For the quarter ended September 2025, PennantPark (PNNT) reported revenue of $27.95 million, down 23.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.15, compared to $0.22 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.72% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $29.04 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.17, the EPS surprise was -11.76%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how PennantPark performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Investment income- From non-controlled, non-affiliated investments- Other income: $0.46 million versus $0.71 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Investment income- From controlled, affiliated investments- Interest: $6.69 million compared to the $7.74 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Investment income- From controlled, affiliated investments- Dividend income: $4.46 million compared to the $5.47 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Investment income- From non-controlled, non-affiliated investments- Dividend income: $0.37 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $0.58 million.
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Shares of PennantPark have returned -2.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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