Crescent Capital BDC Inc. (CCAP) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$9.30 +3.22% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $9.34

Crescent Capital BDC Inc. (CCAP) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 65/100 RQD Confidence. The composite score sits in the neutral Hold band (59–69), meaning current holders don’t need to panic-sell while prospective buyers can wait for a move into the 70+ Buy zone.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $342.7M
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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $9.34 (+0.39%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-1.80% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 1.9% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 65/100 (C) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+1.3% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 55.6% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C- · Rk B
Cash (11)Whales (11)SEC (13)Macro (16)CEO (14)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+3.1% Base Target
$16 Bull$10 Base$7 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for CCAP)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±5.1%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (65/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY CCAP SCORES 65/100 (C) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+16/20 pts (25% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 13% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 53.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution+14/20 pts (22% of score)

SEC Form 4 / 13F Thermometer: 70% Net Buy • Cannibal Buyback (-1.80% YoY Shares)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning11/20 pts (-9 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-9 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
57
Grade C$9.09-2.1% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
60
Grade C$8.90-2.7% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
62
Grade C+$8.66+7.4% Next Q
Current
65
Grade C$9.30+1.3% Hist 90D α
Trajectory: C (57) → C (65)Full Audit →
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⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the CCAP Bull Thesis Could Fail

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Even with a 65/100 (C) score, CCAP faces multiple-compression risk if 9.9x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-1.80% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 49.5% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($9.60) or 200D SMA ($11.70) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($9.59) toward Bear Floor ($7.48).

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $CCAP• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite
Contract: “CCAP Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 30, 2026) & Holds Above 200D SMA”
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
53.530 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREWEAK QUALITY (1–4)
4 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE13% OF RANGE
L: $8$9.30H: $15
1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (steady margins), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: D+RQD 11 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: CRQD 25 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: BRQD 29 / 40
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ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
NEUTRAL (55)

-11.1% ROIC with 42.0% gross margin and 21.81% FCF yield.

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10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
NEUTRAL (65)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 4/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
BULLISH (68)

25/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 16/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like CCAP
  • ✓Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.
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CCAP // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -31.72%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $9.30H $9.32L $9.10C $9.30VOL 233.5K
RES: $10.06SUP: $8.15SMA50: $9.60SMA200: $11.70
$14.56$12.89$11.22$9.55$7.88RES $10.06SUP $8.15$9.302026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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CCAP Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
-1.4%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on CCAP today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for CCAP. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (CCAP)

Financials Rank #331 of 1096 ⚔️ BTBT vs CCAP Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (CCAP vs. BTBT, RM, TREE, BRBI)

Industry: Finance: Consumer Services (156 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Crescent Capital BDC Inc. (CCAP) ranks #331 by composite RQD confidence (65/100, grade C) and #784 by equity capitalization ($342.7M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, RM leads on earnings valuation at 7.5x trailing P/E, while RM leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 11.9% ROIC and — gross margin. RM currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 69/100 (C+) compared with CCAP at 65/100 (C).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
CCAP ACTIVE
Crescent Capital BDC Inc.
C 65/100 9.9x — -11.1% +3.22% $342.7M Benchmark Subject
BTBT
Bit Digital Inc.
E 30/100 — — -12.0% -3.31% $336.5M /btbt-vs-ccap →
RM
Regional Management Corp.
C+ 69/100 7.5x — 11.9% +7.76% $334.5M /rm-vs-ccap →
TREE
LendingTree Inc.
C 63/100 — — 8.6% +5.69% $393.5M /tree-vs-ccap →
BRBI
BRBI BR Partners S.A. ADSs
D 49/100 — — — -3.27% $400.1M /brbi-vs-ccap →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001633336

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), Crescent Capital BDC Inc. (CCAP) reported GAAP revenue of $0 (N/A vs. FY2024 revenue of $0 ) , GAAP net income of $34.5M, operating cash flow of $74.7M, and free cash flow of $74.7M (+26.8% YoY). On the balance sheet, CCAP closed FY2025 with $1.62B in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 4/9).

Fiscal Period Filing Date Revenue Net Income Operating Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Total Assets Total Debt
FY2025 (FY) 2025-12-31 $0 $34.5M $74.7M $74.7M $1.62B —
FY2024 (FY) 2024-12-31 $0 $73.6M $58.9M $58.9M $1.66B —
FY2023 (FY) 2023-12-31 $0 $83.8M $92.3M $92.3M — —

3. CCAP Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is CCAP stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, Crescent Capital BDC Inc. (NASDAQ: CCAP) is rated C (Hold / HOLD) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 65/100 at a spot price of $9.30 (+3.22% 1D, market cap $342.7M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 11/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 16/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 14/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, CCAP ranks #331 in composite RQD confidence.

How does CCAP compare to BTBT and RM in the Financials sector?

Within the Financials sector (Finance: Consumer Services), CCAP carries a Roarable C (65/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 9.9x, gross margin of —, and ROIC of -11.1%. By comparison, BTBT (Bit Digital Inc.) holds a E grade (30/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -12.0%, cap $336.5M) and RM (Regional Management Corp.) posts a C+ grade (69/100 RQD, P/E 7.5x, ROIC 11.9%, cap $334.5M). Among the 5-stock peer group, RM leads on earnings multiple (7.5x) while RM leads on capital efficiency (11.9% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for CCAP?

Per CCAP's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001633336), Crescent Capital BDC Inc. generated $0 in revenue, $34.5M in net income, and $74.7M in free cash flow against $1.62B in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is CCAP trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

CCAP last traded at $9.30 (+3.22% on volume of 172,232 shares), positioning the stock -3.12% below its 50-day simple moving average ($9.60) and -20.51% below its 200-day simple moving average ($11.70). Across its 52-week range of $8.40 to $15.18, CCAP sits at the 13.3% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 53.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±5.1% ($8.83 to $9.77).

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Should I buy, hold, or sell CCAP stock right now?

Crescent Capital BDC Inc. (CCAP) currently earns a Roarable Rating of C (Hold — HOLD) with 65/100 RQD Confidence. Solid steady margins (-11% return on capital), mixed timing at 10x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

What is CCAP's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

CCAP's 12-month base price target is $9.59 (range $7.48 to $15.94), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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