Medallion Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:MFIN - Free Report) - Northland Capmk decreased their Q4 2024 earnings estimates for shares of Medallion Financial in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 30th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Medallion Financial's current full-year earnings is $1.49 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Medallion Financial's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS.
Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Medallion Financial from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday.
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Shares of NASDAQ MFIN opened at $9.46 on Friday. Medallion Financial has a fifty-two week low of $6.48 and a fifty-two week high of $10.14. The company has a market cap of $219.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.60 and a beta of 2.14. The business's 50 day moving average price is $8.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $8.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19.
Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The credit services provider reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $77.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.88 million. Medallion Financial had a return on equity of 9.59% and a net margin of 13.72%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.48 earnings per share.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.65%. This is a positive change from Medallion Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. Medallion Financial's payout ratio is presently 23.67%.
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Medallion Financial by 60.1% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 140,794 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,081,000 after buying an additional 52,857 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Medallion Financial by 13.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 41,664 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $320,000 after purchasing an additional 4,862 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in Medallion Financial by 2,306.5% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 24,185 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $186,000 after purchasing an additional 23,180 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Medallion Financial by 3.3% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 98,279 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $777,000 after buying an additional 3,125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Medallion Financial by 30.6% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 187,408 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $1,439,000 after buying an additional 43,917 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 40.56% of the company's stock.
Medallion Financial Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. It operates in four segments: Recreation Lending, Home Improvement Lending, Commercial Lending, and Taxi Medallion Lending. The company offers loans that finance consumer purchases of recreational vehicles, boats, and other consumer recreational equipment; consumer financing for window, siding, and roof replacement, swimming pool installations, and other home improvement projects; senior and subordinated loans for the purchase of equipment and related assets necessary to open a new business, or purchase or improvement of an existing business; and taxi medallion loans to individuals and small to mid-size businesses.
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