CION Investment Corporation (CION)

NYSE: CION · Real-Time Price · USD
10.72
+0.08 (0.75%)
At close: Aug 13, 2025, 4:00 PM
10.72
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Aug 13, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT
0.75%
Market Cap 558.37M
Revenue (ttm) 225.84M
Net Income (ttm) -10.31M
Shares Out 52.09M
EPS (ttm) -0.19
PE Ratio n/a
Forward PE 8.20
Dividend $1.49 (13.90%)
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 2, 2025
Volume 283,125
Open 10.66
Previous Close 10.64
Day's Range 10.43 - 10.75
52-Week Range 8.51 - 12.71
Beta 1.09
Analysts Sell
Price Target 10.75 (+0.28%)
Earnings Date Aug 7, 2025

About CION

CION Investment Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in investments in senior secured loans, including unitranche loans, First Lien, second lien loans, long-term subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans; equity interests such as warrants or options; and corporate bonds; and other debt securities in middle-market companies. The firm invests in growth capital, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, market/product expansion, refinancing and recapitalization investments. The fund also invests up to 30 percent of their assets oppor... [Read more]

Sector Financials
Founded 2011
Country United States
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol CION
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, CION Investment's revenue was $252.43 million, an increase of 0.57% compared to the previous year's $251.01 million. Earnings were $33.90 million, a decrease of -64.43%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 2 analysts, the average rating for CION stock is "Sell." The 12-month stock price target is $10.75, which is an increase of 0.28% from the latest price.

Price Target
$10.75
(0.28% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Sell
Stock Forecasts

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