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PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP PNNT

NYSE · stock · website · IPO 2007-04-19 · LEI

PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP (PNNT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 31.04% (safety: at-risk).

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade C
4/9
Piotroski F — financial health
Altman Z″ — distress risk
11.6%
Dividend yield 5y avg · at-risk · Dividend payout 207.5%

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
2 3 2 4 2022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$3.82 as of 2026-08-01 · -46.7% 1y
$3.29$7.1752-wk
Market cap USD$219M
P / E6.7×
Dividend yield 5y avg11.6%
Return on equity 5y avg6.3%
Beta0.59

Analyst price target

$4.75 +24.3% vs last
· 4 analysts
target range $4.00 – $5.00

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$1.3M on the open market · 9 trades

Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.

Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed

About PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP

PennantPark Investment Corporation, a business development company is a private equity fund specializes in direct and mezzanine investments in middle market companies. It invests in the form of mezzanine debt, senior secured loans, and equity investments. The fund typically invests in buildings and real estate, hotels, gaming and leisure, technology, telecommunications, transportation, information technology services, electronics, healthcare & pharmaceuticals, education and childcare, financial services, printing and publishing, consumer products, business services, energy & Related Services and utilities, distribution, oil and gas, media, environmental services, aerospace and defense, building materials, capital equipment, chemicals, plastics, & rubber, food & beverage, wholesale, manufacturing and basic industries and retail. It invests in equity securities and debt transactions through preferred stock, common stock, warrants, options, senior secured debt, subordinated debt, subordinated loans, first lien debt, mezzanine loans, and distressed debt securities and private equity co-investments. It seeks to invest in companies based in the United States. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million and $100 million cross the capital structure (senior secured loans, subordinated debt, and other investments) in its portfolio companies with EBITDA between $10 to $50 million. The fund invest upto $250 million in equity investment. The fund prefers to invest in middle market companies companies having revenue between $50 million and $ 1000 million. Its mezzanine loans, senior secured loans, and other investments in its portfolio companies are between $15 million and $50 million. The fund may also make non-control equity and debt investments.

FAQ

Is PNNT financially healthy?

PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).

Does PNNT pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP pays a dividend yielding about 31.04% with a 207.5% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.

How profitable is PNNT?

In FY2025, PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP had a return on equity of 7.1%.

What is PNNT's P/E ratio?

PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP's trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 6.7×, based on its latest annual earnings.

What is the analyst price target for PNNT?

The average Wall-Street price target for PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP is $4.75, about 24.3% above the recent price, from 4 analysts.

Is PNNT a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, a P/E of about 6.7×, a dividend yield of 31.04%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.