Prospect Capital Corp [PSEC] short interest surges, jumping by 36.06 million million shares

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Prospect Capital Corp shares valued at $1,002,700 were purchased by Eliasek M Grier on Sep 25 ’25. At $2.71 per share, Eliasek M Grier acquired 370,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 2,501,130 shares worth approximately $6.9 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Barry John F purchased 925,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,517,758 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $2.72 each, the insider now holds 86,067,158 shares.

Before that, Barry John F had added 741,158 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,939,610, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER bought Prospect Capital Corp shares for $2.62 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 741,158 shares, worth approximately $234.99 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

The stock’s lowest price that day was $2.69, but it reached a high of $2.79 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.10%. Over the course of the year, Prospect Capital Corp shares have dropped approximately -48.41%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $4.47 on 02/21/25 and a 52-week low of $2.57 on 09/23/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 2.70, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 2.65. In the upper region, resistance lies at 2.80. The next price resistance is at 2.85. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.24 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 2025-09-15 jumping by 1.78 million shares to 36.06 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 34.28 million shares. A jump of 4.95% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 10.28 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 10.28.

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 2.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -9.42% from the previous closing price of $2.76. Analysts anticipate Prospect Capital Corp stock to reach 2.5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 2.5. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Prospect Capital Corp stock as Sell at the end of 2025.

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