Should I buy, hold, or sell SLRC stock right now?

SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) currently earns a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell — SELL) with 32/100 RQD Confidence. Stretched risk/reward at 7x P/E (9% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

What is SLRC's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

SLRC's 12-month base price target is $10.27 (range $8.01 to $17.18), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

Stock Ratings / Financials / SLRC

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SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$11.63 -1.36% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $11.58

SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) carries a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell) with 32/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE E • RED ALERT Cap $634.5M

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As of 2026-11-03, SLR Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: SLRC) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 32/100 at a spot price of $11.63 (-1.36% 1D, market cap $634.5M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 5/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 6/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 10/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 4/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 7/20. Across 1097 tracked Financials issuers, SLRC ranks #1002 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Financials sector (Finance/Investors Services), SLRC carries a Roarable E (32/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 7.0x, gross margin of —, and ROIC of 9.3%. By comparison, NMFC (New Mountain Finance Corporation) holds a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E 40.3x, ROIC 1.4%, cap $664.0M) and BCSF (Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc.) posts a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E 7.1x, ROIC 8.8%, cap $698.6M). Among the 5-stock peer group, MSIF leads on earnings multiple (6.1x) while MSIF leads on capital efficiency (12.0% ROIC).

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Per SLRC's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001418076), SLR Investment Corp. generated $1.08B in revenue (+5.0% YoY), $92.5M in net income, and -$72.0M in free cash flow against $2.57B in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $11.58 (-0.43%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+1.36% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 5/20 (E) • 0% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (32/100 · E) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-9.2% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw E · Rk D-

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-11.7% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for SLRC)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±4%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (32/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY SLRC SCORES 32/100 (E) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+10/20 pts (31% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 1/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution+7/20 pts (22% of score)

SEC Form 4 / 13F Thermometer: 35% Net Buy • Dilution Drag (+1.36% YoY Shares)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (51.7) create a -16 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade E$11.43-2.7% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade E$11.12+3.6% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade E$11.52+1% Next Q

Current

Grade E$11.63-9.2% Hist 90D α

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While SLRC currently carries a cautious 32/100 (E) rating due to Macro Regime Fit (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($11.83) and Max Pain ($12.21) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $17.18.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+1.36% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE

51.730 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)

3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCOREWEAK QUALITY (1–4)

1 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE12% OF RANGE

L: $11$11.63H: $16

1. Money & Cash Health● WEAK

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Weak cash conversion or heavy valuation strain compared to actual cash earned.

Factor Grade: ERQD 5 / 20

2. Big Money & Insiders● TRIMMING

Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Insiders and big institutional desks have been trimming shares rather than stepping up to buy.

Factor Grade: ERQD 13 / 40

3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● WARNING

SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

High sensitivity to tight interest rates or new risk warnings added to recent SEC annual filings.

Factor Grade: D-RQD 14 / 40

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ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

BEARISH (25)

9.3% ROIC with 42.0% gross margin and -11.20% FCF yield.

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10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

BEARISH (50)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 1/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

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Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

BEARISH (28)

13/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 4/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like SLRC

✓Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.

Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong

!Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.
!Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.
!Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.

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SLRC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -27.04%⚡ TESTING RESISTANCE

2026-11-03O $11.79H $11.79L $11.63C $11.63VOL 366.0K

RES: $11.73SUP: $10.71SMA50: $11.83SMA200: $13.39

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle

-8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +5.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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Financials Rank #1002 of 1097 ⚔️ NMFC vs SLRC Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (SLRC vs. NMFC, BCSF, FDUS, MSIF)

Industry: Finance/Investors Services (37 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1097 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) ranks #1002 by composite RQD confidence (32/100, grade E) and #648 by equity capitalization ($634.5M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, MSIF leads on earnings valuation at 6.1x trailing P/E, while MSIF leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 12.0% ROIC and — gross margin. NMFC currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 45/100 (D) compared with SLRC at 32/100 (E).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
SLRC ACTIVE SLR Investment Corp.	E	32/100	7.0x	—	9.3%	-1.36%	$634.5M	Benchmark Subject
NMFC New Mountain Finance Corporation	D	45/100	40.3x	—	1.4%	-0.14%	$664.0M	/nmfc-vs-slrc →
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance Inc.	D	45/100	7.1x	—	8.8%	-0.74%	$698.6M	/bcsf-vs-slrc →
FDUS Fidus Investment Corporation	D-	39/100	—	—	—	-0.67%	$732.9M	/fdus-vs-slrc →
MSIF MSC Income Fund Inc.	D-	35/100	6.1x	—	12.0%	-0.67%	$538.2M	/msif-vs-slrc →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001418076 ↗

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) reported GAAP revenue of $1.08B (+5.0% vs. FY2024 revenue of $1.03B , and +214.3% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $92.5M, operating cash flow of -$72.0M, and free cash flow of -$72.0M (-123.3% YoY). On the balance sheet, SLRC closed FY2025 with $2.57B in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 1/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$1.08B	$92.5M	-$72.0M	-$72.0M	$2.57B	—
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$1.03B	$95.8M	$309.3M	$309.3M	$2.45B	—
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$343.7M	$76.4M	-$76.9M	-$76.9M	—	—

3. SLRC Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is SLRC stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does SLRC compare to NMFC and BCSF in the Financials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for SLRC?

Where is SLRC trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

SLRC last traded at $11.63 (-1.36% on volume of 365,989 shares), positioning the stock -1.69% below its 50-day simple moving average ($11.83) and -13.14% below its 200-day simple moving average ($13.39). Across its 52-week range of $10.96 to $16.36, SLRC sits at the 12.4% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 51.7 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±4.0% ($11.16 to $12.10).

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ROARABLE RATING BRIEF • RQD 32/100 (E) ✓ SEC XBRL & RQD VERIFIED

SLRC — SLR Investment Corp.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Methodology: RQD v6.2 Deterministic 5-Pillar & SEC XBRL Audit

Updated: 2025-12-31

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 32/100, corresponding to a E letter grade (Roarable Strong Sell) at a spot price of $11.63 (-1.36% 1D, market capitalization $634.5M).

Fundamental Cash Engine (5/20): Anchored by return on invested capital (ROIC) of 9.3%, gross margin of —, operating margin of —, and free cash flow yield of -11.20%.
Whale 13F & Options Flow (6/20) + Insider Conviction (7/20): Tracks institutional 13F accumulation, CBOE options call/put positioning, and SEC Form 4 / Congressional PTR filings.
Macro Regime Fit (4/20) + Forensic Balance Sheet (10/20): Incorporates a 1.00x equity beta, Altman Z-Score of N/A, Piotroski F-Score of 1/9, and Debt/Equity of N/A.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) is a NASDAQ-listed issuer classified under the Financials sector and the Finance/Investors Services industry. The company's market capitalization is listed at $0.6B in the profile section, consistent with $643.2M in the market data section.

In its latest audited SEC EDGAR 10-K filing for FY2025 (filed 2025-12-31), SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) reported $1.08B in annual revenue (up from $1.03B in FY2024, +5.0% YoY) and $92.5M in GAAP net income. Over the multi-year SEC filing window from FY2023 ($343.7M revenue, $76.4M net income) through FY2025, SLRC scaled operating cash flow to -$72.0M and free cash flow to -$72.0M, backed by $2.57B in total assets against $0 in total debt.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

🐂 Primary Bull Case (E • RQD 32/100): Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. Free cash flow yield of -11.20% and institutional whale pillar of 6/20. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 5/20 and Institutional Whale Flow at 6/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the upper end of the $10.96 – $16.36 52-week range.
🐻 Primary Bear Case & Valuation Risk: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Investors must weigh 7.0x trailing P/E against — operating margins and a 1.00x macro beta.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

The source data therefore does not identify upstream suppliers, downstream customers, or sector-level dependencies for SLRC. The profile places the company in Financials / Finance/Investors Services, but no correlation or sector-peer relationship is quantified in the source. Second-order bottlenecks cannot be mapped from the provided data.

Key Question #1: Can SLRC sustain or expand its — operating margin and 9.3% ROIC against Finance/Investors Services peers over the next 4 quarters?
Key Question #2: Following FY2025 revenue of $1.08B and free cash flow of -$72.0M, how will capital allocation balance growth reinvestment against $0 in total debt?
Key Question #3: How sensitive is SLRC's 6.5x forward P/E multiple to Financials capital spending cycles and macro interest-rate shifts (Beta 1.00x)?

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🔥 THE ROAR PIT • LIVE COMMUNITY DEBATE 3 Active Posts & Replies

SLRC Bull vs. Bear Conversation Board — What's Your Call at $11.63?

🐂 67% BULLISH CONVICTION COMMUNITY TUG-OF-WAR ON SLRC 🐻 33% BEARISH CONVICTION

MI MidwestValue RQD DEBATE OPENER • Fundamental Long-Only 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $14.77 (+27.0%)

📌 Pinned Debate

Shares trade at a P/E of 7 and forward P/E of 6.5 with a reported ROIC of 9.3%, a valuation profile the Roarable rating does not dismis

Shares trade at a P/E of 7 and forward P/E of 6.5 with a reported ROIC of 9.3%, a valuation profile the Roarable rating does not dismiss outright.. When you look under the hood at SLRC, Fundamental Cash Engine is 5/20 with 0.0% gross margins and 9.3% ROIC. Bears are staring in the rearview mirror while institutional 13F flow (6/20) has been quietly accumulating below $16.36. My 12M target is $14.77.

EarningsSniper 🐂 BULL

Both sides have a point here — SLRC's 10/20 balance sheet score keeps downside contained, so the real swing factor next earnings call is backlog and FCF conversion.

SK SkepticalCFA RQD DEBATE OPENER • Fundamental Contrarian 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $8.96 (-23.0%)

Spot @ $11.63

A -11.2% FCF yield, a Piotroski F-Score of 1/9, and a 34/100 RQD score point to weak cash conversion and forensic balance-sheet concern

A -11.2% FCF yield, a Piotroski F-Score of 1/9, and a 34/100 RQD score point to weak cash conversion and forensic balance-sheet concerns.. Look at the math on SLRC: paying 7.0x trailing P/E for 9.3% ROIC and 0.0% operating margins leaves zero margin of safety if Finance/Investors Services demand softens. I'd wait for a retest of $10.23 before getting long.