New Mountain Finance Corporation Announces Financial Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2025
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 03 2025
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Analyst Views on NMFC
Wall Street analysts forecast NMFC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for NMFC is 9.50 USD with a low forecast of 9.00 USD and a high forecast of 10.00 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.
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Moderate Sell
Current: 8.600
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9.00
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9.50
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Current: 8.600
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9.00
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9.50
High
10.00
About NMFC
New Mountain Finance Corporation is a business development company focused on providing direct lending solutions to United States middle market companies backed by private equity sponsors. Its investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation through the sourcing and origination of senior secured loans and select junior capital positions, to growing businesses in defensive industries that offer attractive risk-adjusted returns. It invests a significant portion of its portfolio in unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt, generally in a first lien position. The Company invests in various sectors, such as software, business services, healthcare, education, investment funds (including investments in joint ventures), consumer services, education, distribution and logistics, financial services, packaging, and others. New Mountain Finance Advisers, L.L.C. is the investment adviser of the Company.
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.
New Mountain Capital Closes $1.2 Billion Private Equity Fund
- Fund Size Achievement: New Mountain Capital announced the successful closing of its second non-control private equity fund, New Mountain Strategic Equity Fund II (SEF II), at $1.2 billion, exceeding its $1 billion hard cap due to strong investor demand.
- Investment Focus: SEF II will concentrate on minority investments in defensive growth sectors such as infrastructure services, life sciences, and advanced materials, aiming to drive business development and value creation through non-control transactions.
- Diverse Investor Base: The fund's investors include pensions, insurance companies, asset managers, endowments, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, reflecting broad market confidence and recognition of New Mountain Capital's strategic approach.
- Asset Management Scale: New Mountain Capital currently manages approximately $60 billion in assets across private equity, strategic equity, credit, and net lease real estate funds, with a team of over 300 professionals, continuously enhancing its research and underwriting capabilities in defensive growth sectors.
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Upcoming Sale of New Mountain Assets Serves as a Benchmark for Private Credit Market
- Potential Asset Sale: New Mountain Finance is considering a $500 million sale of assets, which could significantly impact its operations.
- Market Implications: This move is seen as a critical test for the business-development company and the broader private credit market, valued at $1 trillion and currently facing scrutiny.
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