CION Investment Corporation to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.10 (NYSE:CION)

CION Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIONGet Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, March 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.10 per share on Friday, May 29th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 18.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th.

CION Investment has a dividend payout ratio of 95.2% indicating that its dividend is currently covered by earnings, but may not be in the future if the company’s earnings decline. Analysts expect CION Investment to earn $1.04 per share next year, which means the company may not be able to cover its $1.20 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 115.4%.

CION Investment Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CION traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $6.68. 95,604 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 589,817. CION Investment has a twelve month low of $6.50 and a twelve month high of $10.93. The firm has a market cap of $332.75 million, a P/E ratio of -168.08 and a beta of 1.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $7.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $8.68.

CION Investment (NYSE:CIONGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.02). CION Investment had a negative net margin of 0.41% and a positive return on equity of 11.96%. The business had revenue of $49.54 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.12 million. On average, analysts expect that CION Investment will post 1.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CION Investment

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in CION Investment during the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of CION Investment by 21.7% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 8,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after buying an additional 1,571 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of CION Investment by 183.2% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 8,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 5,739 shares in the last quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of CION Investment in the third quarter worth approximately $95,000. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CION Investment during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $95,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 32.01% of the company’s stock.

About CION Investment

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CION Investment Corporation is a closed‐end, non‐diversified management investment company organized as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Externally managed by CION Investment Management, LLC, the firm specializes in providing flexible capital solutions to U.S. and Canadian middle‐market companies. By combining debt and equity financing, CION seeks to support growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations and other strategic initiatives for its portfolio companies.

The company’s investment strategy centers on senior secured loans, subordinated debt and private equity interests.

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