Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, private equity firm Prospect Capital
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Prospect's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Prospect facts
| Headquarters (founded) | New York (1988) |
| Market Cap | $1.2 billion |
| Industry | Asset management |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $223.6 million |
| Management | Chairman/CEO John Francis Barry III President/COO Michael Eliasek |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 9.1% |
| Cash/Debt | $1.9 million / $574.5 million |
| Dividend yield | 11.4% |
| Competitors |
First Reserve
GFI Energy Ventures LLC NGP Capital Resources |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 682 members who have rated Prospect believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this year, one of those Fools, c4ranch, tapped Prospect as a particularly attractive income opportunity:
Conservative loan underwriting with large collateral positions and equity provisions makes for a sound loan portfolio. Charter requires large dividend payouts. Very experienced management that has made significant purchases of their own stock make this a go to stock for both yield and potential capital gains.
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