Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE:BCSF) by 0.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 468,313 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,445 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. owned 0.73% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance worth $8,205,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance by 14.6% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 287,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,779,000 after buying an additional 36,585 shares during the period. First National Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance by 189.6% during the third quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 91,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,522,000 after purchasing an additional 60,024 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Bain Capital Specialty Finance by 1,551.4% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 526,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,430,000 after purchasing an additional 494,812 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in Bain Capital Specialty Finance by 136.2% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 24,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after purchasing an additional 13,892 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in Bain Capital Specialty Finance by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 77,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,282,000 after buying an additional 2,530 shares during the last quarter.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance Stock Performance

BCSF stock opened at $17.30 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.41. Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. has a 1 year low of $14.77 and a 1 year high of $17.97. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $17.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $16.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.69 and a beta of 1.10.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $72.54 million during the quarter. Bain Capital Specialty Finance had a net margin of 43.62% and a return on equity of 11.90%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.55 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. will post 2.06 EPS for the current year.

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.