Stock of the Day

January 16, 2020

Saratoga Investment (SAR)

$15.33
+$0.11 (+0.7%)
Market Cap: $238.46M

About Saratoga Investment

Saratoga Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in leveraged and management buyouts, acquisition financings, growth financings, recapitalization, debt refinancing, and transitional financing transactions at the lower end of middle market companies. It structures its investments as debt and equity by investing through first and second lien loans, mezzanine debt, co-investments, select high yield bonds, senior secured bonds, unsecured bonds, and preferred and common equity. The firm prefers to invest in aerospace, automotive aftermarket and services, business products and services, consumer products and services, education, environmental services, industrial services, financial services, food and beverage, healthcare products and services, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, restaurants services, food services, software services, technology services, specialty chemical, media and telecommunications. It seeks to invest in the United States. The firm primarily invests $5 million to $50 million in companies having EBITDA of $2 million or greater and revenues of $8 million to $250 million. The firm prefer to take a majority stake. It invests through direct lending as well as participation in loan syndicates. The firm was formerly known as GSC Investment Corp. Saratoga Investment Corp. was formed on 2007 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Florham Park, New Jersey.

Today's Trend

Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE: SAR) has faced pressure following mixed fiscal second-quarter results and a fresh analyst price-target reduction. The stock remains well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating continued investor caution.

  • Saratoga reported record assets under management, while adjusted net investment income remained stable. Management also highlighted strategic refinancing, which could improve funding flexibility and support future portfolio growth. Saratoga Investment Corp Shines in Q2 2027
  • B. Riley Financial lowered its price target for SAR from $22 to $20 and assigned a “neutral” rating. Although the new target implies substantial upside from recent trading levels, the rating change signals limited near-term conviction. Benzinga analyst price-target update
  • Fiscal Q2 earnings per share came in at $0.46, missing the $0.49 consensus estimate, while revenue of $31.17 million was slightly below expectations of $31.47 million. The earnings shortfall contributed to the recent decline in the shares. Saratoga Investment Issues Quarterly Earnings Results
  • Separate coverage noted that quarterly net investment income fell, reinforcing concerns about earnings momentum despite stable adjusted results and AUM growth. Saratoga Investment Fiscal Q2 Net Investment Income Falls

Overall, the investment case is mixed: portfolio scale, refinancing activity and stable adjusted income are supportive, but the earnings miss, lower net investment income and B. Riley’s more cautious stance are weighing on sentiment.

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