Q4 EPS Forecast for New Mountain Finance Lowered by Analyst

New Mountain Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:NMFC) – Equities researchers at B. Riley lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of New Mountain Finance in a report issued on Wednesday, November 5th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now expects that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.32. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $10.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for New Mountain Finance’s current full-year earnings is $1.39 per share.

New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32. New Mountain Finance had a net margin of 20.84% and a return on equity of 10.42%. The business had revenue of $80.53 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $83.91 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.34 EPS. New Mountain Finance’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

NMFC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on shares of New Mountain Finance from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research downgraded shares of New Mountain Finance from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. Bank of America reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and issued a $10.00 price objective (down from $11.75) on shares of New Mountain Finance in a report on Monday, September 15th. New Street Research set a $10.00 price objective on shares of New Mountain Finance in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $11.00 price objective on shares of New Mountain Finance and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $10.17.

New Mountain Finance Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of New Mountain Finance stock opened at $9.68 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40. New Mountain Finance has a 12-month low of $8.84 and a 12-month high of $12.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.89 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.23.

New Mountain Finance Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 17th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.2%. New Mountain Finance’s dividend payout ratio is 168.42%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Steven B. Klinsky purchased 106,691 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $9.78 per share, with a total value of $1,043,437.98. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 4,370,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,746,981.46. This represents a 2.50% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Adam B. Weinstein purchased 49,750 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $10.03 per share, for a total transaction of $498,992.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 652,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,544,474.70. This represents a 8.25% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 11.71% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On New Mountain Finance

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NMFC. LSV Asset Management lifted its holdings in New Mountain Finance by 14.3% during the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 2,764,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,488,000 after purchasing an additional 346,508 shares in the last quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in New Mountain Finance by 68.5% during the second quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 714,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,534,000 after purchasing an additional 290,320 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of New Mountain Finance by 266.7% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 345,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,647,000 after buying an additional 251,596 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of New Mountain Finance in the second quarter valued at about $2,303,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC raised its position in shares of New Mountain Finance by 36.9% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 711,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,843,000 after buying an additional 191,518 shares during the last quarter. 32.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About New Mountain Finance

New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC), a business development company is a private equity / buyouts and loan fund specializes in directly investing and lending to middle market companies in defensive growth industries. The fund prefers investing in buyout and middle market companies. It also makes investments in debt securities at all levels of the capital structure including first and second lien debt, unsecured notes, and mezzanine securities.