Currently eight specialty finance stocks are trading 25% or more below mean analyst price targets, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.
Even though GSV Capital Corp.'s stock has returned 48.2% over the last year, analysts still have the company trading 64.7% below its one-year target, the largest implied upside among all stocks studied. As of June 5, all three of the analysts covering GSV recommend buying the stock.
CAI International Inc. and Encore Capital Group Inc. had the second- and third-highest implied upsides at 42.0% and 37.9%, respectively.
At the other end of the spectrum, specialty lender World Acceptance Corp. is trading 29% above its mean one-year price target, more than any other stock in the analysis. The stock has been on a tear over the last year, returning 41.0%. None of the analysts covering the company recommend buying the stock at these levels.
Credit Acceptance Corp. and Oxford Square Capital Corp. were the next two companies in line, trading at 19.5% and 17.8% above their respective mean price targets.
As of June 5, 26 of the 98 specialty finance companies in this analysis were trading above their one-year mean price target.

