The market has been high on Blackrock Capital Investment Corp (BKCC) stock recently. BKCC gets a Bullish score from InvestorsObserver's Stock Sentiment Indicator.
What is Stock Sentiment?
In investing, sentiment generally means whether or not a given security is in favor with investors. It is typically a pretty short-term metric that relies entirely on technical analysis. That means it doesn’t incorporate anything to do with the health or profitability of the underlying company.
Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish.
InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion.
For stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall.
What's Happening With BKCC Stock Today?
Blackrock Capital Investment Corp (BKCC) stock is trading at $2.88 as of 2:12 PM on Wednesday, Aug 5, a gain of $0.05, or 1.59% from the previous closing price of $2.83. The stock has traded between $2.73 and $2.90 so far today. Volume today is 378,945 compared to average volume of 315,842.
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More About Blackrock Capital Investment Corp
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation is a closed-end investment management enterprise based in the United States. It carries out its operations with the aim of generating both income and capital appreciation for its investors through its senior and junior secured, unsecured and subordinated debt securities and loans and equity securities. BlackRock also follows a policy of investing primarily in middle-market companies with adequate annual revenue and positive cash flows. Its investment portfolio includes companies predominantly in the finance sector. Other sectors investments comprise of chemicals, healthcare, consumer goods and retail.
