Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Main Street Capital Corporation shares valued at $249,880 were purchased by McHugh Ryan on May 16 ’25. At $54.44 per share, McHugh Ryan acquired 4,590 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 12,538 shares worth approximately $0.73 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hyzak Dwayne L. sold 120,000 shares, netting a total of over 6,966,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $58.05 each, the insider now holds 402,371 shares.
Before that, Magdol David L. had sold 100,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $5,805,000, the PRESIDENT, CIO AND SMD traded Main Street Capital Corporation shares for $58.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 100,000 shares, worth approximately $22.07 million.
As published in a research note from B. Riley Securities on January 08, 2024, Main Street Capital Corporation [MAIN] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $47. Analysts at Hovde Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of December 19, 2022, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for MAIN. Earlier on December 12, 2022, B. Riley Securities initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for MAIN stock.
Analyzing MAIN Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Main Street Capital Corporation [NYSE: MAIN] rose 1.04% to $58.51. The stock’s lowest price that day was $57.87, but it reached a high of $58.634 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.33%. Over the course of the year, Main Street Capital Corporation shares have jumped approximately 0.40%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $63.31 on 02/21/25 and a 52-week low of $47.00 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 58.04, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 57.57. In the upper region, resistance lies at 58.81. The next price resistance is at 59.11. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.07 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Main Street Capital Corporation subject to short interest?
Stocks of Main Street Capital Corporation saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 1.14 million shares to 4.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 3.76 million shares. A jump of 23.17% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.39 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.39.
Which companies own the most shares of Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)?
In terms of Main Street Capital Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 52 in the next 12 months, down nearly -10.21% from the previous closing price of $57.91. Analysts anticipate Main Street Capital Corporation stock to reach 52 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 52. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Main Street Capital Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
