Brokers Offer Predictions for FS KKR Capital Corp.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:FSK)

FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE:FSK) – Investment analysts at B. Riley raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FS KKR Capital in a research note issued on Thursday, August 8th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.64 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.63. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $21.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for FS KKR Capital’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for FS KKR Capital’s FY2025 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on FS KKR Capital from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on FS KKR Capital from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.06.

FS KKR Capital Stock Performance

FS KKR Capital stock opened at $19.30 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $19.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.41 billion, a PE ratio of 8.04 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 2.26 and a current ratio of 2.26. FS KKR Capital has a one year low of $18.31 and a one year high of $20.99.

FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $439.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $426.41 million. FS KKR Capital had a return on equity of 12.42% and a net margin of 37.06%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.78 EPS.

FS KKR Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a None dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 11th will be issued a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 11th. This represents a dividend yield of 14.6%. FS KKR Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 106.67%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Daniel Pietrzak purchased 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 8th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $19.21 per share, for a total transaction of $96,050.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now owns 44,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $860,608. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FSK. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in FS KKR Capital by 26.9% during the 1st quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 6,603,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,935,000 after buying an additional 1,398,998 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in FS KKR Capital by 368.3% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 886,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,911,000 after buying an additional 697,453 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC grew its stake in FS KKR Capital by 2,065.4% during the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 600,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,999,000 after buying an additional 573,086 shares during the last quarter. Maia Wealth LLC bought a new position in FS KKR Capital during the 2nd quarter worth $10,560,000. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in FS KKR Capital by 529.7% during the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 610,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,635,000 after buying an additional 513,239 shares during the last quarter. 36.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

FS KKR Capital Company Profile

FS KKR Capital Corp. is a business development company specializing in investments in debt securities. It provides customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies. It invest primarily in the senior secured debt and, to a lesser extent, the subordinated debt of private middle market U.S.