Main Street Capital Corporation
MAIN
NYSE·Financial Services·Asset Management·Mkt cap $5.4B
$58.07
▲ +0.35%
P/E
12.25
Mkt Cap
$5.4B
52-Wk Range
$48.95–$67.34
52-Week Range
$48.95 - $67.34
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Price action
Price chart
Down 11.8% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
6 reasons
- Specialized expertise in underserved lower middle market segment ($5M-$300M revenue companies)
- Integrated equity and debt financing platform providing one-stop capital solutions
- Experienced management team with deep operational and investment banking backgrounds
- Flexible investment structures accommodating minority to majority equity positions
- Diversified portfolio across 20+ high-growth industries reducing concentration risk
- Direct access to deal flow through established relationships with entrepreneurs and business owners
Bear Case
2 risks
- Low volatility (beta 0.7).
- Premium valuation to Asset Management peers
Growth
Mild headwinds expected
Expansion of lower middle market financing demand as traditional banks retreat from segment
Value
Premium valuation to Asset Management peers
Momentum
Strong
+14.1% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
High yield
6.41% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying MAIN right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 29, 2026
AUG 6, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.97 vs $0.96 consensus (+1.3% surprise). Revenue of $149.6M vs $144.6M expected (+3.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+1.3%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+22%
+5%
+12%
-0%
+8%
-4%
-29%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$151.5M
$187.2M
$170.7M
$177.4M
$183.7M
$202.9M
$163.5M
$126.1M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
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Operating
-70.8%
Profit
113.7%
Wall Street consensus
3 analysts · 67% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
67%
Hold
33%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Wells Fargo · $50.00 · May 22, 2026
vs Industry
How MAIN stacks vs Asset Management
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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