How to buy Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock | $15.95

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc is an asset management business based in the US. Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares (BCSF) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock price (NYSE: BCSF)

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Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-31.

Latest market close	$15.95
52-week range	$8.30 - $16.10
50-day moving average	$15.52
200-day moving average	$14.98
Wall St. target price	$15.40
PE ratio	6.4739
Dividend yield	$1.36 (8.95%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.33

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Bain Capital Specialty Finance price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $15.95 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-22)	N/A
1 month (2021-07-02)	2.57%
3 months (2021-04-30)	-0.13%
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Is Bain Capital Specialty Finance under- or over-valued?

Valuing Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Bain Capital Specialty Finance's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's P/E ratio

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 6x. In other words, Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares trade at around 6x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's PEG ratio

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.016. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Bain Capital Specialty Finance's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance financials

Revenue TTM	$192.6 million
Operating margin TTM	74.26%
Gross profit TTM	$194.5 million
Return on assets TTM	3.51%
Return on equity TTM	14.66%
Profit margin	75.03%
Book value	$16.69
Market capitalisation	$975.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares

There are currently 204,117 Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares held short by investors – that's known as Bain Capital Specialty Finance's "short interest". This figure is 42.5% up from 143,207 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares can be evaluated.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares traded daily (recently around 165948.7804878). Bain Capital Specialty Finance's SIR currently stands at 1.23. In other words for every 100,000 Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1230 shares are currently held short.

However Bain Capital Specialty Finance's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares, or, against the total number of tradable Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Bain Capital Specialty Finance's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0048% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares, roughly 5 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Bain Capital Specialty Finance.

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Bain Capital Specialty Finance share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 1.36% of net profits

Recently Bain Capital Specialty Finance has paid out, on average, around 1.36% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 8.95% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Bain Capital Specialty Finance shareholders could enjoy a 8.95% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Bain Capital Specialty Finance's case, that would currently equate to about $1.36 per share.

While Bain Capital Specialty Finance's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Bain Capital Specialty Finance is investing more in its future growth.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's most recent dividend payout was on 29 July 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 28 June 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Bain Capital Specialty Finance's shares ever split?

Bain Capital Specialty Finance's shares were split on a 1019:1000 basis on 11 May 2020. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1019 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 1.9% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares which in turn could have impacted Bain Capital Specialty Finance's share price.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Bain Capital Specialty Finance's shares have ranged in value from as little as $8.3041 up to $16.1013. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Bain Capital Specialty Finance's is 1.6815. This would suggest that Bain Capital Specialty Finance's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Bain Capital Specialty Finance overview

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. operates as a business development company (BDC) specializing in direct loans to middle-market companies. The fund seeks to invest in senior investments with a first or second lien on collateral, senior first lien, stretch senior, senior second lien, unitranche, mezzanine debt, junior securities, other junior investments, and secondary purchases of assets or portfolios that primarily consist of middle-market corporate debt. It typically invests in companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $150 million. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Bain Capital Specialty Finance is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.499% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are held by insiders and 53.231% by institutions. When does the fiscal year end for Bain Capital Specialty Finance?
Bain Capital Specialty Finance's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Bain Capital Specialty Finance based?
Bain Capital Specialty Finance's address is: 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, United States, 02116 What is Bain Capital Specialty Finance's ISIN number?
Bain Capital Specialty Finance's international securities identification number is: US05684B1070 What is Bain Capital Specialty Finance's CUSIP number?
Bain Capital Specialty Finance's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 05684B107