The asset manager screens attractively valued at roughly 7 times forward earnings, but four consecutive earnings misses, a 24% revenue decline, and a hard death-cross technical block combine to make the low valuation a reflection of deteriorating fundamentals rather than a contrarian opportunity.
Thesis pillars
- Low Valuation Potentially Attractive→Stable
- Four Quarter Earnings Miss Streak→Stable
- Revenue Declining Sharply→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
FS KKR Capital Corp. (FSK) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Asset Management
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $10.55 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Counterparty: the Adviser.
FS KKR Capital Corp. is an externally managed business development company (BDC) with approximately $13.7 billion in total assets at December 31, 2025, focused on senior secured debt investments in private U.S. middle-market companies. Investment decisions are made by FS/KKR... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $10.55 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Counterparty: the Adviser. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/10 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-30Recent Developments — FS KKR Capital Corp.
Latest news
- NEWS FSK DEADLINE ALERT: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Reminds FS KKR Capital (FSK) Investors of Securities Class Action Deadline on J — marketscreener.com negative
- NEWS UBS Group AG Raises Stock Position in FS KKR Capital Corp. $FSK - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS $FSK Shareholder News: FS KKR Capital 15% Stock Drop Leads - GlobeNewswire — GlobeNewswire negative
- NEWS FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) Raised to "Hold" at Zacks Research - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS FSK Investors Have Opportunity to Lead FS KKR Capital Corp. Securities Fraud Lawsuit with the Schall Law Firm - GlobeNew — GlobeNewswire negative
Generated 2026-07-31T01:58:50Z.
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- HIGHcounterpartythe Adviser10-K Item 1A: 'Because we have no employees, we depend on the investment expertise, skill and network of business contacts of the Adviser.'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $10.55 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Counterparty: the Adviser. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $9.98. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $10.95 (-5.1% upside). Prior stop was $9.98. Stop-loss: $9.98.
Concentration risk — Counterparty: the Adviser; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.4): -0.5.
FS KKR Capital Corp. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 6.9). TrendMatrix value score: 8.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover FSK with a consensus score of 3.4/5. Average price target: $12.
What does FS KKR Capital Corp. do?FS KKR Capital Corp. is an externally managed business development company (BDC) with approximately $13.7 billion in...
FS KKR Capital Corp. is an externally managed business development company (BDC) with approximately $13.7 billion in total assets at December 31, 2025, focused on senior secured debt investments in private U.S. middle-market companies. Investment decisions are made by FS/KKR Advisor, LLC, a joint venture between KKR Credit and Future Standard. The BDC has no employees of its own and relies entirely on the Adviser for all investment and operational management.