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New Mountain Finance Corp (NMFC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 20.47% (safety: at-risk).
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Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
About New Mountain Finance Corp
New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC), a business development company, is a private equity/buyouts and loan fund that specializes in directly investing and lending to middle market companies in defensive growth industries. The fund prefers investing in buyout and middle market companies. It also makes investments in debt securities at all levels of the capital structure, including first and second lien debt, unsecured notes, and mezzanine securities. In some cases, its investments may also include equity interests. It targets energy, engineering and consulting services, specialty chemicals and materials, trading companies and distributors, commercial printing, diversified support services, education services, environmental and facilities services, office services and supplies, media, distributors, health care services, health care facilities, Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Financial Services and Technology, application software, business services, systems software, federal services, distribution and logistics, interactive home entertainment, telecommunication services, hydroelectric power generation, electric power generation by fossil fuels, electric power generation by nuclear fuels, health care technology, and security and alarm services. The fund seeks to invest in the United States of America. It seeks to invest between $10 million and $125 million per transaction. The firm invests through both primary originations and open-market secondary purchases. It invests in companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $200 million. The fund seeks a majority stake in its portfolio companies.
FAQ
Is NMFC financially healthy?
New Mountain Finance Corp's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does NMFC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. New Mountain Finance Corp pays a dividend yielding about 20.47% with a 823.0% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is NMFC?
In FY2025, New Mountain Finance Corp had a return on equity of 1.4%.
Is NMFC overvalued or undervalued?
New Mountain Finance Corp trades at about 48.2× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.0×–53.8×, median 11.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NMFC?
The average Wall-Street price target for New Mountain Finance Corp is $8.54, about 10.8% above the recent price, from 6 analysts.
Is NMFC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on New Mountain Finance Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, a P/E of about 40.2×, a dividend yield of 20.47%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.