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Stellus Capital Investment Corp Stock: price and insider trades · United States
1 insider bought €6,909 of shares over the last 90 days, the latest by Arnoult J Tim, filed 17 Sept 2026.
Stellus Capital Investment Corp: what insiders have been doing
Stellus Capital Investment Corp belongs to the Finance & Banking sector. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 7 filings signed by 4 insiders.
The flow runs one way only: 4 insiders bought (7 purchases totalling €540k) and nobody sold on the market. The amount is not disclosed for 1 filing. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. At €264k, the purchase published on 17 March 2026 by Ladd Robert T. is the largest of the period. Among those who bought: 2 senior executives, 1 finance chief and 1 chief executive.
The data flag 3 purchases as part of a group of insiders buying within 30 days of each other. Purchases made close together by different insiders form what is called a cluster. The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 31 days ago, on 17 September 2026. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 4 days after the trade. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
Compared with its exchange (5,814 companies, median 19 filings), a count of 7 filings is below the norm. The full history, which starts in 2021, counts 13 purchases against no sales.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
13
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€810,426
13 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
n/a
n/a
Who traded when
BuySaleJ. Tim Arnoult4 buys
Bruce R. Bilger1 buy
Robert T. Ladd1 buy
W. Todd Huskinson1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- -14.4%Entry US$8.43 · Close 15 Oct 2026 US$7.22
- -7.9%Entry US$9.56 · Close at T+90 US$8.80
- -7.9%Entry US$9.56 · Close at T+90 US$8.80
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 5,317 of 23,476 companies
65.4
score / 100
Value54
Quality77
FCF yld-12%
Earn yld13%
EV/EBITDA·
ROE8.0%
Gross mgn·
Net mgn84%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$7.05
Analyst consensus
4 analysts2.60/5
US$8.00Target US$10.13(+44%)US$11.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$32M
Net incomeUS$27M30.7% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)7.0x
PER (forward)6.8x
P/Book0.6x
Beta0.71
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$200.8M
Total debtUS$651.8M
Free Cash Flow-US$24.4M
Debt / Equity163%
Profitability & ownership
ROE8.0%
ROA4.1%
% insiders4.3%
% institutions14.0%
Last declaration on 17 September 2026
Declarations13 total
1,000 shares@ US$7.970.0035% mcap8.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-108591:0
Canonical exit: 15 Dec 2026 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$9.270.0030% mcap9.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-077908:0
Canonical exit: 11 Aug 2026 (T+90)
700 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-077908:2
Canonical exit: 21 Sept 2026 (T+90)
9,000 shares@ US$9.050.027% mcap82.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-077908:1
Canonical exit: 17 Aug 2026 (T+90)
19,417 shares@ US$8.7643.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-029596:0
Canonical exit: 11 Jun 2026 (T+90)
5,700 shares@ US$8.785100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-029593:0
Canonical exit: 11 Jun 2026 (T+90)
35,000 shares@ US$8.7091.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-26-029592:0
Canonical exit: 11 Jun 2026 (T+90)
17,543 shares@ US$11.350.072% mcap56.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-073539:0
Canonical exit: 15 Sept 2022 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$11.4753.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-073166:0
Canonical exit: 14 Sept 2022 (T+90)
2,500 shares@ US$11.380.010% mcap46.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-072967:0
Canonical exit: 14 Sept 2022 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$12.82044.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-22-062499:0
Canonical exit: 14 Aug 2022 (T+90)
1,600 shares@ US$12.6630.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-21-151196:0
Canonical exit: 17 Mar 2022 (T+90)
1,167.3 shares@ US$12.8522.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001104659-21-150005:0
Canonical exit: 13 Mar 2022 (T+90)
13 of 13 declarations
About Stellus Capital Investment Corp
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (NYSE: SCM) is a U.S.-listed business development company (BDC) based in Houston, Texas. It is externally managed, meaning the operating and investment decisions are run through Stellus Capital Management rather than by an internal management team. Stellus Capital Management traces its origins to a January 2012 spin-out from the D. E. Shaw group’s direct capital business, which gives SCM a long-standing heritage in private credit and lower middle market lending.
SCM’s core business is straightforward in concept but sophisticated in execution: it provides debt and equity-related financing to privately held middle-market companies in the United States. The company’s stated target borrower profile is typically businesses with EBITDA in the $5 million to $50 million range. Its investment toolkit includes first lien senior secured loans, second lien loans, unitranche structures, mezzanine debt, and, when appropriate, equity co-investments. That mix is designed to generate current income while preserving some upside from capital appreciation, which is central to the BDC model.
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From a market position standpoint, Stellus operates in the highly competitive U.S. direct lending and private credit arena. The firm emphasizes experience, sourcing reach, and a broad industry coverage set rather than trying to be a pure sector specialist. Its platform has historically been active across business services, consumer and retail, healthcare, industrials, and media/technology, reflecting a diversified approach to deal origination. For borrowers, Stellus offers an alternative to traditional bank lending; for investors, it offers exposure to privately originated credit with potentially attractive income characteristics.
The company reports that its portfolio is built around privately negotiated credit investments, and management said the total portfolio stood at roughly $1.01 billion at fair value as of December 31, 2025. That scale suggests a meaningful but still focused footprint within the broader U.S. BDC universe. Recent company communications also highlighted a share repurchase program announced in 2026, which is relevant for capital allocation and may support per-share value if shares trade at a discount to net asset value.
Another important recent development is strategic: in February 2026, Stellus Capital Management announced an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Ridgepost Capital / P10, with closing expected in mid-2026 subject to customary approvals. If completed, that transaction would change control of the external adviser and could lead to governance and contractual adjustments for SCM’s advisory arrangement. For investors, this is a material event to monitor alongside credit performance, portfolio yield, leverage, and the sensitivity of earnings to interest-rate conditions.
In short, SCM is a U.S. NYSE-listed income-oriented credit vehicle with a seasoned management heritage, a middle-market lending focus, and a diversified private credit strategy tailored to the U.S. economy.
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