MAINMain Street Capital Corporation

$53.47-1.5% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+10% of shares).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −3% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$1.9M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest10% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How MAIN is trading

Main Street Capital Corporation is −1.5% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 18 points behind the market.

−1.5%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−2.9%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
37

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
14%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$41.08 – $63.28 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$53.47
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−2.4%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−1.5%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+86%
vs 50-day average$56.08
−4.7%
52-week high
$62.40
52-week low
$49.09
Annualised volatility
24%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$2.3M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−7.9%
2025+11%
2024+47%
2023+28%
2022−11%
2021+48%
2020−20%
2019+37%
2018−8.3%
2017+16%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+2.7%
Feb105 of 10+0.44%
Mar104 of 10−4.8%
Apr108 of 10+5.7%
May104 of 10+0.81%
Jun1010 of 10+2.4%
Jul1110 of 11+4.8%
Aug118 of 11+0.82%
Sep114 of 11−2.7%
Oct115 of 11−0.68%
Nov1010 of 10+5.4%
Dec107 of 10+1.2%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.

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