Pennantpark Investment Corp: (NASD: PNNT)

$11.81

-0.02 (-0.17%)

Volume 594,190

Jun 18 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		11.67 - 11.89
	
		52wk Low - High
		9.90 - 12.24
	
		Previous Close
		11.83
	
		Avg. Volume
		567,455
	
		Industry
		FIN-SBIC&COMMRL
	
		Market Cap
		786.10 M
	
		Div - Yield
		1.12 - 9.47
	
		Beta
		1.77
	
		P/E (F1)
		11.27
	
		Current Year Est.
		1.05
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        Buy
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                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            11.27
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            2.25
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            1.05
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.27
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-07-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            1.07
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            5.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
PennantPark Investment Corporation is a business development company which principally invests in U.S. middle-market private companies in the form of mezzanine debt, senior secured loans and equity investments. The companies in which it invests are typically highly leveraged, often as a result of leveraged buy-outs or other recapitalization transactions. PennantPark's investment objectives are to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. PennantPark Investment Corporation is managed by PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (09/2013)	Next Year (09/2014)
Average Estimate	0.27	0.27	1.05	1.14
Number of Estimates	7	7	8	8
Low Estimate	0.25	0.26	1.01	1.06
High Estimate	0.28	0.28	1.13	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.28	0.30	1.08	1.05
EPS Growth	-5.10%	-8.57%	-2.78%	8.21%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
PENNANTPARK INV	PNNT	11.83
TCP CAPITAL CP	TCPC	16.31
GLADSTONE INVES	GAIN	7.37
ICG GROUP INC	ICGE	11.47
MCG CAPITAL	MCGC	5.13
AMER CAP LTD	ACAS	13.16
APOLLO INV CP	AINV	8.02
ARES CAP CP	ARCC	16.84
BLACKROCK KELSO	BKCC	9.60
FIDUS INVESTMNT	FDUS	18.39

Sector:Finance>> Industry:FIN-SBIC&COMMRL

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Zacks Commentary

Fitch's Outlook on ACAS Improves

Jun 27, 2012

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Jun 10, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	1.07
Sales	113
Net Income	76
Price/Earnings	11.06
Price/Book	1.13
Price/Cash Flow	14.30
Price/Sales	6.33

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News

PennantPark Investment's Shares Changing Hands at Higher Prices on 2.7x Above-Average Volume (PNNT) - Financial News Network Online - Unusual Volume

Jun 14, 2013

Shares of PennantPark Investment Receive a Boost, Up 5.0% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 14, 2013

PennantPark Investment declares USD0.28 - M2

Jun 4, 2013

PennantPark Investment Corporation Announces Its QuarterlyDistribution of $0.28 per Share - Marketwire

Jun 3, 2013

Shares of PennantPark Investment Under Pressure, Down 2.4% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 29, 2013

PennantPark Investment Q2 net investment income up - Datamonitor

May 24, 2013

Downgrade Alert for PennantPark Investment (PNNT) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 10, 2013

Shares of PennantPark Investment Under Pressure, Down 2.0% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 9, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.91
ABR (Last Week)	1.91
# of recs in ABR	11
Average Target Price	11.90
Industry Rank by ABR	120 out of 265
Rank in Industry	5 out of 34

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Pennantpark Investment Corp: (NASD: PNNT)

$11.81

-0.02 (-0.17%)

Volume 594,190

Jun 18 04:00 PM ET

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