The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Prospect Capital Corp shares valued at $1,008,646 were purchased by Barry John F on Jun 23 ’25. At $3.16 per share, Barry John F acquired 319,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 83,585,026 shares worth approximately $264.13 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Barry John F purchased 623,300 shares, netting a total of over 1,988,763 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $3.19 each, the insider now holds 83,266,026 shares.
Before that, Barry John F had added 24,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $101,681, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER bought Prospect Capital Corp shares for $4.24 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 24,000 shares, worth approximately $261.0 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on November 09, 2021, Prospect Capital Corp [PSEC] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of April 20, 2020, Raymond James has decreased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Underperform” for PSEC. Earlier on January 22, 2019, Barclays downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for PSEC stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing PSEC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Prospect Capital Corp [NASDAQ: PSEC] rose 0.32% to $3.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $3.14, but it reached a high of $3.24 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.63%. Over the course of the year, Prospect Capital Corp shares have dropped approximately -43.06%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $4.47 on 02/21/25 and a 52-week low of $3.10 on 06/23/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 3.12, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 3.08. In the upper region, resistance lies at 3.22. The next price resistance is at 3.28. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 34.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Prospect Capital Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Prospect Capital Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 6.21 million shares to 29.46 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 23.25 million shares. A jump of 21.08% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.58 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.58.
Which companies own the most shares of Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC)?
In terms of Prospect Capital Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 4.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 42.86% from the previous closing price of $3.15. Analysts anticipate Prospect Capital Corp stock to reach 4.5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 4.5. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Prospect Capital Corp stock as Sell at the end of 2025.
