B. Riley Has Bearish Forecast for FS KKR Capital Q2 Earnings

FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE:FSK) – Research analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of FS KKR Capital in a report released on Wednesday, December 11th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.65. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $21.50 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for FS KKR Capital’s current full-year earnings is $2.89 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for FS KKR Capital’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.53 EPS.

FSK has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on FS KKR Capital from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $21.00 price target on shares of FS KKR Capital in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.25.

FS KKR Capital Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:FSK opened at $21.33 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.35 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 2.96 and a current ratio of 2.96. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $20.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $20.28. FS KKR Capital has a 52-week low of $18.31 and a 52-week high of $22.39.

FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $441.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $423.58 million. FS KKR Capital had a net margin of 29.98% and a return on equity of 12.31%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.80 earnings per share.

FS KKR Capital Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a None dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.70 per share. This is a positive change from FS KKR Capital’s previous None dividend of $0.64. This represents a yield of 12.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 4th. FS KKR Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 136.17%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other FS KKR Capital news, insider Daniel Pietrzak purchased 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $21.31 per share, for a total transaction of $106,550.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now directly owns 49,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,061,238. This trade represents a 11.16 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 11,500 shares of company stock valued at $248,910. Insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FS KKR Capital

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wedbush Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of FS KKR Capital by 1.4% in the second quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 40,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $797,000 after acquiring an additional 573 shares during the period. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC grew its position in FS KKR Capital by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 21,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period. McIlrath & Eck LLC grew its position in FS KKR Capital by 47.5% in the 3rd quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 2,096 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 675 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its stake in FS KKR Capital by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 23,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $477,000 after buying an additional 719 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of FS KKR Capital by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 116,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,303,000 after buying an additional 935 shares during the period. 36.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

FS KKR Capital Company Profile

FS KKR Capital Corp. is a business development company specializing in investments in debt securities. It provides customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies. It invest primarily in the senior secured debt and, to a lesser extent, the subordinated debt of private middle market U.S.