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Saratoga Investment (SAR): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy1 Buy2 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 3 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 3 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $20.67, the highest $23.00, the lowest $19.00. The average is +34.9% from the last price of $15.32.
Analyst ratings 7
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Asset ManagementxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $15.50 → $15.00−3.2% | Hold | −2.1% | Reiterated | 10.10.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Asset ManagementDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $15.50 → $14.50−6.5% | Hold | −5.4% | Upgrade | 10.10.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Asset ManagementOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $15.50 → $14.50−6.5% | Hold | −5.4% | Reiterated | 10.10.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Asset ManagementAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $16.00 → $15.00−6.2% | Hold | −2.1% | Reiterated | 10.10.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI Google Asset ManagementGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $15.50 → $14.50−6.5% | Hold | −5.4% | Reiterated | 10.10.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Asset ManagementPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $15.50 → $14.50−6.5% | Hold | −5.4% | Reiterated | 10.10.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| 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% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Asset ManagementxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $18.50 → $16.00−13.5% | Hold | +4.4% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Asset ManagementDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $17.00 → $15.50−8.8% | Hold | +1.2% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 10:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Asset ManagementOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $18.00 → $15.50−13.9% | Hold | +1.2% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 10:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Asset ManagementAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $17.00 → $16.00−5.9% | Hold | +4.4% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 10:05 | — | |
| AI Google Asset ManagementGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $18.00 → $15.50−13.9% | Hold | +1.2% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 10:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Asset ManagementPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $18.50 → $15.50−16.2% | Hold | +1.2% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 10:05 | — | |
| 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% | ↗ |
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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 08.10.26: target $20.75 at a price of $14.91 (+39.2%); now: $20.67 at $15.32 (+34.9%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
- CEO: Chris Long Oberbeck
- 535 Madison Avenue, Fourth Floor, New York, NY, 10022, US
- www.saratogainvestmentcorp.com
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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