Apollo Investment Corporation - Closed End Fund (AINV) Dividends

AINV Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. In the case of AINV, the DDM model, as implemented by StockNews, implies a positive return of 209.27% relative to its current price. Digging deeper, the aspects of Apollo Investment Corp's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:

• Compared to other US stocks that pay a dividend, AINV offers a dividend yield in the top 3.25% of stocks in our set.
• AINV's growth rate in terms of the amount of dividends it returns to shareholders is greater than 5.35% of its fellow dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector.
• AINV's market cap of approximately $862 million makes it a mid-sized market cap company; out of dividend issuers in this group, the investment opportunity based on the difference between its current share price and its forecasted DDM value is greater than 86.53% of them.

AINV Dividends vs. Peers