WhiteHorse Finance (WHF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WhiteHorse Finance in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" WHF shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WHF, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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4 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for WhiteHorse Finance's shares. Their WHF share price targets range from $11.50 to $13.50. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $12.81 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.5% from the stock's current price.
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WhiteHorse Finance's stock was trading at $12.30 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, WHF stock has increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $12.62.
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WhiteHorse Finance saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 129,300 shares, an increase of 23.6% from the March 15th total of 104,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 64,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company's stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 14th 2024.
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WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHF) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 29th. The investment management company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.46. The investment management company earned $25.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $25.33 million. WhiteHorse Finance had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.20% and a net margin of 19.77%.

WhiteHorse Finance declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.385 per share on Tuesday, April 2nd. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 21st.
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WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:WHF) pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 12.45%. WHF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 175.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, WHF will have a dividend payout ratio of 92.77% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:WHF) stock in their portfolio include Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF (FXED), Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF (SDEF) and Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF (VPC).Putnam BDC Income ETF (PBDC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other WhiteHorse Finance investors own include TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG), Ares Capital (ARCC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Energy Transfer (ET), Monroe Capital (MRCC), THL Credit (TCRD), NewtekOne (NEWT), AT&T (T) and Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC).

WhiteHorse Finance's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Sound Income Strategies LLC (3.50%).
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Shares of WHF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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