# Main Street Capital (MAIN) — Analyst Forecast

MAIN · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/main/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hold | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $57.00 | $58.00 | $60.00 | 3 |

Last price $54.27 (as of Oct 16, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 9, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $57.00 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Upgraded | Equal-Weight → Overweight | $60.00 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $55.00 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | $57.00 |
| May 22, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Initiated Coverage | Equal-Weight | $50.00 |
| May 19, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | $53.00 |
| May 14, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | $58.00 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Citizens | Maintained | Market Outperform | $70.00 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | $66.00 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Citizens | Initiated Coverage | Market Outperform | $70.00 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | B. Riley Securities | Maintained | Neutral | $60.00 |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | $60.00 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | $67.00 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | B. Riley Securities | Maintained | Neutral | $64.00 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | $64.00 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $58.00 |
| May 13, 2025 | Oppenheimer | Maintained | Perform | $53.00 |
| May 12, 2025 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | $54.00 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $54.00 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | $62.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for MAIN stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Main Street Capital (MAIN) is $58.00, with a high estimate of $60.00 and a low of $57.00, across 3 analysts.

### Is MAIN a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Main Street Capital currently average a Hold rating: 2 buy, 6 hold and 0 sell, from 8 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for MAIN?

The average price target of $58.00 implies 6.87% upside from the last price of $54.27.

### What is the latest analyst rating on MAIN?

On Oct 9, 2026, UBS maintained Main Street Capital at Neutral with a price target of $57.00.

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