Crescent Capital BDC screens cheap with notable insider buying support, but declining revenue, downward-trending estimates, and a confirmed technical downtrend argue for a cautious, reduced position despite the early signs of recovery.
Thesis pillars
- Cheap Valuation Low Peg↑Improving
- Notable Insider Buying Conviction↓Deteriorating
- Confirmed Technical Downtrend→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (CCAP) Stock Analysis
Inst Constrain edge
Financial Services · Asset Management
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $10.74, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Target reached (2.7% upside); Market cap $395M below $400M minimum.
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is a business development company that originates first-lien, unitranche, second-lien, and unsecured debt investments in U.S. middle-market companies with $10 million to $250 million of EBITDA. The company is externally managed by Crescent Cap... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $10.74, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Target reached (2.7% upside); Market cap $395M below $400M minimum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Market cap $395M below $400M minimum. Not in investable universe. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 81d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-23Recent Developments — Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Earnings Preview: CCAP to Report Financial Results Post-market on August 10 - 富途牛牛 — 富途牛牛 neutral
- NEWS Earnings Preview: CCAP to Report Financial Results Post-market on August 10 - news.futunn.com — news.futunn.com neutral
- NEWS Crescent Capital BDC earnings missed, revenue fell short of estimates By Investing.com - Investing.com UK — Investing.com UK negative
- NEWS Crescent Capital BDC earnings missed, revenue fell short of estimates - Investing.com — Investing.com negative
- NEWS State Treasurer Returns $514K to Counties at CCAP Conference - MyChesCo — MyChesCo neutral
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -15.5% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $10.74, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Target reached (2.7% upside); Market cap $395M below $400M minimum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Market cap $395M below $400M minimum. Not in investable universe. Target $11.00 (+2.4%), stop $10.27 (−4.6%), A.R:R 0.4:1. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $11.00 (+2.7% upside). Target $11.00 (+2.4%), stop $10.27 (−4.6%), A.R:R 0.4:1. Stop-loss: $10.27.
Target reached (2.7% upside); Market cap $395M below $400M minimum.
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 7.6). TrendMatrix value score: 8.4/10. Verdict: Hold.
14 analysts cover CCAP with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $13.
What does Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. do?Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is a business development company that originates first-lien, unitranche, second-lien, and...
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is a business development company that originates first-lien, unitranche, second-lien, and unsecured debt investments in U.S. middle-market companies with $10 million to $250 million of EBITDA. The company is externally managed by Crescent Cap Advisors, an affiliate of Crescent, a roughly $50 billion credit investment manager, and earns interest income, dividend income, and capital gains from its portfolio while paying the Adviser a 1.25% base management fee plus incentive fees.