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Finance: Neutral Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Weak buy - Zacks.com: Hold, Bottom 43% (144 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Redwood]( Symbol: [RWT]( Recent Price: $7.62 Average Analyst Price Target: $8.50 (10.50%) Market Cap: $904.01M Expected Ex-Dividend Date: Dec 19 2023 Expected Payment Date: Dec 28 2023 Expected Dividend & Yield: 10.24% Recent Analyst Action: Douglas Harter, analyst at UBS, reiterates coverage on [Redwood (RWT)]( in the Real Estate sector with a Buy rating and a price target of $9 (1 week ago). [TipRanks.com]( also reports that [Redwood]( currently has 5 analysts offering 12-month price targets and the consensus is a Moderate Buy rating with an average price target is $8.50 . The target pricing ranges from a high forecast of $9 down to a low forecast of $7.5. [Redwood (RWT)](’s last closing price was $7.62 which would put the average price target at 10.50% upside. Here are 3rd party ratings for [RWT](: - TipRanks.com: Moderate Buy - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! Finance: Bullish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: buy - Zacks.com: Sell, Bottom 21% (199 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Message [My Gift to You]( I have arranged for you to receive [a complimentary 3-month subscription]( to Bernie Schaeffer’s Option Advisor online newsletter. 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[Nordic American Tanker (NAT)](’s last closing price was $4.13 which would put the average price target at 22.28% upside. Here are 3rd party ratings for [NAT](: - TipRanks.com: Moderate Buy - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! Finance: Neutral Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Weak buy - Zacks.com: Sell, Top 25% (62 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Main Street Capital]( Symbol: [MAIN]( Recent Price: $42.80 Average Analyst Price Target: $44.80 (0.47%) Market Cap: $3.58B Expected Ex-Dividend Date: Mar 07 2024 Expected Payment Date: Mar 15 2024 Expected Dividend & Yield: 6.34% Recent Analyst Action: Vilas Abraham, analyst at UBS, reiterates coverage on [Main Street Capital (MAIN)]( in the Financial sector with a Hold rating and a price target of $43 (1 month ago). [TipRanks.com]( also reports that [Main Street Capital]( currently has 5 analysts offering 12-month price targets and the consensus is a Hold rating with an average price target is $44.80 . The target pricing ranges from a high forecast of $47 down to a low forecast of $43. [Main Street Capital (MAIN)](’s last closing price was $42.80 which would put the average price target at 0.47% upside. Here are 3rd party ratings for [MAIN](: - TipRanks.com: Hold - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! Finance: Bearish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: Strong buy - Zacks.com: Hold, Top 9% (23 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Message [Limited time left to potentially cash in on AI boom]( There’s a three-step pattern to every tech boom. But the biggest stock market winners don’t often appear until Step Three. 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The target pricing ranges from a high forecast of $22 down to a low forecast of $22. [Fidus Investment (FDUS)](’s last closing price was $20.06 which would put the average price target at 4.69% upside. Here are 3rd party ratings for [FDUS](: - TipRanks.com: Hold - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! Finance: Bullish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: buy - Zacks.com: Hold, Top 9% (23 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Mercer International]( Symbol: [MERC]( Recent Price: $9.16 Average Analyst Price Target: $9.00 (3.71%) Market Cap: $609.37M Expected Ex-Dividend Date: Dec 19 2023 Expected Payment Date: Dec 28 2023 Expected Dividend & Yield: 3.28% Recent Analyst Action: Sean Steuart, analyst at TD Securities, reiterates coverage on [Mercer International (MERC)]( in the Basic Materials sector with a Hold rating and a price target of $10 (1 month ago). [TipRanks.com]( also reports that [Mercer International]( currently has 4 analysts offering 12-month price targets and the consensus is a Hold rating with an average price target is $9.00 . The target pricing ranges from a high forecast of $9 down to a low forecast of $10. [Mercer International (MERC)](’s last closing price was $9.16 which would put the average price target at 3.71% upside. Here are 3rd party ratings for [MERC](: - TipRanks.com: Hold - TradingView.com: Buy - Yahoo! Finance: Bullish Short-Term Outlook - Barchart.com: buy - Zacks.com: Hold, Top 21% (54 out of 252) [Click for chart >>]( -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor Message [[BREAKING] Small Firm Wins $1 Billion Army Contract for Breakthrough "Living Software"]( The Washington Post Reports it's: "A revolution in warfare." The Sunday Times Reports it's: "a revolutionary power." 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