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PSECProspect Capital CorporationHold5.4·$2.18-2.23%

Prospect Capital (PSEC) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

BEAT+36.4% vs estimateEPS $0.15 vs $0.11 estVerdict Buy (Wait)Hold

Reported

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
$0.15
Estimate
$0.11
Surprise
+36.4%
Score at report (before → after)
6.06.2/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

Prospect Capital (PSEC) beat the $0.11 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.15 — a large 36.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.0/10) to Hold at 6.2/10 after the report.

Current read · as of 2026-09-04

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates PSEC Hold at 5.4/10.

4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +36.4% surprise compares with a +56.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.

What supports the rating

  • Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
  • Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)

What argues against it

  • Concentration risk — Counterparty: Prospect Capital Management (Investment Adviser)
  • Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
  • Weak growth

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$2.18
Price target
$2.28
Stop
$2.10
Upside to target
+4.6%

The stock trades at 37.2× trailing but 6.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Financial Services context

PSEC at TrendMatrix's latest read

For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.

Industry
Asset Management
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E (fwd)
6.4
P/E (ttm)
37.2
52-week range
$2.11$3.13
Off 52-week high
30.4%
RSI (14)
42
Volume vs avg
1.10×
Score today
5.4/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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