MSC Income Fund (NYSE:MSIF) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.01 EPS

MSC Income Fund (NYSE:MSIF) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.01), FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $35.53 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $36.82 million.

MSC Income Fund Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of NYSE:MSIF traded up $0.29 during trading on Friday, reaching $12.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 250,198 shares, compared to its average volume of 286,863. The stock has a market capitalization of $591.25 million and a PE ratio of 5.86. MSC Income Fund has a 12 month low of $10.80 and a 12 month high of $14.46. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.14.

MSC Income Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a special dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 16th will be issued a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 16th.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MSIF has been the topic of a number of research reports. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of MSC Income Fund in a report on Monday, October 26th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. Truist Financial increased their price objective on MSC Income Fund from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of MSC Income Fund from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of MSC Income Fund from $13.50 to $12.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.10.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MSC Income Fund

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Riverbridge Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of MSC Income Fund by 71.4% during the third quarter. Riverbridge Partners LLC now owns 197,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,319,000 after buying an additional 82,105 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of MSC Income Fund by 8.9% during the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 27,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 2,221 shares during the last quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC grew its holdings in MSC Income Fund by 28.5% in the third quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC now owns 2,908,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,525,000 after purchasing an additional 644,717 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC grew its stake in MSC Income Fund by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 55,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $651,000 after buying an additional 872 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of MSC Income Fund during the second quarter worth about $131,000.

MSC Income Fund News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting MSC Income Fund this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The fund declared regular monthly dividends of $0.11 per share for January, February and March 2027, plus a $0.03 supplemental dividend payable in March. The regular payments total $0.33 for the quarter and equal $1.32 annualized, supporting the stock’s appeal to income-focused investors. Dividend announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Net asset value increased to $16.56 per share, up 0.3% from June and 4.5% from year-end 2025. The fund also reported a $11.0 million realized gain from exiting Core Transformers investments and authorized a share repurchase plan of up to $20 million when shares trade sufficiently below NAV. Third-quarter results
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly adjusted net investment income was $0.34 per share, one cent below analysts’ $0.35 estimate, while revenue of $35.53 million missed the $36.82 million consensus. The shortfalls may weigh on sentiment, although reported net investment income was $0.32 per share and NAV still rose. Third-quarter results

MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) is a business development company that invests in privately held, primarily U.S.-based businesses. The fund seeks to provide capital to lower middle-market companies that may have limited access to traditional financing sources.

Its investment activities generally include providing senior secured loans, subordinated debt and other forms of financing, along with selective equity investments. MSC Income Fund works with portfolio companies across a range of industries and may support acquisitions, recapitalizations, growth initiatives and other corporate financing needs.

The fund is externally managed by MSC Adviser I, LLC, an affiliate of Main Street Capital Corporation.