and oversold momentum.
- Recent news headlines are generally positive, but the impact is neutralized by the bearish technical signals.
Primary Risks:
- The stock's beta is low (0.49), indicating lower volatility than the market, which may lead to limited upside potential.
- Options activity suggests a moderate level of volatility (IV Rank: 31.1%), which could affect the stock's price movement.
Investment Thesis: The stock appears to be in a downtrend, with technical indicators suggesting an oversold condition. However, recent news headlines are generally positive, which may indicate a potential bounce. The low volatility and neutral options activity suggest that the stock's price movement will be limited in the short term.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: The positive news headlines have had a neutral impact on the stock's price movement, as the bearish technical signals have dominated the narrative.
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction:
- Short-term (1-4 weeks): BEARISH
- Medium-term (1-3 months): NEUTRAL
- Long-term (3-12 months): BEARISH
Support/Resistance Levels: The stock is currently trading below its SMA 20 and SMA 50, indicating a bearish trend. The Bollinger Bands are oversold, suggesting potential support at $19.30.
Momentum Signals:
- RSI: Oversold (14.20), indicating a potential buy signal.
- MACD: Bearish crossover, confirming the downtrend.
- Bollinger Bands: Oversold, suggesting potential support at $19.30.
Volume Analysis: The volume indicators suggest a neutral sentiment, with an On-Balance Volume (OBV) reading of -2834720.61 and a Volume Rate of Change of 794.41%.
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary: The recent news headlines are generally positive, with the company declaring dividends and announcing special dividend payments.
Sentiment Assessment: The sentiment is NEUTRAL, as the positive news headlines are offset by the bearish technical signals.
Catalyst Identification: There are no immediate catalysts identified in the news headlines. The upcoming earnings release may provide a potential catalyst for price movement.
Market Narrative: The market narrative suggests that the stock's price movement will be driven by the technical indicators, with the positive news headlines having a neutral impact.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Risk Interpretation: The stock's beta is low (0.49), indicating lower volatility than the market. This may lead to limited upside potential and increased risk in the short term.
Volatility Regime: The current volatility regime is moderate, with an IV Rank of 31.1% suggesting historically average volatility levels.
Options Market Signals: The options activity suggests a neutral sentiment, with a put/call volume ratio of 1.26 and an open interest ratio of 0.92. The market expectation is for a $2.48 move by expiration.
Downside Protection: The support level at $19.30 may provide some downside protection, but the stock's low volatility and bearish technical signals suggest limited upside potential in the short term.
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance: The sector performance is neutral, with the stock trading in line with its peers.
Institutional Activity: The institutional activity suggests a moderate level of interest, with 43 calls vs 54 puts and an open interest ratio of 0.92.
Correlation Analysis: The correlation analysis suggests that the stock moves less than the market (R-squared: 0.25), indicating low volatility.
Relative Valuation: The relative valuation suggests that the stock is trading within its normal range, with no significant deviations from its historical performance.
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels:
- Support at $19.30
- Resistance at $23.77 (upper Bollinger Band)
Breakout/Breakdown Levels:
- Breakout above $22.73 (SMA 200)
- Breakdown below $18.00
Time-Sensitive Catalysts: The upcoming earnings release may provide a potential catalyst for price movement.
Risk Management: A stop-loss level at $17.50 and position sizing considerations may be necessary to manage risk in the short term.
| Earnings Date | Timing | Expected Move | Actual Move | Ratio | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-09 | After-Close | 5.07% | 0.95% | 0.19x | Within |
| 2024-10-08 | After-Close | 9.94% | 4.09% | 0.41x | Within |
| 2025-01-08 | After-Close | 6.02% | 1.74% | 0.29x | Within |
| 2025-05-07 | Pre-Market | 8.34% | 0.76% | 0.09x | Within |
| 2025-07-08 | Pre-Market | 4.13% | 0.71% | 0.17x | Within |
| 2025-10-07 | After-Close | 6.06% | 5.40% | 0.89x | Within |
| 2026-01-07 | After-Close | 4.55% | 1.77% | 0.39x | Within |
| 2026-05-05 | After-Close | 4.91% | 3.84% | 0.78x | Within |
- IV Rank (30D)
- 31.82
- IV Rank (7D)
- 100
- Avg IV
- 54.4%
- Straddle (30D)
- $2.33
- Straddle (7D)
- $2.53
- P/C Volume
- 2.21
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
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.
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.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- 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 →
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IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow 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.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich 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.
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.
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.
Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility surface.
Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility smile.
- Beta (1Y vs SPY)
- 0.48
- Correlation (SPY)
- 24.0%
- R²
- 0.06
- Ann. Volatility
- 25.0%
- SPY Volatility
- 12.6%
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
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.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian | $791.69K | 61.05% | 2026-03-31 |
| 2 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian | $505.20K | 38.95% | 2026-03-31 |
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian | $653.91K | 64.86% | 2026-03-31 |
| 2 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian | $354.29K | 35.14% | 2026-03-31 |
| Filed | Reporter | Role | Action | Shares | Avg Price | Net $ | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-13 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Gift (G) | −3,944 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2021-10-14 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Other (J) | −346 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2021-08-25 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Other (J) | −199 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2021-06-14 | Henri J Steenkamp | CFO, CCO, Treasurer and Sec. | Other (J) | +3,857 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2021-06-14 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Other (J) | −13,877 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2021-03-31 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Other (J) | −1,103 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2020-10-08 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Other (J) | −165 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2020-08-12 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Buy (P) | +7,000 | $17.56 | $122.9K | EDGAR |
| 2020-07-24 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Buy (P) | +6,000 | $17.41 | $104.5K | EDGAR |
| 2020-07-14 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Buy (P) | +1,000 | $15.99 | $16.0K | EDGAR |
| 2020-07-06 | Henri J Steenkamp | CFO, CCO, Treasurer and Sec. | Other (J) | +3,587 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2020-07-06 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Other (J) | −35,985 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2020-05-22 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Buy (P) | +5,000 | $14.91 | $74.5K | EDGAR |
| 2020-05-15 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | Buy (P) | +8,000 | $12.64 | $101.2K | EDGAR |
| 2020-05-14 | Henri J Steenkamp | CFO, CCO, Treasurer, Secretary | Buy (P) | +2,000 | $12.94 | $25.9K | EDGAR |
| # | Insider | Role | Shares | Disclosed Exposure | Lifetime OM Net | Filings | Last Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian L Oberbeck | CEO and Director | 731,602 | $13.27M | $11.32M | 29 | 2021-12-13 |
| 2 | Elizabeth Oberbeck | 10%+ Owner | 684,183 | $12.41M | -$1.53M | 1 | 2018-06-27 |
| 3 | MICHAEL J GRISIUS | President and Director | 132,239 | $2.40M | $0 | 4 | 2016-06-22 |
| 4 | GEORGE CABELL III WILLIAMS | Director | 64,297 | $1.17M | $411.0K | 6 | 2020-05-11 |
| 5 | Richard A Petrocelli | CFO, Secretary, CCO | 47,373 | $859.3K | $500.0K | 1 | 2010-08-03 |
| 6 | Henri J Steenkamp | CFO, CCO, Treasurer and Sec. | 21,950 | $398.2K | $73.8K | 10 | 2021-06-14 |
| 7 | Steven M Looney | Director | 2,508 | $45.5K | $27.9K | 4 | 2016-01-19 |
| 8 | III Charles S Whitman | Director | 1,200 | $21.8K | $7.8K | 2 | 2011-01-26 |
| # | ETF | Provider | Weight | $ Exposure | ETF AUM | As Of |
|---|
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.
- 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.
- 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 Ratio | 0.9 |
| P/S Ratio | 2.6 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.4 |
| ROE | 9.2% |
| Dividend Yield | 14.45% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.83 |