NMFCNew Mountain Finance Corporation

$6.67-21% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−11% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −11% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest3.5% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover.

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

How NMFC is trading

New Mountain Finance Corporation is −21% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 37 points behind the market.

−21%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−11%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
43

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
24%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$6.51 – $9.83 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
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Last close2026-10-23
$6.67
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−4.9%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−21%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−15%
vs 50-day average$7.13
−6.5%
52-week high
$8.78
52-week low
$6.51
Annualised volatility
24%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$611K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−22%
2025−7.2%
2024−0.95%
2023+16%
2022−0.55%
2021+32%
2020−7.1%
2019+21%
2018+2.8%
2017+5.7%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+1.3%
Feb104 of 10−1.5%
Mar107 of 10−2.4%
Apr105 of 10+1.8%
May106 of 10+2.5%
Jun107 of 10+0.22%
Jul116 of 11+1.2%
Aug117 of 11+2.1%
Sep116 of 11−1.3%
Oct113 of 11−1.2%
Nov107 of 10+5.0%
Dec104 of 10−0.21%

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.