# PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund (SDHY) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services. Price $15.95, market value $394 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 13.3×** (5-yr avg 9.8×, 3-yr avg 9.8×). PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund trades at 13.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 9.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 10.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 10.4×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 39.4%** (5-yr avg 21.2%). Free cash flow equals 39.4% of the market value, above its five-year average of 21.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 7.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 98.8%**. 98.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.5%**. 8.5% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 8.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.4% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -7.9%**. Revenue fell 7.9% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -9.0%**. Earnings per share fell 9.0%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 33.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 33.1% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 8.13%** ($1.30 per share, trailing). PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund yields 8.13%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 86%** (21% of free cash flow). 86% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 0.9%** (YTD 0.9%, 3-mo 1.2%). The shares are up 0.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.2%** (2.6% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.30** (volatility 8%). Beta of 0.30 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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