Main Street Capital Corporation Stock News

Usually, diversification is referred to as the only free lunch in investing, which can decrease risk, while keeping the return potential unchanged. Yet, when investing for income in a prudent and conservative manner, there are several additional benefits that come automatically together with such a strategy. In this article, I elaborate on three distinct advantages of durable income investing.

Big dividend stocks are some of my favorite stocks to buy. However, just because a stock pays a big dividend does not mean it is undervalued. I discuss two popular big dividend stocks that, I think, are very overrated right now.

There are few investing strategies as successful as buying dividend stocks.

The investment environment for BDCs remains solid, but there are some clear risks, which call for extra caution. One of the ways to protect current income streams from BDC allocations is to focus on high dividend coverage level picks. I have identified Top 3 BDCs, which carry the highest dividend coverage levels in the sector (on average around 150%).

Main Street Capital: Best Suited To Navigate Changing Interest Rates (Upgrade)

American government yields have risen recently as odds of a more hawkish Federal Reserve rose. The 10-year government yield has jumped to 4.11%, while the 30-year and 2-year have moved to 4.41% and 3.90%, respectively.

Main Street Capital is a high-quality BDC with strong net asset value per share growth and potential for share price gains. The company expects a Q3 net asset value per share of $30.54 to $30.60, a 2.6% increase from Q2. Main Street Capital's internally managed structure and high insider ownership align management with shareholder interests, driving positive performance.