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Main Street Capital Corporation

Stage 2 · Advancing · week 8

As of Oct 22, 2026, Main Street Capital is in Stage 2, the uptrend phase, now in week 8 (since Sep 1, 2026). It closed at $54.10, 11.1% below its 52-week high and above its 200-day average, which is falling.

Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company and a small business investment company specializing in direct and indirect investments. More about the company

$54.10
+1.31% today
$5.1B · Mid cap
Market Neutral — Building

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In Stage 2, but it has already run

Setup score

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Momentum

Steady

Edge

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Setup-score rank among Stage 2 peers: #1 of 45 in Asset Management · #1 of 215 in Financials

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S2 71w
S2 17w
S4 18w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S2 8w → S3 5w → S2 71w → S3 11w → S2 17w → S3 11w → S2 10w → S3 2w → S4 18w → S1 5w → S2 7w current
Total tracked: 166 weeks across 11 stage runs.

MAIN among Asset Management52nd of 140 by relative strength

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Stocks in Asset Management ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1CYPHStage 2 · wk 799−17.5%
2AMTDStage 2 · wk 199+4011.1%
3MGLDStage 2 · wk 494+105.2%
4AAMIStage 2 · wk 4194+1.4%
5ASSTStage 2 · wk 792+0.1%
6AMGStage 2 · wk 2191+8.0%
7WTStage 2 · wk 3991−10.6%
8VCTRStage 2 · wk 3991+1.0%
…52MAINStage 2 · wk 855−1.3%
vs 52W High
-11.1%
$47.90 lo$60.89 hi
11.1% below 52W high, pullback range
How far this stock is from its 52-week high. A pullback of 3–20% while Stage 2 structure holds is typically a better entry than chasing near the high.
Stage Maturity
Week 8
1w13w26w
Week 8, early Stage 2
How long this stock has been in Stage 2. The sweet spot is mid-run: long enough to prove the structure holds, not so long that it's extended. Very fresh moves (weeks 1–4) often need more time to confirm.
vs 200 DMA
0.3%
200 DMA: $53.94 · sloping down
Long-term trend anchor. When the stock and the S&P 500 are both above their 200-day averages, the backdrop supports continuation.
Rel Volume
1.00x
vs 50-day avg
Low vol (0.5–1x) on pullbacks = resting, not being sold. High vol on breakouts = commitment. Volume spike on down days is a warning sign.
Trend Health
↓
Short-term trend rolling over
Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.
1M
-1.3%
3M
+3.2%
6M
+4.3%
YTD
-6.6%
1Y
+0.8%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2025-06-17
6 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2019-03-15.
A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.
Recent Stage Timeline
2026-10-22S2
Wk 8 · Vol 1.00x
2026-10-21S2
Wk 8 · Vol 0.48x
2026-10-20S2
Wk 7 · Vol 0.80x
2026-10-19S2
Wk 7 · Vol 1.25x
2026-10-16S2
Wk 7 · Vol 1.11x
2026-10-15S2
Wk 7 · Vol 1.12x
2026-10-14S2
Wk 7 · Vol 0.90x
2026-10-13S2
Wk 6 · Vol 0.75x
2026-10-12S2
Wk 6 · Vol 0.75x
2026-10-09S2
Wk 6 · Vol 0.83x
2026-10-08S2
Wk 6 · Vol 1.01x
2026-10-07S2
Wk 6 · Vol 1.34x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$55.71
200 DMA
$53.94
52W High
$60.89
52W Low
$47.90
5D Low
$53.15
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$55.67
60d High
$58.36
120d High
$58.36
250d High
$60.89
Next resistance
+2.9%
to 20d High
P/E (TTM)
10.9
Forward 14.0
Earnings Growth (YoY)
+15.3%
Revenue +3.9%
ROE
+14.9%
Profit margin +78.5%
Dividend Yield
5.97%
P/B 1.6

Main Street Capital: quick answers

What stage is Main Street Capital in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Main Street Capital (MAIN) is in Stage 2, the uptrend phase. It entered Stage 2 on Sep 1, 2026 and is in week 8. What the four stages mean

Is Main Street Capital in an uptrend?

Yes. Main Street Capital is in a Stage 2 uptrend. It trades 0.3% above its 200-day average, which is falling.

How far is Main Street Capital from its 52-week high?

Main Street Capital closed at $54.10 on Oct 22, 2026, 11.1% below its 52-week high of $60.89. Its 52-week low is $47.90.

How has Main Street Capital performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Main Street Capital is up 0.8% over the past year and down 6.6% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Main Street Capital in?

Main Street Capital is in the Asset Management industry, part of the Financials sector.

About this companyFinancials· Asset Management

Main Street Capital Corporation is a business development company and a small business investment company specializing in direct and indirect investments. In direct investments, the firm specializes in private equity capital to lower middle market companies. The firm specializes in recapitalizations, loan, growth capital, mezzanine debt, corporate carveouts, family estate planning, management buyouts, refinancing, private loan, private credit solutions, senior secured term debt, unintranche term debt, subordinated debt, preferred equity, common equity, minimal or no fixed amortization, split lien term debt, industry consolidation, mature, later stage and emerging growth. The firm makes both control and non-control equity investments. The firm also provides debt capital to middle market companies for strategic acquisitions, management buyouts, growth financings, majority and minority recapitalizations, and refinancing. The firm also makes equity co-investments. The firm provides debt financing solutions for acquisitions, recapitalizations, and refinancing to middle market companies. The firm provides private debt and private equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. It prefers to invest in air freight and logistics, auto components, building products, chemicals, commercial services, computers, construction and engineering, consumer finance, consumer services, electronic equipment, energy equipment and services, financial services, health care equipment, health care providers, hotels, restaurants, and leisure, internet software and services, IT Services, machinery, oil, gas and consumable fuels, paper and forest products, professional and industrial services, manufacturing, road and rail, software, specialty retail, telecommunication, consumer discretionary, energy, materials, concrete, plumbing pipes, electrical component, heavy electrical equipment, media, utilities, technology, and transportation. The firm invests in Southwest of the United States of America. The firm typically invests in business services, commercial and professional services, communication services, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, lower middle market companies ranging between $5 million and $125 million in equity investment with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million and EBITDA in ranging between $3 million and $20 million. The firm typically prefers to invest in the range of $5 million and $150 million per transaction in debt investment value but holds the ability to lead debt financings up to $250 million. For credit solutions, the firm invests between $10 million and $150 million with an EBITDA in the range of $7.5 million and $50 million. The firm loan portfolio companies generally have annual revenues between $25 million and $500 million. The firm's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies. It takes 5 percent minority and up to 50 percent majority equity investments. Main Street Capital Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Houston, Texas with an additional offices in Chicago, United States and Chojnów, Poland.

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