PennantPark Floating Rate Stock Technical Analysis

PFLT Stock  USD 8.92  -0.05  -0.56%   
PennantPark Floating's technical page tracks the chart-based signals -- moving averages, momentum, and trend strength -- on PennantPark Floating. Higher-timeframe trends provide context for shorter-timeframe signals.
As of the 10th of May, PennantPark Floating is valued at 8.92 per share. Indicator levels currently stand at Coefficient Of Variation of -6,341, variance of 2.8, and Risk Adjusted Performance of -0.01. Historical price dispersion and volume trends are incorporated into the evaluation. Values are analyzed in relation to historical volatility thresholds.

PennantPark Floating Momentum Analysis

Momentum indicators are widely used technical indicators which help to measure the pace at which the price of specific equity, such as PennantPark, fluctuates. Many momentum indicators also complement each other and can be helpful when the market is rising or falling as compared to PennantPark
  
PennantPark Floating's Momentum analyses are specifically helpful, as they help identify potential trend changes using mark points where the market can reverse. The reversal spots are usually identified through divergence between price movement and momentum.

Analyst Consensus

Target PriceConsensus# of Analysts
10.25Buy8Odds
Current and historical analyst recommendations for PennantPark Floating Rate are summarized from research sources. The consensus for stocks like PennantPark Floating is updated as analysts revise their ratings. Coverage by multiple analysts provides a broader perspective on PennantPark Floating Rate's valuation trajectory. Changes in analyst price targets for PennantPark can be as informative as the ratings themselves. Divergences in PennantPark price targets reflect differences in assumptions about growth, margins, and discount rates. Analyst coverage depth and direction are both valuable signals for PennantPark investors.
PennantPark Analyst Advice Details
 Quarterly Earnings Growth
-37.9%
 Dividend Share
1.23
 Earnings Share
0.63
 Revenue Per Share
2.73
 Quarterly Revenue Growth
4.6%
Book value captures PennantPark accounting equity, while market value captures the collective view of participants. The interplay between these measures shapes how PennantPark Floating is evaluated across frameworks.
Value and price for PennantPark Floating may converge over time but can differ substantially in any given period. For PennantPark Floating, key inputs include a P/E ratio of 12.77, a P/B ratio of 0.88, a profit margin of 62.0%, and ROE of 7.48%.

What-If Analysis

What-if analysis for PennantPark Floating Rate is essentially a historical sensitivity test that shows how changes in the investment horizon could have altered realized return, drawdown, and timing outcomes. This becomes more informative when investors use the backtest to challenge timing assumptions rather than to search for a perfect historical entry point.
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Starting with  0.00  in PennantPark Floating on February 9, 2026 and exiting today would gain 0.00 in total return. Overall, this is a 0.0% total return in PennantPark Floating for the period over 90 days. PennantPark Floating's competitive landscape includes Carlyle Secured, Bain Capital, SLR Investment, New Mountain, MidCap Financial, ASA Gold, and Gladstone Investment. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a business development company More

Upside and Downside Indicators for PennantPark Floating Snapshot

The upside and downside context for PennantPark Floating captures how the stock price has moved within recent ranges. The ratio of upside to downside range captures the prevailing momentum bias.

Market Risk Indicators for PennantPark Floating Summary

Risk metrics describing PennantPark Floating's historical price variability are presented below. Beta relative to a benchmark quantifies how much of the volatility is systematic versus idiosyncratic.
Statistical evidence for mean reversion in PennantPark Floating's appears through its tendency to revert after extreme valuations. Under mean reversion theory, PennantPark Floating's price extremes are viewed as temporary dislocations that may self-correct. Mean reversion in PennantPark Floating's is often observed around historical valuation multiples. Historical data for PennantPark Floating shows that extreme valuations have tended to normalize over multi-year periods.
Sentiment
Range
LowSentimentHigh
7.268.9210.58
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowIntrinsicHigh
7.809.4611.12
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Analyst
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
9.3310.2511.38
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Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
0.270.290.30
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PennantPark Floating is positioned within its peer group by benchmarking margins, returns, and multiples. This peer-relative view identifies where PennantPark Floating leads, trails, or tracks its competitive set. Benchmarking earnings quality and balance sheet strength against peers provides additional valuation context. PennantPark Floating's relative positioning within the peer group reflects its competitive dynamics as currently priced by the market.

Technical Indicators

PennantPark Floating Rate Backtested Returns

PennantPark Floating demonstrates a low volatility profile under current market conditions. It maintains a Sharpe Ratio (Efficiency) of close to zero, representing negative adjusted performance consistency. We identified twenty-three technical indicators influencing the company's volatility profile. Please assess metrics such as Coefficient Of Variation of -6,341, variance of 2.8, and risk-adjusted performance of -0.01 to confirm statistical stability. The company maintains a beta of 1.02, which signifies elevated sensitivity to broad market movements. PennantPark Floating returns are very sensitive to returns on the market. As the market goes up or down, PennantPark Floating tends to follow. At this point, PennantPark Floating Rate has a negative expected return of -0.0159%.
Auto-correlation
    
  -0.74  

Almost perfect reverse predictability

PennantPark Floating Rate exhibits almost perfect reverse predictability. Autocorrelation measures the degree of predictability between PennantPark Floating time series from 9th of February 2026 to 26th of March 2026 and from 26th of March 2026 to 10th of May 2026. Persistent correlation between intervals suggests underlying momentum patterns in PennantPark Floating that may carry forward. The measured coefficient of -0.74 means around 74.0% of PennantPark Floating's recent price variance traces back to prior period behavior. Given that PennantPark Floating Rate has negative autocorrelation for the selected time horizon, market participants may evaluate potential contrarian price behavior over comparable future intervals.
Correlation Coefficient-0.74
Spearman Rank Test-0.53
Residual Average0.0
Price Variance0.18
This technical analysis module for PennantPark Floating is structured around price and volume data. This approach uses standard technical indicators across price data.
The framework evaluates PennantPark Floating using observed price behavior. The framework captures how trends and patterns interact. More Info...

Technical Analysis

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This analysis covers twenty-five data points across the selected time horizon. The Average True Range was developed by J. Welles Wilder in 1970s. It is one of components of the Welles Wilder Directional Movement indicators. The ATR is a measure of PennantPark Floating Rate volatility. High ATR values indicate high volatility, and low values indicate low volatility.

Technical Analysis Methodology & Indicators

Technical analysis of PennantPark Floating evaluates price structure, momentum, and volatility clustering. Range expansion increases sensitivity to execution and spread conditions. PennantPark Floating has a market cap of 885.02 million, P/E of 12.77, ROE of 3.44%.

PennantPark Floating Rate inputs come from periodic company reporting and market reference feeds and are mapped into a consistent reporting framework. Analyst inputs may be included when coverage is available.

Editorial review and methodology oversight provided by: Gabriel Shpitalnik, Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board

Technical Indicators

Technical indicators tied to PennantPark Floating Rate help investors translate chart behavior into a more structured framework for entry, exit, and risk control. This is informative when the goal is to compare trend quality, momentum, and mean-reversion risk before acting.

May 10, 2026 Daily Trend Indicators

Technical indicators tied to PennantPark Floating Rate help investors translate chart behavior into a more structured framework for entry, exit, and risk control. This is informative when the goal is to compare trend quality, momentum, and mean-reversion risk before acting.