New Mountain Finance Corporation (NMFC) fair value analysis

Fundamentals (4 quarters) how computed

Market cap

$637M

P/E (trailing)

18x

Revenue (TTM)

$171M

Net margin

-28.2%

EPS (TTM)

$0.37

Gross margin

22.9%

Debt / equity

1.31

Revenue growth (3-yr avg)

-24.3%

Shares outstanding

94.5M

Derived indicators how computed

Quality grade

F →

Margin trend

Contracting

52-week position

The bottom quarter of its range

Technicals how computed

RSI (14-day)

40 · neutral

50-day average

$7.24

200-day average

$7.79

Moving-average state

50-day below 200-day (death cross state); price below both averages

Dividends how computed

Paid, last 12 months

$1.14 per share (4 payments)

Yield on last price

16.91%

Consecutive years of increases

0 (no streak on complete calendar years)

Last ex-dividend date

2026-09-16

Last payment date

2026-09-30

Earnings how computed

Next earnings report

2026-11-02 (post-market)

Last 8 quarters vs consensus

0 beat, 5 missed

Quarter by quarter

2026-06 ▬ met (0.0%)
2026-03 ▼ miss (-1600.0%)
2025-12 ▼ miss (-6.8%)
2025-09 ▬ met (0.0%)
2025-06 ▬ met (0.0%)
2025-03 ▼ miss (-31.2%)
2024-12 ▼ miss (-6.6%)
2024-09 ▼ miss (-5.7%)

Analyst consensus how computed

This is not TickrTrends' verdict.

Analyst ratings

0 buy · 6 hold · 1 sell (7 analysts)

Consensus lean

Hold-leaning

Consensus price target

$8.29

Target vs last price

+23.0%

What people are saying

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TickrTrends weekly updates

• 2026-10-19 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
• 2026-10-12 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
• 2026-10-11 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
• 2026-10-10 — NMFC's sector discount rank improved to #73 this week, up from #82 the previous week, indicating the stock is trading at a smaller discount relative to other Financial Services companies. The company remains fairly valued according to current analysis. This movement reflects a shift in NMFC's relative valuation position within its sector.
• 2026-10-05 — NMFC's sector position weakened this week as its discount rank relative to other Financial Services companies declined from number 75 to number 82, indicating the stock has become relatively less discounted compared to its peers. Despite this shift in relative valuation, the stock maintains a Fairly valued assessment based on current metrics. The decline in discount ranking suggests investors should monitor whether the stock's valuation gap versus the sector continues to narrow.
• 2026-09-28 — NMFC's sector discount rank improved this week, moving from number 82 to number 75 among Financial Services companies. This change reflects a shift in how the stock's valuation metrics compare to other firms within its sector. The company remains fairly valued according to current analysis.
• 2026-09-21 — NMFC's trend indicators weakened this week as the 50/200-day trend state shifted from mixed to downtrend, suggesting near-term momentum has turned negative. The stock's sector discount rank improved to number 82 from number 96, indicating it now trades at a smaller discount relative to other Financial Services companies. At current levels, NMFC maintains a fairly valued assessment.
• 2026-09-17 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.

Frequently asked questions

Is NMFC stock undervalued?

Based on TickrTrends' Forward Fair Value model (updated 2026-10-19), NMFC is trading at within about 10% of estimated fair value and screens as fairly valued. The exact fair value and discount are available to subscribers.

What is NMFC's TickrTrends verdict?

NMFC's current verdict is Fairly valued, refreshed with every weekly Forward Fair Value run.

How does NMFC compare to other Financial Services stocks?

NMFC ranks #163 of 167 Financial Services stocks in TickrTrends' coverage by discount to fair value.

Is NMFC overbought or oversold?

NMFC's 14-day RSI is in neutral territory - neither overbought nor oversold.

Does NMFC pay a dividend?

Yes. NMFC paid $1.14 per share over the last twelve months (4 payments), a 16.91% yield on TickrTrends' last price. The last ex-dividend date was 2026-09-16.

When does NMFC report earnings next?

NMFC's next earnings report is scheduled for 2026-11-02 (post-market), per the published earnings calendar.

Does NMFC usually beat earnings estimates?

Over its last 8 reported quarters NMFC beat the consensus estimate 0 times and missed 5 times, by TickrTrends' comparison of reported and estimated EPS.

What do analysts say about NMFC?

Of 7 analysts covering NMFC, 0 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 1 a sell - hold-leaning, with a consensus price target of $8.29 (+23.0% versus TickrTrends' last price). This is the analyst consensus, not TickrTrends' Forward Fair Value verdict.

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