Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF) Shares Acquired by CFO4Life Group LLC

CFO4Life Group LLC grew its position in Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF) by 2.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 31,499 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 769 shares during the period. CFO4Life Group LLC’s holdings in Bain Capital Specialty Finance were worth $552,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of BCSF. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance by 3.4% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 77,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,282,000 after acquiring an additional 2,530 shares during the period. First National Trust Co raised its position in shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance by 189.6% in the third quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 91,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,522,000 after acquiring an additional 60,024 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance by 17.7% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 177,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,944,000 after acquiring an additional 26,690 shares during the period. KKM Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance in the third quarter worth about $232,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance in the third quarter worth about $136,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on BCSF shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Stock Down 0.7 %

BCSF opened at $16.59 on Thursday. Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. has a twelve month low of $15.29 and a twelve month high of $19.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.41, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $17.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.25. The company has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a PE ratio of 8.33 and a beta of 1.10.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $73.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $67.50 million. Bain Capital Specialty Finance had a net margin of 43.62% and a return on equity of 11.90%. Sell-side analysts expect that Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. will post 2.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be issued a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.72%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance’s payout ratio is 90.81%.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Profile

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc is business development company 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.