2024-07-05 08:00:00 ET
Summary
- Saratoga Investment Corp has underperformed peers due to a rise in non-accruals and declining financials.
- Despite challenges, SAR offers an attractive double-digit yield, and also trades closer to its 52-week low and at a discount relative to peers.
- While SAR may be a good short-term income investment, there are better options in the sector for those seeking attractive dividends with less risk.
- The good is Saratoga Investment out-earned its dividend by $0.21 and recently raised their dividend to $0.73.
- Smaller-cap peers Carlyle Secured Lending and Crescent Capital saw their NAVs rise quarter-over-quarter, while Saratoga Investment saw theirs declined by $0.53 over the same period.
Introduction
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Saratoga Investment Corp: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly