Q4 EPS Estimate for New Mountain Finance Reduced by Analyst

New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:NMFC) – Equities researchers at B. Riley lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of New Mountain Finance in a report issued on Wednesday, November 5th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now forecasts that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.32. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for New Mountain Finance’s current full-year earnings is $1.39 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Zacks Research lowered New Mountain Finance from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Oppenheimer set a $11.00 target price on shares of New Mountain Finance and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. New Street Research set a $10.00 price target on shares of New Mountain Finance in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of New Mountain Finance in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Bank of America restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $10.00 price objective (down from $11.75) on shares of New Mountain Finance in a report on Monday, September 15th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $10.17.

New Mountain Finance Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ:NMFC opened at $9.62 on Thursday. New Mountain Finance has a 12-month low of $8.84 and a 12-month high of $12.05. The firm has a market cap of $992.40 million, a PE ratio of 14.80 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.23.

New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.32. New Mountain Finance had a net margin of 20.84% and a return on equity of 10.42%. The business had revenue of $80.53 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $83.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.34 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

New Mountain Finance Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 17th will be issued a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 17th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.3%. New Mountain Finance’s dividend payout ratio is presently 196.92%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Adam B. Weinstein purchased 49,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $10.03 per share, for a total transaction of $498,992.50. Following the purchase, the executive vice president directly owned 652,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,544,474.70. The trade was a 8.25% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven B. Klinsky purchased 106,691 shares of New Mountain Finance stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $9.78 per share, with a total value of $1,043,437.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,370,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,746,981.46. The trade was a 2.50% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 11.71% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On New Mountain Finance

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MQS Management LLC grew its position in shares of New Mountain Finance by 325.1% during the first quarter. MQS Management LLC now owns 46,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $511,000 after acquiring an additional 35,411 shares during the last quarter. Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in New Mountain Finance by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 192,281 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,121,000 after purchasing an additional 13,907 shares during the period. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. grew its position in New Mountain Finance by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 145,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,603,000 after purchasing an additional 3,513 shares during the last quarter. Muzinich & Co. Inc. grew its position in New Mountain Finance by 15.5% during the 1st quarter. Muzinich & Co. Inc. now owns 393,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,336,000 after purchasing an additional 52,888 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Denali Advisors LLC increased its stake in New Mountain Finance by 12.2% in the first quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 118,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,312,000 after purchasing an additional 12,895 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 32.08% of the company’s stock.

New Mountain Finance Company Profile

New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC), a business development company is a private equity / buyouts and loan fund specializes in directly investing and lending to middle market companies in defensive growth industries. The fund prefers investing in buyout and middle market companies. It also makes investments in debt securities at all levels of the capital structure including first and second lien debt, unsecured notes, and mezzanine securities.