SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) Upgraded by B. Riley to “Strong-Buy” Rating

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) was upgraded by analysts at B. Riley to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. B. Riley also issued estimates for SLR Investment’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on SLRC. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of SLR Investment from $13.00 to $12.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of SLR Investment from $16.50 to $15.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Raymond James cut their price target on shares of SLR Investment from $18.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of SLR Investment from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Compass Point increased their price objective on shares of SLR Investment from $16.50 to $17.25 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, SLR Investment has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.96.

SLR Investment Price Performance

Shares of SLRC opened at $16.38 on Monday. SLR Investment has a fifty-two week low of $13.64 and a fifty-two week high of $17.94. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $15.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $16.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $893.69 million, a PE ratio of 9.25 and a beta of 0.75.

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41. The firm had revenue of $53.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $53.43 million. SLR Investment had a return on equity of 9.73% and a net margin of 40.89%. Equities analysts predict that SLR Investment will post 1.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of SLR Investment

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. grew its position in SLR Investment by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Thornburg Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,372,550 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $70,660,000 after buying an additional 33,951 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in SLR Investment by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,368,250 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $22,111,000 after purchasing an additional 31,839 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in shares of SLR Investment by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,044,152 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $16,874,000 after buying an additional 44,861 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP raised its position in shares of SLR Investment by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 382,076 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,174,000 after buying an additional 36,100 shares during the period. Finally, Condor Capital Management raised its position in shares of SLR Investment by 14.8% during the 1st quarter. Condor Capital Management now owns 332,664 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,609,000 after buying an additional 42,851 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 35.32% of the company’s stock.

About SLR Investment

SLR Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in secured debt (first lien unitranche and second lien), subordinated (unsecured) debt, minority equity, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, general refinancing, growth capital and strategic income-oriented control equity investments in leveraged middle market companies.