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Solar Capital Gets A Cramer Bounce (SLRC, AINV, PSEC, ARCC, GAIN)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:38AM on June 7th

Shares of business development firm Solar Capital (SLRC) are soaring 4% today after CEO and President Michael Gross appeared on Jim Cramer’s “Mad Money” Monday evening to extol the virtues of his company. Gross’s appearance with Cramer has also sparked a…

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Business Development Stocks Bounce (HTGC, TCAP, TCRD, PSEC, ARCC)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:50PM on May 6th

Shares of Hercules Technlgy Growth (HTGC), the private equity and venture capital firm, are surging 3% after the company reported first-quarter earnings of 23 cents a share, inline with analysts’ estimates, on revenue of $19.2 million, which easily beat the consensus…

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Despite Positive Headlines, BDC Stocks Lack Luster (ARCC, HTGC, SWK, PCRX, AINV, PSEC)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:39PM on March 1st

Business development stocks may be one the one corner of the financial services sector where investors can still find some noteworthy dividend yields, but even that combined with some positive headlines from a pair of the group’s marquee names isn’t…

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Member Q&A: Prospect Capital

Posted by Jim Ambrosio at 12:54PM on July 19th

Q) Do you have any updated thoughts on Prospect Capital (PSEC)?

A) As a refresher, Prospect Capital is a business development corp (BDC) that mostly invests in the debt of energy and manufacturing firms, although it does have a investments in healthcare, financial…

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Dividend Sectors Pare Weekly Rally (AGNC, NRF, NCT, NLY, RWT, MFA, PSEC, BOE, KCAP, NS, TNH, BBEP)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:05PM on May 14th

Eurozone debt drama has spurred volatility in the equity markets, and bullish investors have had their share of opportunities to buy on recent dips. With the Dow off by over -200 points, Friday was another one of those days. Some…

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Understanding High-Yield BDCs And How to Choose the Best Ones for 2010 (EPD, NLY, ACAS, ALD, HGTC, AINV, ARCC, TICC, PSEC)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 1:08PM on December 29th

If you’re a yield-hungry investor, you’re probably familiar with master limited partnerships (MLP) like Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and mortgage REITs like Annaly Capital Management (NLY). You may have also stumbled across a group of small-cap high-yielding stocks known as business development…

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