Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for RWAY Q2 Earnings

Runway Growth Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:RWAY) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Runway Growth Finance in a research report issued on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.38 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Runway Growth Finance’s current full-year earnings is $1.67 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Runway Growth Finance’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Compass Point lifted their target price on Runway Growth Finance from $11.50 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Runway Growth Finance from $10.50 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Runway Growth Finance from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $9.50 price target (down from $10.00) on shares of Runway Growth Finance in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Runway Growth Finance has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $10.70.

Runway Growth Finance Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of Runway Growth Finance stock opened at $10.33 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market cap of $385.83 million, a P/E ratio of 6.22 and a beta of 0.68. Runway Growth Finance has a fifty-two week low of $8.35 and a fifty-two week high of $12.09. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $9.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.44.

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.06. Runway Growth Finance had a net margin of 45.30% and a return on equity of 11.95%. The company had revenue of $35.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $33.83 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Runway Growth Finance

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. grew its position in Runway Growth Finance by 53.5% in the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 74,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $820,000 after purchasing an additional 26,093 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in shares of Runway Growth Finance in the fourth quarter worth $679,000. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its holdings in shares of Runway Growth Finance by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 268,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,941,000 after purchasing an additional 26,072 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Runway Growth Finance during the fourth quarter valued at $729,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Runway Growth Finance during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,205,000. 64.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Runway Growth Finance Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, May 19th were given a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 19th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.78%. Runway Growth Finance’s dividend payout ratio is currently 79.52%.

About Runway Growth Finance

Runway Growth Finance Corp. is a business development company specializing investments in senior-secured loans to late stage and growth companies. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the technology, life sciences, healthcare and information services, business services and select consumer services and products sectors.