Runway Growth Finance Corp (NASDAQ: RWAY) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 6.20x compared to its average ratio. RWAY has 36-month beta value of 0.60. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RWAY is 36.94M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.70% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of RWAY on June 19, 2025 was 391.88K shares.
RWAY) stock’s latest price update
Runway Growth Finance Corp (NASDAQ: RWAY) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.67 compared to its previous closing price of 10.16. However, the company has seen a gain of 1.67% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 247wallst.com reported 2025-05-30 that Investors love dividend stocks, especially the ultra-high-yield varieties, because they offer a significant income stream and have substantial total return potential.
RWAY’s Market Performance
Runway Growth Finance Corp (RWAY) has seen a 1.67% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 5.19% gain in the past month and a -3.45% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.57%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.17% for RWAY. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.14% for RWAY’s stock, with a simple moving average of -0.48% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RWAY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RWAY stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for RWAY by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for RWAY in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $9.50 based on the research report published on May 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Compass Point gave a rating of “Buy” to RWAY, setting the target price at $11.25 in the report published on August 15th of the previous year.
RWAY Trading at 8.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RWAY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.32% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RWAY starting from OCM Growth Holdings LLC, who sale 1,000,000 shares at the price of $10.35 back on Apr 01 ’25. After this action, OCM Growth Holdings LLC now owns 9,779,668 shares of Runway Growth Finance Corp, valued at $10,350,000 using the latest closing price.
SPRENG R DAVID, the President and CEO of Runway Growth Finance Corp, purchase 1,000 shares at $10.34 during a trade that took place back on Dec 19 ’24, which means that SPRENG R DAVID is holding 70,532 shares at $10,340 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RWAY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.58 for the present operating margin
- 0.72 for the gross margin
The net margin for Runway Growth Finance Corp stands at 0.52. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 12.28, with 6.15 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 73.61 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.33. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.49. The receivables turnover for the company is 16.88for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.14. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.77.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Runway Growth Finance Corp (RWAY) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
