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Prospect Capital Corporation

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Prospect Capital Corporation

PSEC·NASDAQ·Unknown·CIK 0001287032

Prospect Capital Corp is a financial services company that primarily lends to and invests in middle market privately-held companies. Organized on April 13, 2004, and funded through an initial public offering on July 27, 2004, Prospect Capital Corp is a closed-end investment company incorporated in Maryland. It operates as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (RIC) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As of June 30, 2026, Prospect Capital Corp is one of the longest-running and largest BDCs, with approximately $6.4 billion of total assets. The company is externally managed by its investment adviser, Prospect Capital Management L.P., with administrative services provided by Prospect Administration LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Adviser. The investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation. Prospect Capital Corp primarily invests in privately owned United States (U.S.) middle market companies. Its investments include senior and secured first lien loans, and to a lesser extent, second lien loans, as well as equity and equity-linked investments with capital-appreciation potential, such as senior and secured convertible debt, preferred equity, common equity, and warrants. While most investments are in private U.S. companies, the company may also invest in broadly-traded public companies and non-U.S. companies, adhering to BDC requirements to invest at least 70% of assets in "eligible portfolio companies." Prospect Capital Corp is a non-diversified company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, with its primary investment strategy focused on private, middle-market companies in the U.S.

Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 24 items for PSEC at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-29, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for PSEC spans 424B5, 8-K, SCHEDULE 13D/A, 4.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Prospect Capital Prices $300M of 8.95% Senior Notes Due 2031 to Refinance 2026 Notes
  • Prospect Capital Pre-Announces ~$76M Quarterly NII and 25% Debt-to-Assets
  • Prospect Capital CEO Barry's Stake Climbs to 25.2% After $8.8M of Buying
  • Prospect Capital Eyes $500M Junk-Bond Sale at 8% Yield
  • CEO John Barry Buys $2.7M of PSEC Stock at $2.24

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2026
Net Income
$153.66M
Diluted EPS
$0.06
Op. Cash Flow
$516.31M
Cash & Equivalents
$43.57M
Total Debt
$1.86B
Debt / Equity
0.64×
Shares Outstanding
512.75M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001287032-26-000269

Short Interest & Short Volume

2.48 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 17,607,914 shares in PSEC as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 2.5% decrease from the prior period — about 2.5 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 30, 2026, 46.7% of PSEC volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)17,607,914 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 2.5%
Days to cover2.48 at avg daily volume of 7,112,472
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)46.7% of 5,963,965 shares on October 30, 2026
5-day average short volume52.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

High risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for PSEC, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-07-07.

ATM program

Shareholder Approval for Below-NAV Sales · Potential for Significant Dilution

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$1.6 -0.62% today
52-week range · as of 2026-10-29 $1.43 – $3.13
Market cap
$859.45M
Volume
9.3M (1.4× avg)
3-mo avg 6.5M
Live data · 2026-10-31 16:20 UTC · Market closed

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PSEC
Oct 29, 2026, 5:09 PM EDT
Filing Type: 424B5
Importance Score:
7
Updated Oct 29, 5:32 PM ET — Prospect Capital priced $300 million of 8.95% senior unsecured notes due 2031, smaller than the $500 million marketed and above the initial…
Price at Filing: $1.62
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.0199 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Oct 27, 2026, 4:18 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $1.56
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: +$0.0415 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Oct 20, 2026, 5:07 PM EDT
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $1.50
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: +$0.100 (+7%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Sep 25, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $2.19
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.590 (-27%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Sep 09, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $2.23
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.630 (-28%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Aug 20, 2026, 5:33 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $2.28
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.6805 (-30%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Aug 20, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $2.29
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.6897 (-30%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Jul 07, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $2.20
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.6002 (-27%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Jun 25, 2026, 4:59 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $2.28
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.680 (-30%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Jun 24, 2026, 3:58 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $2.21
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.610 (-28%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
May 27, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $2.37
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.770 (-32%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
May 27, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $2.36
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.760 (-32%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
May 21, 2026, 9:29 PM EDT
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $2.27
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.670 (-30%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
May 08, 2026, 4:04 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $2.48
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$0.880 (-35%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
May 07, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $2.72
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$1.12 (-41%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
May 07, 2026, 4:45 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $2.72
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$1.12 (-41%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Mar 11, 2026, 5:27 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $2.68
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$1.08 (-40%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Mar 03, 2026, 5:00 PM EST
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $2.72
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$1.12 (-41%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Feb 27, 2026, 4:15 PM EST
Filing Type: PRE 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $2.74
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$1.14 (-42%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
PSEC
Feb 13, 2026, 7:00 AM EST
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $2.90
Real-time Price: $1.60 info
Change: -$1.30 (-45%) info
Market Cap: $859.445M info
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