Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) Stock Analysis
A live, multi-source view of Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN): real-time price, technical indicators, Wall Street analyst consensus, recent news sentiment and social buzz — aggregated into one place so you can size up the stock at a glance.
About Main Street Capital Corporation
Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company and a small business investment company specializing in direct and indirect investments. In direct investments, the firm specializes in private equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm specializes in recapitalizations, loan, growth capital, mezzanine debt, corporate carveouts, family estate planning, management buyouts, refinancing, private loan, private credit solutions, senior secured term debt, unintranche term debt, subordinated debt, preferred equity, common equity, minimal or no fixed amortization, split lien term debt, industry consolidation, mature, later stage and emerging growth. The firm makes both control and non-control equity investments. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for strategic acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, majority and minority recapitalizations, and refinancing. The firm also makes equity co-investments. The firm provides debt financing solutions for acquisitions, recapitalizations, and refinancing to middle market companies.
Sector: Financial Services · Industry: Asset Management · United States · 110 employees · mainstcapital.com
Key statistics · as of 2026-09-05
As of 2026-09-05, Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) had a market capitalization of $5.39B, a trailing P/E of 11.7 (forward 14.9), a dividend yield of 5.48% and a beta of 0.73; the shares traded in a 52-week range of $48.95 – $67.34 (-12.6% over the year).
- Market cap
- $5.39B
- Enterprise value
- $7.88B
- Trailing P/E
- 11.7
- Forward P/E
- 14.9
- PEG ratio
- 1.76
- Price / book
- 1.70
- EPS (trailing)
- $4.95
- EPS (forward)
- $3.88
- Dividend yield
- 5.48%
- Payout ratio
- 86.3%
- Ex-dividend date
- 2026-09-08
- 52-week range
- $48.95 – $67.34
- 52-week change
- -12.6%
- Beta
- 0.73
- Average volume
- 605,277
- Shares outstanding
- 93.5M
- Short % of float
- 10.43%
- Profit margin
- 78.5%
Fundamental figures are recorded once every few days, dated above; they are not live and can differ from the interactive tiles.
Last universe scan · 2026-09-11
In RapidTradeView’s 2026-09-11 scan of the US universe, Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) last closed at $55.80 (the last completed close before that scan).
Technicals at the scan: RSI 39 (neutral territory), price -3.9% versus its 20-day average, 20-day versus 50-day average spread +3.8%, MACD histogram -0.47.
Sentiment inputs: 60% of recent Finnhub-scored headlines read bullish; StockTwits 100% bullish; analyst consensus score 57/100.
Next scheduled company event: in 55 days from the scan date.
Scan values are recorded once per trading day and are not live quotes; the interactive tiles above update in real time.
Smart Money · last 90 days
Members of Congress disclosed 0 buys and 0 sells of MAIN; corporate insiders filed 2 buys and 1 sell (2 distinct filers, latest disclosure 2026-08-24). Filings arrive days to weeks after the trade and are not a live signal. Most active filers: Ryan Mchugh (2B/0S), Jesse E. Morris (0B/1S). Who is trading what
RapidTradeView pick record
MAIN has not appeared in the daily picks yet. Full scoreboard
What this page covers
RapidTradeView pulls Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) data from multiple independent sources and combines it into a single dashboard. Below the summary you’ll find live, interactive tiles for each of the following:
- Price & chart — real-time quote with pre/post-market moves and a line or candlestick chart.
- Technical indicators — RSI, MACD, moving averages, Bollinger Bands, volume and support/resistance, distilled into one overall signal.
- Analyst consensus — the buy/hold/sell breakdown and price targets published by Wall Street analysts.
- News sentiment — recent headlines, each scored for tone so the prevailing narrative is obvious.
- Earnings — current EPS, year-over-year change and the next scheduled earnings date.
- Social buzz — Reddit mention volume and StockTwits sentiment for the retail-trader angle.
How to read the signals
No single indicator tells the whole story. A bullish technical reading paired with a cautious analyst consensus, or strong social buzz against weak earnings, is exactly the kind of tension this view is built to surface. RapidTradeView’s signals are generated by deterministic, statistical models — they describe what the data is doing, they are not personalised recommendations to buy or sell MAIN.
Disclaimer: RapidTradeView is an educational sentiment-aggregation tool, not a licensed financial adviser, broker, or dealer. Nothing here is financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. Markets are risky and you can lose money. Always do your own research and consult a qualified professional before making any investment decision.