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Saratoga Investment (SAR): analyst forecast and price target

$15.32 +0.66% close 16.10.26 · market cap $232M · Financial · Asset Management
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Moderate Buy

1 Buy0 Hold0 Sell

Ratings of 1 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only

12-month forecast

$23.00+50.1% upside

Based on 1 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $23.00, the highest $23.00, the lowest $23.00. The average is +50.1% from the last price of $15.32.

$15.00$17.50$20.00$22.50Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$23.00Average$23.00Low$23.00
Highest target $23.00 Average target $23.00 Lowest target $23.00
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction Date Move vs SPY
Sean-Paul Adams★★★★★★★★★★#6298 · hits 64% · avg +2.8% B. Riley Securities $22.00 → $20.00−9.1% Hold +30.5% Reiterated 08.10.26on TipRanks 09:00 +0.8%next day −0.2% · 5 days +1.9%
Erik Zwick★★★★★★★★★★#8712 · hits 48% · avg 0.0% Lucid Capital $20.00 → $19.00−5.0% Hold +24.0% Reiterated 08.10.26on TipRanks 06:40 +0.8%next day −0.2% · 5 days +1.9%
Michael Diana★★★★★★★★★★#1374 · hits 59% · avg +6.5% Maxim Group $23.00 Buy +50.1% Reiterated 07.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 14:25 −5.5%next day +0.8% · 5 days +1.0%
Michael Diana★★★★★★★★★★#1374 · hits 59% · avg +6.5% Maxim Group $25.00 → $23.00−8.0% Buy +50.1% Reiterated 09.07.26on TipRanks Jul 10 07:50 −3.8%next day +3.7% · 5 days +11.4%
Robert Dodd★★★★★★★★★★#328 · hits 72% · avg +12.5% Raymond James — Hold — Reiterated 09.07.26on TipRanks 08:50 −3.8%next day +3.7% · 5 days +11.4%
Mitchel Penn★★★★★★★★★★#2729 · hits 66% · avg +6.6% Oppenheimer $22.00 → $21.00−4.5% Hold +37.1% Reiterated 09.07.26on TipRanks 08:12 −3.8%next day +3.7% · 5 days +11.4%
Sean-Paul Adams★★★★★★★★★★#6298 · hits 64% · avg +2.8% B. Riley Securities $23.00 → $22.00−4.3% Hold +43.6% Assigned 08.07.26on TipRanks Jul 9 08:41 −13.8%next day −3.8% · 5 days +7.8%

Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst

Best analysts covering Saratoga Investment

TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.

Most accurate

3 months Michael Diana★★★★★★★★★★Maxim Group · #1374
Hits 59%289 of 494 Average return +6.5%
1 year Michael Diana★★★★★★★★★★Maxim Group · #1374
Hits 59%289 of 494 Average return +6.5%
2 years Michael Diana★★★★★★★★★★Maxim Group · #1374
Hits 59%289 of 494 Average return +6.5%

Most profitable

3 months Michael Diana★★★★★★★★★★Maxim Group · #1374
Hits 59%289 of 494 Average return +6.5%
1 year Michael Diana★★★★★★★★★★Maxim Group · #1374
Hits 59%289 of 494 Average return +6.5%
2 years Michael Diana★★★★★★★★★★Maxim Group · #1374
Hits 59%289 of 494 Average return +6.5%

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 08.10.26: target $20.75 at a price of $14.91 (+39.2%); now: $20.67 at $15.32 (+34.9%).

$15.00$17.50$20.00$22.50Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$23.00Average target$20.67Price$15.32

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend · top analysts

024615Oct 2515Nov14Dec1Jan 261Feb1MarApr1May1Jun22Jul12Aug12Sep1Oct

Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

Rating05.2606.2607.2608.2609.2610.26
Strong Buy000001
Buy112110
Hold002220
Sell000000

Earnings and sales forecast

Next report: 12.01.27 (Q3 2027, date not confirmed)

Earnings per share

Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.49 (from $0.44 to $0.52). Last quarter: $0.46.

Sales

Next quarter’s sales estimate — $32M (from $31M to $33M). Last quarter: $33M.

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About Saratoga Investment

Saratoga Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in leveraged and management buyouts, acquisition financings, growth financings, recapitalization, debt refinancing, and transitional financing transactions at the lower end of middle market companies. The fund structures its investments as debt and equity by investing through first and second lien loans, mezzanine debt, co-investments, select high yield bonds, senior secured bonds, unsecured bonds, and preferred and common equity. The fund prefers to invest in aerospace, automotive aftermarket and services, business products and services, consumer products and services, education, environmental services, industrial services, financial services, food and beverage, healthcare products and services, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, restaurants services, food services, software services, technology services, specialty chemical, media and telecommunications. The fund seeks to invest in the United States. The fund primarily invests between $60 million and $75 million in companies having EBITDA of $2 million or greater and revenues between $10 million and $150 million. It targets annual revenues between $8 and $250 million. The fund prefers to take a majority stake. The fund invests through direct lending as well as participation in loan syndicates.

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