Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) Dividends

MAIN Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. As for MAIN, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of positive 117.51% in comparison to its current price. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Main Street Capital CORP are:

• In comparison to stocks we observe that provide shareholders with a dividend, MAIN offers a dividend yield in the top 10.03% of stocks in our set.
• If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector, the expected return of 117.51%, based on the stock's current share price and target price based on a dividend discount model, is greater than 76.26% of the DDM-forecasted return of its its sector peers.
• Out of all stocks in our universe of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks, Main Street Capital CORP bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than 76.26% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
• MAIN's growth rate in terms of the amount of dividends it returns to shareholders is greater than 34.17% of its fellow dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector.

MAIN Dividends vs. Peers