Main Street Capital Corporation Stock News

We've got three shares where big yields are offset by one flaw or another. I recently closed out my position in one of these shares for a gain of more than 40%. Great choice about 17 months ago. Not as great today. I'll include an alternative from my portfolio that still offers an attractive yield for investors.

The All Weather Portfolio concept introduced by Ray Dalio aims for stable returns through largely uncorrelated investment exposures. In this article, I have tried to apply the essence of such a construct for BDC dividend-seeking investments. The sample portfolio, which is presented in the article, consists of three structural layers that are not that correlated and offer different risk and rewa...

Invests $41.4 Million in Connect Telecommunications Solutions Inc. HOUSTON , Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") is pleased to announce that it recently completed a new portfolio investment totaling $41.4 million to facilitate the minority recapitalization of Connect Telecommunications Solutions Inc. ("Connect" or the "Company"), a leading ...

Announces Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule HOUSTON , Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its preliminary operating results for the third quarter of 2024 and its third quarter 2024 earnings release and conference call schedule. In commenting on the Company's operating re...

Accessing current income streams on a monthly basis brings several advantages, both at emotional and compound interest level. For prudent investors to capture durable income streams, there has to be a balance between high yield and defense. In this article, I present a sample portfolio that would require $153,000 of initial capital to access $1,000 in monthly income without assuming excessive f...

Major BDCs are soon about to report their Q3, 2024 earnings. The current sector-wide challenges do not send encouraging signals. The Management team of SAR, which is one the BDCs that report 10-Q early, has indicated that the headwinds indeed persist.

Income investors should consider Crescent Capital BDC and Fidus Investment for their portfolios, as both trade below Net Asset Values and offer growth potential. CCAP, despite a short track record, shows strong investment activity, solid balance sheet, and consistent dividend payouts, making it a defensively positioned growth opportunity. FDUS has a longer track record, impressive dividend grow...

Typically, stocks with at-risk dividends should be avoided. That said, there are exceptions to every rule. I share two high-yielding stocks that look like attractive buys to me even though their dividends could very possibly be cut in the near future.