Key Metrics Driving the Success of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp’s (TCPC) Portfolio
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 07 2025
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Source: Yahoo Finance
Investment Focus: BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TCPC) is recognized as one of the best BDC stocks, primarily providing financing to mid-sized businesses through senior secured loans, ensuring capital protection and steady returns.
Dividend Stability and Risk Management: The company has a strong dividend history with a yield of 16.53% and is actively managing its portfolio to reduce risk by tightening credit standards and improving capital structure, while also maintaining high credit quality.
Analyst Views on TCPC
Wall Street analysts forecast TCPC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for TCPC is 6.25 USD with a low forecast of 5.50 USD and a high forecast of 7.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Analyst Rating
0 Buy
1 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Sell
Current: 5.100
Low
5.50
Averages
6.25
High
7.00
Current: 5.100
Low
5.50
Averages
6.25
High
7.00
About TCPC
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company is a specialty finance company focused on direct lending to middle-market companies as well as small businesses. The Company’s investment objective is to achieve high total returns through current income and capital appreciation, with an emphasis on principal protection. It invests primarily in the debt of middle-market companies as well as small businesses, including senior secured loans, junior loans, mezzanine debt and bonds. Such investments may include an equity component, and, to a lesser extent, it may make equity investments directly. It invests in various industries, including automobiles, Internet software and service, software, diversified financial services, diversified consumer services, health care technology, healthcare providers and services, media, construction and engineering, and real estate management and development, among others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
