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Main Street Capital (MAIN): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy1 Buy2 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 3 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 3 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $58.00, the highest $60.00, the lowest $57.00. The average is +7.7% from the last price of $53.83.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arren Cyganovich★★★★★★★★★★#408 · hits 68% · avg +16.4% | Truist Financial | $57.00 | Hold | +5.9% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 08:30 | +0.3% | ↗ |
| Melissa Wedel★★★★★★★★★★#3259 · hits 58% · avg +6.7% | J.P. Morgan | $62.00 → $57.00−8.1% | Hold | +5.9% | Initiated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 08:40 | −1.9%next day −0.1% · 5 days +2.1% | ↗ |
| Finian O'Shea★★★★★★★★★★#1610 · hits 57% · avg +6.0% | Wells Fargo | $55.00 → $60.00+9.1% | Buy | +11.5% | Upgrade | 29.09.26on TipRanks 05:20 | +1.8%next day −1.4% · 5 days −4.0% | ↗ |
| AI Google Asset ManagementGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $68.00 | Buy | +26.3% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:09 | — | |
| AI xAi Asset ManagementxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $68.00 | Buy | +26.3% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:09 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Asset ManagementAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $64.00 | Hold | +18.9% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:09 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Asset ManagementDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $67.00 | Buy | +24.5% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:09 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Asset ManagementOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $66.00 | Buy | +22.6% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:09 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Asset ManagementPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $65.00 → $68.00+4.6% | Buy | +26.3% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 06:09 | — | |
| Kenneth Lee★★★★★★★★★★#453 · hits 67% · avg +10.4% | RBC Capital | $66.00 → $58.00−12.1% | Buy | +7.7% | Reiterated | 13.05.26on TipRanks May 14 07:55 | −4.2%next day −1.4% · 5 days +0.6% | ↗ |
| Brian McKenna★★★★★★★★★★#638 · hits 62% · avg +21.0% | Citizens JMP | $74.00 → $70.00−5.4% | Buy | +30.0% | Reiterated | 22.04.26on TipRanks 05:50 | +0.1%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.7% | ↗ |
| Ethan Kaye★★★★★★★★★★#7896 · hits 50% · avg +2.7% | Lucid Capital | $60.00 → $65.00+8.3% | Hold | +20.8% | Reiterated | 15.01.26on TipRanks 10:31 | +2.8%next day −0.3% · 5 days +0.2% | ↗ |
| Sean-Paul Adams★★★★★★★★★★#6298 · hits 64% · avg +2.8% | B. Riley Securities | $64.00 → $60.00−6.2% | Hold | +11.5% | Reiterated | 11.11.25on TipRanks Nov 12 12:20 | +0.7%next day −0.2% · 5 days −0.3% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Main Street Capital
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 09.10.26: target $58.50 at a price of $54.47 (+7.4%); now: $58.00 at $53.83 (+7.7%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hold | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 05.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.93 (from $0.89 to $0.98). Last quarter: $0.97.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $146M (from $140M to $154M). Last quarter: $189M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About Main Street Capital
- CEO: Dwayne Louis Hyzak
- Employees: 110
- 1300 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77056, US
- www.mainstcapital.com
Main Street Capital Corporation functions as a Business Development Company (BDC), providing diverse capital solutions across different market segments. Primarily, the firm supplies equity capital to lower middle market companies. These investments support various strategic objectives, including recapitalizations, management buyouts, refinancing, family estate planning, industry consolidation, and growth initiatives for both mature and later-stage emerging businesses. Main Street actively seeks to forge partnerships with entrepreneurs, business owners, and management teams, frequently offering comprehensive, "one-stop" financing alternatives for its lower middle market portfolio. Companies targeted for equity investment in this segment typically have annual revenues between $5 million and $300 million, with individual equity investments generally ranging from $2 million to $75 million, and an enterprise value for the target company usually falling between $3 million and $20 million. The firm is prepared to take stakes from a 5% minority position up to a 50% majority interest. In addition to its equity offerings, Main Street also extends debt capital to middle market companies. These funds are allocated to finance activities such as acquisitions, management buyouts, growth strategies, recapitalizations, and refinancing. Debt transactions in the middle market typically range from $5 million to $50 million per deal, targeting businesses with annual EBITDA between $1 million and $20 million. It is important to note that these middle market debt recipients are generally larger in scale than the companies within Main Street's lower middle market equity portfolio. The firm demonstrates a wide investment scope, engaging with numerous industries. These include, but are not limited to: air freight and logistics, auto components, building products, chemicals, commercial services, computing, construction and engineering, consumer finance and services, electronic equipment, ener
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