Main Street Capital

Main Street Capital

Yahoo Finance • 18 hours ago

2 financials stocks with promising prospects and 1 facing headwinds

2 financials stocks with promising prospects and 1 facing headwinds Financial firms serve as the backbone of the economy, providing essential services from lending and investment management to risk management and payment processing. But u... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Is Main Street Capital (MAIN) A Bargain As Fair Value Views Split?

Main Street Capital's dividend role inside a Roth IRA Main Street Capital (MAIN) is back in focus after being highlighted in a blended Roth IRA case study built around tax free dividend income from a mix of moderate and higher yielding se... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 15 days ago

1 Profitable Stock with Promising Prospects and 2 We Ignore

1 Profitable Stock with Promising Prospects and 2 We Ignore Even if a company is profitable, it doesn't always mean it's a great investment. Some struggle to maintain growth, face looming threats, or fail to reinvest wisely, limiting thei... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 20 days ago

3 Reasons to Avoid MAIN and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

3 Reasons to Avoid MAIN and 1 Stock to Buy Instead Since April 2026, Main Street Capital has been in a holding pattern, posting a small return of 2.4% while floating around $55.26. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500's 17.5% gain dur... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 28 days ago

Winners And Losers Of Q2: Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) Vs The Rest Of The Specialty Finance Stocks

Winners And Losers Of Q2: Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) Vs The Rest Of The Specialty Finance Stocks As the Q2 earnings season comes to a close, it's time to take stock of this quarter's best and worst performers in the specia... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

3 Low-Volatility Stocks We Find Risky

3 Low-Volatility Stocks We Find Risky Low-volatility stocks may offer stability, but that often comes at the cost of slower growth and the upside potential of more dynamic companies. Luckily for you, StockStory helps you navigate which c... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Q2 Rundown: Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) Vs Other Specialty Finance Stocks

Q2 Rundown: Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) Vs Other Specialty Finance Stocks Looking back on specialty finance stocks' Q2 earnings, we examine this quarter's best and worst performers, including Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) and its peers.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

How to Build $8,150 a Month in Dividend Income Without Owning a Single Bond

Quick Read Building $97,800 annually in bond-free dividend income requires $2.79 million at a 3.5% yield but drops to $978,000 at 10%, with sharper tradeoffs at higher tiers. A flat 10% distribution that never grows will trail a lower pay... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

2 Financial Stocks to Buy That Pay a Dividend Every Month

Most dividend stocks pay investors every three months. Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) and Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ: GAIN) do it every month. Both are business development companies, or BDCs, which provide capital to businesses that... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Main Street Capital Went Public at $15 a Share. $10,000 Invested Then Now Collects About $177 a Month in Regular Dividends.

Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) completed its initial public offering on Oct. 4, 2007, at $15 per share. If you invested $10,000 into the business development company (BDC) stock at its IPO, you'd have purchased around 667 shares. Those s... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Main Street Capital (MAIN) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

In the latest close session, Main Street Capital (MAIN) was up +1.4% at $57.03. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.14%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.61%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.69%. The stock of investment f... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Only 1 of These 2 BDCs Keeps Raising Its Monthly Payout. Here’s Which Belongs in Your Roth IRA.

Quick Read Main Street Capital (MAIN) raises its monthly dividend annually and stacks quarterly supplementals on top, totaling 38% extra income beyond regular payouts. Ares Capital (ARCC) offers a higher 9.8% yield and wider diversificati... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

How a Roth IRA Can Keep Thousands More of Your High-Yield Dividend Income Compounding

Quick Read Altria (MO) and Realty Income (O) held in a taxable account at the 24% bracket cost investors $9,600 annually on a $500,000 position yielding 8%. BDCs like Main Street Capital (MAIN) are top Roth candidates because their distri... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

My Forever Portfolio: 3 Dividend-Paying Value Stocks That Are Too Cheap to Ignore.

As the 10-Year Treasury yield tops 5% -- its highest level since 2007 -- it might seem like a bad time to buy blue chip dividend stocks. In this environment, low-risk CDs and T-bills offer higher yields than many dividend stocks, making th... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

How Much Does a 61-Year-Old Need Invested to Collect $8,600 a Month for Life?

Quick Read DIVO's trailing yield overstates its committed forward rate by 30%, built on discretionary year-end specials the fund has never guaranteed to repeat. DIVO, DGRO, and MAIN all show gaps between trailing and forward income, infla... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

How to Build a $7,600 Monthly Paycheck From Dividends

Quick Read Generating $7,600 monthly in dividends requires roughly $2.6M at a 3.5% yield, $1.52M at 6%, or just $760K at 12%, though higher yields carry greater NAV and income risk. A blended portfolio of QQQI, O, MAIN, SPHD, PFF, and STA... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

The Dividend Stocks That Generate $6,400 Tax-Free Inside a Roth (And What They Cost You in a Taxable Account)

Quick Read ARCC and MAIN pay ordinary dividends taxed at full marginal rates, costing a 24% bracket investor $1,536 annually when held in a taxable account. VZ, MO, and PFE pay qualified dividends, making them better suited for taxable ac... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Shell (SHEL) Signs Deal to Take Full Ownership of Tri Star and Add 320 Sites

Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) is moving deeper into company-owned convenience retail. Equilon Enterprises LLC, doing business as Shell Oil Products US and a subsidiary of Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL), signed an agreement to increase its ownership of Tri... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

5 Monthly Dividend Payers Boomers Have Quietly Made Core Holdings

Quick Read MAIN's 20th consecutive supplemental dividend and ADC's 4.3% annual payout raise show two monthly payers compounding income with strong coverage. PBA pays quarterly, disqualifying it from this monthly-payer bundle; all four pic... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

BDC and Mortgage REIT Income Is Taxed Differently Than a Bank Dividend. Here's Where to Hold Each.

Investing is about more than just picking good stocks and bonds and holding them for the long term. You should also consider the tax implications of the investments you make. The easiest example of this is the bond space, with the dichotom... Full story