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WhiteHorse Finance Inc is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. It makes debt investments in privately held; small-cap companies located in United States. Its investment objective is to generate risk-adjusted returns by originating and investing in senior secured loans, including first lien and second lien facilities, to performing lower middle market companies across a range of industries.

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Shares of WhiteHorse Finance Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) remained volatile after the company announced its fourth-quarter results.
The company's dividend policy is in focus after its NII (net interest income) fell short of expectations, according to JPMorgan.
The WhiteHorse Finance Analyst: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5f117a5099d25a0001e0ff6c/melissa-wedel">Analyst Melissa Wedel</a> reaffirmed an Underweight rating, while reducing the price target from $9.50 to $9.00.
The WhiteHorse Finance Thesis: The company reported its fourth-quarter NII at 34 cents per share. It missed the consensus of 39 cents per share.
NAV (net asset value) declined by 3.6% sequentially to $12.31 per share, Wedel said in a note.
Check out <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">other analyst stock ratings</a>.
Management declared a regular quarterly distribution of 38.5 cents per share for the first quarter, the analyst stated. 
She added, however, that management indicated they were still evaluating the portfolio's earnings power in the near to medium term, which leaves some doubts about the dividend being reduced, "especially with $28.4M of spillover income remaining after the special dividend was paid in 4Q."
The board may also decide to "use spillover income to supplement NII and support the dividend at current levels," Wedel stated. 
"In either scenario, we expect investors will remain focused on dividend coverage through NII and credit trends with headwinds to multiple expansion until dividend coverage through NII is achieved and NAV stabilizes," she further wrote.
Price Action: Shares of WhiteHorse Finance had declined by 0.6% to $9.98 at the time of publication on Monday.
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WhiteHorse Finance Analyst Cuts Forecast After Q4 Results: Dividend Cut Soon?

JP Morgan analyst Melissa Wedel maintains WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $9.5 to $9.

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JP Morgan Maintains Underweight on WhiteHorse Finance, Lowers Price Target to $9

WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.34 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.39 by 12.05 percent. This is a 24.78 percent decrease over earnings of $0.46 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $21.01 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $22.67 million by 7.32 percent. This is a 18.04 percent decrease over sales of $25.63 million the same period last year.

Earnings

WhiteHorse Finance Q4 Adj $0.34 Misses $0.39 Estimate, Sales $21.01M Miss $22.67M Estimate

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JP Morgan analyst Melissa Wedel maintains WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $10 to $9.5.

JP Morgan Maintains Underweight on WhiteHorse Finance, Lowers Price Target to $9.5

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Oppenheimer analyst Mitchel Penn downgrades WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) from Outperform to Perform and lowers the price target from $14 to $12.

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Oppenheimer Downgrades WhiteHorse Finance to Perform, Lowers Price Target to $12

Raymond James analyst Robert Dodd downgrades WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) from Outperform to Market Perform.

Raymond James Downgrades WhiteHorse Finance to Market Perform

WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.39 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.41 by 3.9 percent. This is a 15.27 percent decrease over earnings of $0.47 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $22.851 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $23.203 million by 1.52 percent. This is a 2.69 percent decrease over sales of $23.482 million the same period last year.

WhiteHorse Finance Q3 2024 Adj. EPS $0.39 Misses $0.41 Estimate, Sales $22.851M Miss $23.203M Estimate

It&nbsp;will be payable on&nbsp;December 10, 2024&nbsp;to stockholders of record as of&nbsp;October 31, 2024.

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WhiteHorse Finance Board Declares Special Distribution Of $0.245 Per Share

WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.40 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.44 by 9.09 percent. This is a 12.28 percent decrease over earnings of $0.46 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $23.482 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $24.711 million by 4.97 percent. This is a 8.26 percent decrease over sales of $25.595 million the same period last year.

WhiteHorse Finance Q2 2024 Adj. EPS $0.40 Misses $0.44 Estimate, Sales $23.482M Miss $24.711M Estimate

JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintains WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $12.5 to $11.5.

JP Morgan Maintains Underweight on WhiteHorse Finance, Lowers Price Target to $11.5

WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.47 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.46 by 1.09 percent. This is a 0.87 percent increase over earnings of $0.46 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $25.475 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $24.880 million by 2.39 percent. This is a 2.63 percent decrease over sales of $26.164 million the same period last year.

Earnings Beats

WhiteHorse Finance Q1 2024 Adj EPS $0.47 Beats $0.46 Estimate, Sales $25.475M Beat $24.880M Estimate

Wednesday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>). 
<h3>What's Happening</h3>
The company announced on Thursday that it would pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 38.5 cents per share. On Thursday, WhiteHorse Finance will go ex-dividend, meaning the stock will trade lower to reflect that payout. In other words, the stock will likely open 38.5 cents lower than it would have opened on any other day.
In order to be eligible to receive a company's dividend, shareholders must own the stock prior to the ex-dividend date—in this case, Thursday. Shareholders who own WHF as of the end of Wednesday's session are eligible to receive the 38.5 cents dividend payout for every share that they own. 
According to the company, this dividend will be paid out to shareholders on April 02, 2024. Investors will then be able to either reinvest those dividends back into the stock or use the payment in some other way. 
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WhiteHorse Finance: Dividend Insights

JP Morgan analyst Richard Shane maintains WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $12 to $11.5.

CORRECTION: WhiteHorse Finance Q4 2023 Adj. EPS $0.456 Miss $0.460 Estimate.

B. Riley Securities analyst Bryce Rowe downgrades WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) from Buy to Neutral and announces $13.25 price target.

B. Riley Securities Downgrades WhiteHorse Finance to Neutral, Announces $13.25 Price Target

Raymond James has decided to maintain its Outperform rating of WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) and lower its price target from $14.00 to $13.50.
Shares of WhiteHorse Finance are trading down 1.64% over the last 24 hours, at $12.00 per share.
A move to $13.50 would account for a 12.5% increase from the current share price.
<h3>About WhiteHorse Finance</h3>
WhiteHorse Finance Inc is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. It makes debt investments in privately held; small-cap companies located in United States. Its investment objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for investors, primarily by originating senior secured loans to privately held small-cap companies across a broad range of industries.
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Raymond James Maintains Outperform Rating for WhiteHorse Finance: Here's What You Need To Know

Raymond James analyst Robert Dodd maintains WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WHF#NASDAQ">WHF</a>) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $14 to $13.5.

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