1 insider bought €397k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest by Oberbeck Christian L, filed 13 Oct 2026.
Every trade that managers of Saratoga Investment Corp. disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Finance & Banking sector. The last twelve months, up to 22 October 2026, brought 10 filings signed by 1 insider.
Only purchases show up on the open market, 2 purchases in all worth €397k, filed by 1 insider. Open-market purchases are the filings investors watch most closely, because the insider pays for the shares out of pocket. One trade stands out by size: a purchase of €199k from Oberbeck Christian L, disclosed on 13 October 2026, or 0.095% of market capitalisation. Those buying include 1 chief executive.
The latest purchase is recent: it was published 10 days ago, on 13 October 2026. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 1 day. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4.
With 10 filings in twelve months, the company is quieter than the median of 41 filings across the 2,023 companies we follow on the same exchange. Looking back to 2016, when coverage begins, insiders filed 24 purchases and 4 sales. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 28 February 2026 lists net income at 36.6 m USD.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at ASR Nederland N.V. and BNP Paribas. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
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Analysts rate Saratoga Investment Corp. Hold (neutral), based on 5 analysts. Average price target: US$20.00.
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Saratoga Investment Corp. is a U.S.-listed specialty finance company trading on the NYSE under the ticker SAR, and it is best understood as a public business development company (BDC) focused on private credit in the United States. The company is incorporated in Maryland and headquartered at 535 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022. For French, Belgian, and Swiss investors, Saratoga is a liquid listed proxy for lower-middle-market lending, with exposure to U.S. private companies rather than to traditional banking assets.
Saratoga’s core business is customized financing for middle-market businesses in the United States. Its public disclosures describe a strategy centered on senior secured loans, unitranche structures, first-lien and second-lien loans, mezzanine debt, recapitalizations, acquisition financings, debt refinancing, and growth capital. The firm also uses equity co-investments where appropriate. In practice, that means Saratoga is not a plain vanilla lender; it is a structured-credit platform designed to meet the capital needs of sponsor-backed, family-owned, and management-owned companies.
The company’s investor materials indicate that it concentrates on the lower end of the middle market, targeting U.S.-based businesses with positive cash flow and meaningful but not large-scale enterprise profiles. Saratoga also highlights a multi-vehicle funding structure that includes SBIC-licensed subsidiaries, a collateralized loan obligation (CLO), and a joint venture CLO vehicle. That diversified funding base, combined with permanent capital from its public-market listing, can support origination flexibility and help the firm compete in a crowded direct-lending and BDC landscape.
From a historical perspective, Saratoga’s identity is rooted in the broader Saratoga investment platform. Its management team references long experience in middle-market investing, and the company’s corporate history links back to Saratoga Partners, whose origins trace to 1984 via Dillon, Read & Co., with independence established after a 1998 spin-off. That heritage matters because private credit is relationship-driven, and long-standing sponsor and borrower networks are a key competitive advantage.
Competitively, Saratoga sits in the U.S. BDC universe alongside other specialty finance firms competing for attractive risk-adjusted yields in direct lending. Its strengths are its focus, underwriting discipline, and ability to structure multi-layered capital solutions. The company says it has more than $1.3 billion in assets under management, which places it in the mid-sized tier of the market rather than among the largest platforms.
Recent developments are important for investors. Saratoga announced its fiscal 2026 full-year and fourth-quarter results in early May 2026, highlighting higher AUM and continued deployment activity. It also declared a fiscal first-quarter 2027 dividend of $0.75 per share in aggregate, paid as monthly dividends of $0.25 per share. In addition, the company has recently tapped the debt markets, including senior note issuances, underscoring an active liability-management approach. Because the stock is listed on the NYSE in the United States and the company files SEC reports, Form 4 insider transactions can also provide useful sentiment signals, though they should be interpreted in context rather than in isolation.
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Over the last 90 days, 5 filings published between 23 July and 13 October 2026: 2 open-market purchases by insiders for €397k. 3 other filings (not open-market purchases or sales: grants, options, plans, sale notices, block transfers). Largest amounts: Oberbeck Christian L (CEO and Director), purchases of €397k.
Recent news
Under the headline "Saratoga Investment Q2 Earnings Call Highlights", Yahoo Finance published an article on 7 October 2026, in the same week as the share purchase by Oberbeck Christian L (€199k).
Yahoo Finance, 7 October 2026: "Saratoga Investment Corp. Q2 2027 Earnings Call Summary", in the same week as the share purchase by Oberbeck Christian L (€199k).
Yahoo Finance published an article on 6 October 2026 titled "Saratoga Investment (SAR) Lags Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates", in the same week as the share purchase by Oberbeck Christian L (€199k).
Headlines quoted as published, with source and date. The gap to insider purchases is computed from the filings and implies no link between the article and the purchase. Summary written automatically from public filings, without human review. General information, identical for every reader: it is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Investing involves a risk of capital loss. Generated on 14 October 2026 (UTC)
| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | n.d. | 36.6 m USD | 2.31 USD | 10-K |
| Feb 2025 | n.d. | 28.1 m USD | 2.02 USD | 10-K |
| Feb 2024 | n.d. | 8.9 m USD | 0.71 USD | 10-K |
| Feb 2023 | n.d. | 24.7 m USD | 2.06 USD | 10-K |
| Feb 2022 | n.d. | 45.7 m USD | 3.99 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.