NMFC

$7.90+0.44 (+5.90%)

Market OpenAs of Mar 17, 5:05 PM UTC

New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC), a business development company, is a private equity/buyouts and loan fund that specializes in directly investing and lending to middle market companies in “defensive growth” industries.

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Current Price$7.90
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63%
Whystock Fair Value$2.92
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Fundamentals

SectorFinancial Services
IndustryAsset Management

New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC), a business development company, is a private equity/buyouts and loan fund that specializes in directly investing and lending to middle market companies in “defensive growth” industries. The fund prefer...

Market Cap
Total dollar market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock (Price * Shares).
$796.37M
P/E Ratio
Priced for growth. Investors expect sustained double-digit expansion.
49.38
Beta
Defensive asset. Lower volatility than the S&P 500.
0.63
Div Yield
Strong income play. Yield provides a meaningful total return floor.
1645.00%
ROIC
Average efficiency. Growth may require heavy reinvestment.
1.33%
Quick Ratio
Tight liquidity. Monitor cash flow carefully against debt.
0.48

Recent News

GuruFocus.com
Mar 6, 2026

New Mountain Ends Talks on Former Executive's $32 Billion Buyout Plan

Private equity firm halted negotiations with Matt Holt over proposal to acquire five healthcare technology portfolio companies.

NEUTRAL
Neutral flow. Standard news cycle with no clear sentiment tilt.
Pitchbook
Mar 4, 2026

WWEX-Auctane nets $5B cov-lite unitranche financing backing merger by Thoma Bravo

WWEX Group’s acquisition by Thoma Bravo will be supported by a unitranche financing exceeding $5 billion from 33 lenders, market sources said. The covenant-lite financing comprises a $4.815 billion unitranche loan and a $275 million revolver. Pricing is S+575. Ally is the sole revolver lender. Ares Capital is the administrative agent on the unitranche loan. Blackstone, Ares, PSP Investments, GSAM, Oaktree, Blue Owl, Apollo, Thoma Bravo Credit Fund, Silver Rock, New Mountain are among the lenders

BULLISH
Positive press. Headlines skewed toward growth and analyst upgrades.
TipRanks
Mar 4, 2026

New Mountain Finance price target lowered to $7.50 from $10 at B. Riley

B. Riley analyst Sean-Paul Adams lowered the firm’s price target on New Mountain Finance (NMFC) to $7.50 from $10 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares post the Q4 report. The target cut is based on issues announced in the quarter that New Mountain does not have near term solutions for, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says these include near to-mid term portfolio sale drag, redeployment uncertainty, and fee waiver reliance. Claim 70% Off TipRanks PremiumUnlock hedge f

BEARISH
Negative press. News cycle fixated on risk factors or misses.
Bloomberg
Feb 26, 2026

Private Credit’s Great Divide: Imminent Crisis or ‘No Big Deal’

To the likes of Jamie Dimon, Mohamed El-Erian and even a money manager from , the parallels with the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis are obvious. El-Erian tagged Blue Owl Capital Inc.’s decision to halt quarterly withdrawals from one of its retail funds a “canary in the coal mine” for the $1.8 trillion private credit market. In an interview with Bloomberg TV on Thursday, Marathon Asset Management LP Chairman Bruce Richards likened the problems in software to “a train coming down the tracks that you could see from some distance.”

NEUTRAL
Neutral flow. Standard news cycle with no clear sentiment tilt.
GuruFocus.com
Feb 25, 2026

New Mountain Finance Corp (NMFC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Asset Sale and ...

New Mountain Finance Corp (NMFC) reports a $477 million asset sale and maintains dividend coverage despite a drop in net asset value.

BULLISH
Positive press. Headlines skewed toward growth and analyst upgrades.