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The price of Carlyle Secured Lending Inc (NASDAQ: CGBD) closed at $12.5 in the last session, down -1.57% from day before closing price of $12.7. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. CGBD stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.42.
On July 25, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $15.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when Nestor John G. sold 13,238 shares for $13.49 per share. The transaction valued at 178,581 led to the insider holds 14,593 shares of the business.
Hennigan Thomas M bought 7,285 shares of CGBD for $100,169 on Aug 20 ’25. The CFO now owns 88,495 shares after completing the transaction at $13.75 per share. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, Jenkins Mark David, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,801 shares for $16.79 each. As a result, the insider paid 63,819 and bolstered with 98,320 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CGBD now has a Market Capitalization of 911287296 and an Enterprise Value of 2191380224. As of this moment, Carlyle’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.94. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.346.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CGBD is 0.90, which has changed by -0.27452117 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17904854 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CGBD has reached a high of $18.59, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.08%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CGBD traded on average about 471.88K shares per day over the past 3-months and 633280 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 72.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 72.39M. Insiders hold about 0.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 36.12% stake in the company. Shares short for CGBD as of 1757894400 were 510427 with a Short Ratio of 1.08, compared to 1755216000 on 435385. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 510427 and a Short% of Float of 0.69999998.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CGBD is 1.65, which was 1.6 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.12598425. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.71.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Carlyle Secured Lending Inc (CGBD) is currently being evaluated by a team of 7.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.4, with high estimates of $0.41 and low estimates of $0.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.6 and $1.56 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.58. EPS for the following year is $1.57, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.61 and $1.54.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $69.61M. It ranges from a high estimate of $70.42M to a low estimate of $68M. As of. The current estimate, Carlyle Secured Lending Inc’s year-ago sales were $55.97MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $70.7M. There is a high estimate of $72.51M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $69.43M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CGBD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $265.08M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $260M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $262.44M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $232.59MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $277.33M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $283.69M and the low estimate is $269M.
