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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 price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 10.09x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.03. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for FSK is 278.26M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.39% of that float. On May 16, 2025, the average trading volume of FSK was 2.13M shares.
FSK’s Market Performance
FSK stock saw an increase of 5.93% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 10.25% and a quarterly increase of -10.87%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.77%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.04% for FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.20% for FSK’s stock, with a simple moving average of 1.17% for the last 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 3.83% 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 -12.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.04%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.77%, as shares surge +7.77% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.30% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FSK rose by +5.88%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +3.28% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.05. In addition, FS KKR Capital Corp saw -2.63% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FSK starting from Hopkins Jerel A, who purchase 500 shares at the price of $21.46 back on Dec 06 ’24. After this action, Hopkins Jerel A now owns 8,642 shares of FS KKR Capital Corp, valued at $10,732 using the latest closing price.
Pietrzak Daniel, the Co-President and CIO of FS KKR Capital Corp, purchase 5,000 shares at $21.31 during a trade that took place back on Dec 05 ’24, which means that Pietrzak Daniel is holding 49,800 shares at $106,550 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FSK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.49 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for FS KKR Capital Corp stands at 0.34. The total capital return value is set at 0.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 608.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.59.
Conclusion
To sum up, FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as 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.
