Main Street Capital (MAIN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

MAIN price $55.53 +0.93 +1.69%

Ticker
MAIN
Price
$55.53
Change
+0.93 +1.69%
Market cap ?
$5.19B
Beta ?
0.75
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management

Fair value

MAIN fair value $35.90. Price $55.53. Price is 55% above fair value.

Above fair value, and more expensive than usual. A larger premium than on 76% of days in the past 5 years.

Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price. How discounted cash flow works.

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Earnings

DateEPS actualEPS estimateRevenueRevenue estimate
2026-11-05—0.93—145.67M
2026-08-060.970.96149.57M144.59M
2026-05-070.931.01140.11M145.23M
2026-02-261.091.05145.54M143.10M
2025-11-060.971.04183.71M140.48M
2025-08-070.990.99202.28M137.22M
2025-05-081.011.00170.69M138.27M
2025-02-271.021.08221.23M141.40M
2024-11-081.001.02136.82M142.94M
2024-08-081.011.01141.46M131.09M
2024-05-091.051.03124.80M128.01M
2024-02-221.071.06117.99M125.68M
2023-11-020.991.00123.24M123.89M
2023-08-031.061.00130.26M121.82M
2023-05-041.020.98106.99M114.11M
2023-02-230.980.88130.39M107.31M
2022-11-030.830.7675.44M87.60M
2022-08-040.750.7041.71M81.46M
2022-05-050.730.7083.61M81.14M
2022-02-240.770.65119.56M72.47M
2021-11-040.710.63111.73M67.84M
2021-08-050.620.57115.33M67.29M
2021-05-060.580.5567.27M57.35M
2021-02-250.590.5090.07M54.98M
2020-11-050.460.4890.60M53.08M
2020-08-060.480.4746.49M50.92M
2020-05-070.570.5456.15M53.19M
2020-02-270.620.6023.22M58.69M
2019-11-070.620.6340.02M61.04M
2019-08-080.630.6252.97M51.89M
2019-05-090.640.6256.58M59.45M
2019-02-280.690.6317.25M16.90M
2018-11-010.630.6283.47M58.26M
2018-08-020.660.6267.80M56.24M
2018-05-030.630.5940.88M52.39M
2018-02-220.640.5981.38M52.31M
2017-11-020.600.5749.69M49.20M
2017-08-030.580.5455.45M46.80M
2017-05-040.570.5641.06M47.05M
2017-02-230.570.5655.69M55.90M

Dividends

Yield 7.80%. Payout ratio 77.33%. Frequency Monthly.

Safety score 60/100 · Moderate. Payout ratio is 77% of earnings. Free-cash-flow coverage is not available, so this part stays neutral. Dividends were paid in 19 separate years. Yield is 7.8%, which is on the high side.

Ex-dateDividendRecordPaymentFrequency
2026-12-08$0.272026-12-082026-12-15Monthly
2026-11-06$0.272026-11-062026-11-13Monthly
2026-10-08$0.272026-10-082026-10-15Monthly
2026-09-21$0.302026-09-212026-09-28Irregular
2026-09-08$0.272026-09-082026-09-15Monthly
2026-08-07$0.272026-08-072026-08-14Monthly
2026-07-08$0.272026-07-082026-07-15Monthly
2026-06-22$0.302026-06-222026-06-29Irregular
2026-06-08$0.262026-06-082026-06-15Monthly
2026-05-08$0.262026-05-082026-05-15Monthly
2026-04-08$0.262026-04-082026-04-15Monthly
2026-03-20$0.302026-03-202026-03-27Irregular
2026-03-06$0.262026-03-062026-03-13Monthly
2026-02-06$0.262026-02-062026-02-13Monthly
2026-01-08$0.262026-01-082026-01-15Monthly
2025-12-22$0.302025-12-222025-12-29Irregular
2025-12-08$0.262025-12-082025-12-15Monthly
2025-11-07$0.262025-11-072025-11-14Monthly
2025-10-08$0.262025-10-082025-10-15Monthly
2025-09-19$0.302025-09-192025-09-26Irregular
2025-09-08$0.262025-09-082025-09-15Monthly
2025-08-08$0.262025-08-082025-08-15Monthly
2025-07-08$0.262025-07-082025-07-15Monthly
2025-06-20$0.302025-06-202025-06-27Special
2025-06-06$0.252025-06-062025-06-13Monthly
2025-05-08$0.252025-05-082025-05-15Monthly
2025-04-08$0.252025-04-082025-04-15Monthly
2025-03-20$0.302025-03-202025-03-27Special
2025-03-07$0.252025-03-072025-03-14Monthly
2025-02-07$0.252025-02-072025-02-14Monthly
2025-01-08$0.252025-01-082025-01-15Monthly
2024-12-20$0.302024-12-202024-12-27Special
2024-12-06$0.242024-12-062024-12-13Monthly
2024-11-08$0.242024-11-082024-11-15Monthly
2024-10-08$0.242024-10-082024-10-15Monthly
2024-09-20$0.302024-09-202024-09-27Special
2024-09-06$0.242024-09-062024-09-13Monthly
2024-08-08$0.242024-08-082024-08-15Monthly
2024-07-08$0.242024-07-082024-07-15Monthly
2024-06-21$0.302024-06-212024-06-27Special
2024-06-07$0.242024-06-072024-06-14Monthly
2024-05-07$0.242024-05-082024-05-15Monthly
2024-04-05$0.242024-04-082024-04-15Monthly
2024-03-19$0.302024-03-202024-03-27Special
2024-03-07$0.242024-03-082024-03-15Monthly
2024-02-07$0.242024-02-082024-02-15Monthly
2024-01-04$0.242024-01-052024-01-12Irregular
2023-12-19$0.282023-12-202023-12-27Special
2023-12-07$0.232023-12-082023-12-15Special
2023-11-07$0.232023-11-082023-11-15Monthly
2023-10-05$0.232023-10-062023-10-13Monthly
2023-09-19$0.282023-09-202023-09-27Special
2023-09-07$0.232023-09-082023-09-15Monthly
2023-08-07$0.232023-08-082023-08-15Monthly
2023-07-06$0.232023-07-072023-07-14Monthly
2023-06-20$0.232023-06-212023-06-28Special
2023-06-07$0.232023-06-082023-06-15Monthly
2023-05-05$0.232023-05-082023-05-15Monthly
2023-04-05$0.232023-04-072023-04-14Monthly
2023-03-20$0.172023-03-212023-03-28Special
2023-03-07$0.232023-03-082023-03-15Monthly
2023-02-07$0.232023-02-082023-02-15Monthly
2023-01-05$0.232023-01-062023-01-13Weekly
2022-12-19$0.102022-12-202022-12-28Special
2022-12-07$0.222022-12-082022-12-15Monthly
2022-11-07$0.222022-11-082022-11-15Monthly
2022-10-06$0.222022-10-072022-10-14Monthly
2022-09-19$0.102022-09-202022-09-27Special
2022-09-01$0.212022-09-022022-09-15Monthly
2022-08-01$0.212022-08-022022-08-15Monthly
2022-07-01$0.212022-07-052022-07-15Irregular
2022-06-21$0.072022-06-222022-06-30Monthly
2022-06-01$0.212022-06-022022-06-15Irregular
2022-05-02$0.212022-05-032022-05-13Monthly
2022-04-01$0.212022-04-042022-04-14Monthly
2022-03-21$0.072022-03-222022-03-30Special
2022-03-01$0.212022-03-022022-03-15Monthly
2022-02-01$0.212022-02-022022-02-15Monthly
2022-01-03$0.212022-01-042022-01-14Irregular
2022-01-03$0.212022-01-042022-01-14Monthly

Insider trades

DateInsiderActionSharesPriceValue
2026-09-28McHugh RyanBuy52$55.102.87K
2026-09-28McHugh RyanBuy45$55.102.49K
2026-09-28SHIVE DUNIA ABuy118$55.076.52K
2026-09-28Magdol David L.Buy71$55.103.90K
2026-09-28SOLCHER STEPHEN BBuy227$55.0712.48K
2026-09-28JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy275$55.0715.16K
2026-09-28JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy108$55.105.93K
2026-09-28Lane Brian E.Buy210$55.0711.55K
2026-09-28Lane Brian E.Buy79$55.104.36K
2026-09-28Griffin Jon KevinBuy282$55.0715.54K
2026-09-28Griffin Jon KevinBuy25$55.101.35K
2026-09-28Hyzak Dwayne L.Buy499$55.1027.51K
2026-09-28FOSTER VINCENT DBuy1.30K$55.1071.45K
2026-09-28FOSTER VINCENT DBuy16$55.10874
2026-09-28FOSTER VINCENT DBuy99$55.105.46K
2026-09-28FOSTER VINCENT DBuy99$55.105.46K
2026-09-28FOSTER VINCENT DBuy192$55.1010.58K
2026-09-28Beauvais Jason BBuy121$55.106.65K
2026-09-15McHugh RyanBuy45$56.372.52K
2026-09-15McHugh RyanBuy39$56.372.19K
2026-09-15SHIVE DUNIA ABuy101$56.545.74K
2026-09-15Magdol David L.Buy61$56.373.43K
2026-09-15Magdol David L.Buy64$56.313.60K
2026-09-15SOLCHER STEPHEN BBuy194$56.5410.97K
2026-09-15JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy236$56.5413.33K
2026-09-15JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy93$56.375.22K
2026-09-15Lane Brian E.Buy180$56.5410.16K
2026-09-15Lane Brian E.Buy68$56.373.83K
2026-09-15JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy9$56.24506
2026-09-15Griffin Jon KevinBuy242$56.5413.67K
2026-09-15Griffin Jon KevinBuy21$56.371.19K
2026-09-15Hyzak Dwayne L.Buy429$56.3724.19K
2026-09-15FOSTER VINCENT DBuy1.11K$56.3762.82K
2026-09-15FOSTER VINCENT DBuy14$56.37768
2026-09-15FOSTER VINCENT DBuy85$56.374.80K
2026-09-15FOSTER VINCENT DBuy85$56.374.80K
2026-09-15FOSTER VINCENT DBuy165$56.379.30K
2026-09-15Beauvais Jason BBuy104$56.375.85K
2026-09-02Beauvais Jason BSell126——
2026-08-21Morris Jesse ESell35.00K$58.552.05M
2026-08-14McHugh RyanBuy31$59.231.84K
2026-08-14McHugh RyanBuy37$59.232.18K
2026-08-14Magdol David L.Buy58$59.233.41K
2026-08-14Magdol David L.Buy61$59.003.58K
2026-08-14JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy226$58.8013.27K
2026-08-14JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy88$59.235.19K
2026-08-14JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy9$59.13532
2026-08-14Lane Brian E.Buy172$58.8010.11K
2026-08-14Lane Brian E.Buy64$59.233.81K
2026-08-14Griffin Jon KevinBuy231$58.8013.60K
2026-08-14Griffin Jon KevinBuy20$59.231.19K
2026-08-14SOLCHER STEPHEN BBuy186$58.8010.92K
2026-08-14SHIVE DUNIA ABuy97$58.805.71K
2026-08-14Hyzak Dwayne L.Buy407$59.2324.08K
2026-08-14FOSTER VINCENT DBuy1.06K$59.2362.54K
2026-08-14FOSTER VINCENT DBuy13$59.23765
2026-08-14FOSTER VINCENT DBuy81$59.234.78K
2026-08-14FOSTER VINCENT DBuy81$59.234.78K
2026-08-14FOSTER VINCENT DBuy156$59.239.26K
2026-08-14Beauvais Jason BBuy98$59.235.82K
2026-08-13McHugh RyanBuy2.05K$59.04121.03K
2026-08-13McHugh RyanBuy500$59.0929.55K
2026-07-15SHIVE DUNIA ABuy106$53.415.68K
2026-07-15Griffin Jon KevinBuy253$53.4113.54K
2026-07-15Griffin Jon KevinBuy22$53.091.18K
2026-07-15SOLCHER STEPHEN BBuy203$53.4110.87K
2026-07-15McHugh RyanBuy34$53.091.83K
2026-07-15McHugh RyanBuy41$53.092.17K
2026-07-15JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy247$53.4113.20K
2026-07-15JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy97$53.095.17K
2026-07-15JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy10$53.47535
2026-07-15Magdol David L.Buy64$53.093.39K
2026-07-15Magdol David L.Buy67$53.503.56K
2026-07-15Beauvais Jason BBuy109$53.095.79K
2026-07-15Lane Brian E.Buy188$53.4110.06K
2026-07-15Lane Brian E.Buy72$53.093.80K
2026-07-15Hyzak Dwayne L.Buy451$53.0923.96K
2026-07-15FOSTER VINCENT DBuy1.17K$53.0962.23K
2026-07-15FOSTER VINCENT DBuy14$53.09761
2026-07-15FOSTER VINCENT DBuy90$53.094.76K
2026-07-15FOSTER VINCENT DBuy90$53.094.76K
2026-07-15FOSTER VINCENT DBuy174$53.099.21K
2026-06-30Beauvais Jason BSell6.83K$51.73353.32K
2026-06-29SHIVE DUNIA ABuy124$51.566.39K
2026-06-29Griffin Jon KevinBuy296$51.5615.24K
2026-06-29Griffin Jon KevinBuy26$51.011.33K
2026-06-29SOLCHER STEPHEN BBuy237$51.5612.23K
2026-06-29McHugh RyanBuy34$51.011.74K
2026-06-29McHugh RyanBuy48$51.012.44K
2026-06-29JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy288$51.5614.86K
2026-06-29JACKSON JOHN EARLBuy114$51.015.81K
2026-06-29Magdol David L.Buy75$51.013.82K
2026-06-29Beauvais Jason BBuy128$51.016.52K
2026-06-29Lane Brian E.Buy220$51.5611.33K
2026-06-29Lane Brian E.Buy84$51.014.27K
2026-06-29Hyzak Dwayne L.Buy529$51.0126.97K
2026-06-29FOSTER VINCENT DBuy1.37K$51.0170.03K
2026-06-29FOSTER VINCENT DBuy17$51.01856
2026-06-29FOSTER VINCENT DBuy105$51.015.35K
2026-06-29FOSTER VINCENT DBuy105$51.015.35K

Institutional holders

Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.

Institutions holding: 409, holders -26 vs prior quarter. Ownership 24.69%.

HolderSharesChangeChange %Value
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/3.34M633.70K+23.39%173.41M
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP1.89M-223.65K-10.60%97.81M
UBS GROUP AG1.39M48.92K+3.65%72.00M
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC835.06K51.04K+6.51%43.32M
MORGAN STANLEY786.28K-68.30K-7.99%40.79M
QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD654.17K168.37K+34.66%33.94M
INVESCO LTD.553.97K121.49K+28.09%28.74M
ADELL HARRIMAN & CARPENTER INC499.00K14.41K+2.97%25.89M
MUZINICH & CO., INC.495.92K11.10K+2.29%25.73M
VESTOR CAPITAL, LLC55.21K6.81K+14.07%23.92M
BLACKROCK, INC.403.62K-20.61K-4.86%20.94M
SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST GROUP, INC.375.51K5.00K+1.35%19.48M
D. E. SHAW & CO., INC.375.32K-168.01K-30.92%19.47M
LPL FINANCIAL LLC347.60K-328-0.09%18.03M
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC342.76K21.89K+6.82%17.78M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC332.29K18.90K+6.03%17.24M
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO281.40K1+0.00%14.60M
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP270.90K30.80K+12.83%14.05M
CHILDRESS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC257.73K-36.00K-12.26%13.37M
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC238.62K-25.10K-9.52%12.38M
TRINITY LEGACY PARTNERS, LLC217.84K14.69K+7.23%12.10M
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP221.60K-18.50K-7.71%11.50M
SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC199.56K-37.70K-15.89%10.35M
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA174.79K23.60K+15.61%9.07M
BRIDGELIGHT FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.166.56K29.96K+21.93%8.64M

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Main Street Capital (MAIN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

MAIN$55.53+0.93 +1.69%

$5.19B

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