Q1 EPS Estimates for WhiteHorse Finance Boosted by B. Riley

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHF) – B. Riley lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of WhiteHorse Finance in a note issued to investors on Friday, November 8th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now anticipates that the investment management company will post earnings of $0.38 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.37. The consensus estimate for WhiteHorse Finance’s current full-year earnings is $1.68 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for WhiteHorse Finance’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Raymond James reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of WhiteHorse Finance in a report on Friday. StockNews.com lowered shares of WhiteHorse Finance from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of WhiteHorse Finance from $12.50 to $11.50 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut shares of WhiteHorse Finance from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $14.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, WhiteHorse Finance currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.25.

WhiteHorse Finance Trading Down 3.7 %

WHF stock opened at $10.67 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $11.75 and a 200-day moving average of $12.18. The company has a market cap of $247.85 million, a P/E ratio of 24.33 and a beta of 1.28. WhiteHorse Finance has a twelve month low of $10.66 and a twelve month high of $13.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WHF. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in WhiteHorse Finance by 1,057.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,314 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 2,114 shares during the last quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of WhiteHorse Finance in the 1st quarter valued at about $39,000. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its holdings in shares of WhiteHorse Finance by 19.7% in the 1st quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 18,292 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $227,000 after acquiring an additional 3,013 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in shares of WhiteHorse Finance by 48.6% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 21,986 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 7,195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in WhiteHorse Finance during the second quarter worth about $357,000. 13.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

WhiteHorse Finance Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a — dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th will be issued a $0.385 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. This is a positive change from WhiteHorse Finance’s previous — dividend of $0.05. This represents a yield of 13.9%. WhiteHorse Finance’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 342.23%.

About WhiteHorse Finance

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc is business development company, non-diversified, closed end management company specializing in originating senior secured loans, lower middle market, growth capital industries. It invests in broadline retail, office services and supplies, building products, health care services, health care supplies, research and consulting services, application software, home furnishings, specialized consumer services, data processing and outsourced services, leisure facilities, cable, and satellite.