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Is It Worth Investing in FS KKR Capital Corp (NYSE: FSK) Right Now?
FS KKR Capital Corp (NYSE: FSK) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.07x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for FSK is at 1.01. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for FSK is 277.22M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.31% of that float. The average trading volume for FSK on July 02, 2025 was 1.59M shares.
FSK’s Market Performance
FSK stock saw a decrease of 3.14% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.85% and a quarterly a decrease of 0.38%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.44%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.51% for FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.42% for FSK’s stock, with a -0.17% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FSK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FSK stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for FSK by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for FSK in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $19 based on the research report published on May 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FSK reach a price target of $19, previously predicting the price at $21. The rating they have provided for FSK stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on March 17th, 2025.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to FSK, setting the target price at $21.50 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
FSK Trading at 1.94% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FSK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.49% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FSK starting from Hopkins Jerel A, who purchase 700 shares at the price of $21.23 back on May 29 ’25. After this action, Hopkins Jerel A now owns 9,354 shares of FS KKR Capital Corp, valued at $14,864 using the latest closing price.
Hopkins Jerel A, the Director of FS KKR Capital Corp, purchase 500 shares at $21.46 during a trade that took place back on Dec 06 ’24, which means that Hopkins Jerel A is holding 8,642 shares at $10,732 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FSK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.53 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for FS KKR Capital Corp stands at 0.5. The total capital return value is set at 0.04.
Based on FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.23.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 608.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 13.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07.
Conclusion
In conclusion, FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
