What is B. Riley’s Estimate for SLR Investment Q2 Earnings?

SLR Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:SLRC) – Analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of SLR Investment in a report issued on Friday, November 8th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for SLR Investment’s current full-year earnings is $1.74 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for SLR Investment’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on SLRC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded SLR Investment from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $15.50 to $15.00 in a research report on Monday, July 29th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on SLR Investment in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on SLR Investment from $13.00 to $12.50 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, SLR Investment currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.13.

SLR Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ SLRC opened at $16.17 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $882.24 million, a P/E ratio of 9.14 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.06. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $15.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $15.67. SLR Investment has a fifty-two week low of $14.41 and a fifty-two week high of $16.77.

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.01. SLR Investment had a return on equity of 9.73% and a net margin of 40.89%. The business had revenue of $59.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.48 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.42 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SLR Investment

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SLRC. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SLR Investment during the second quarter worth about $35,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SLR Investment in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $47,000. Creative Planning acquired a new stake in SLR Investment during the 3rd quarter valued at $170,000. MQS Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SLR Investment during the third quarter worth $197,000. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in shares of SLR Investment during the second quarter worth $210,000. 35.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SLR Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.14%. SLR Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 92.66%.

SLR Investment Company Profile

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.