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In the latest session, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) closed at $16.75 down -1.41% from its previous closing price of $16.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.89 million shares were traded. MSDL stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.745.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.29 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.15.
On October 06, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $17.
UBS Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 18, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $23.50.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 06 ’25 when Binstock Joan bought 9,030 shares for $16.64 per share. The transaction valued at 150,229 led to the insider holds 50,042 shares of the business.
JEFFREY LEVIN bought 48,599 shares of MSDL for $811,555 on Sep 29 ’25. On Aug 14 ’25, another insider, Shannon Kevin, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $17.70 each. As a result, the insider paid 88,500 and bolstered with 29,079 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, MSDL now has a Market Capitalization of 1454486400. As of this moment, Morgan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.81.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MSDL is 0.22, which has changed by -0.15891087 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13033986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MSDL has reached a high of $21.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.91%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MSDL has traded an average of 783.07K shares per day and 886190 over the past ten days. A total of 86.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 86.55M. Insiders hold about 0.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 32.63% stake in the company. Shares short for MSDL as of 1759190400 were 593114 with a Short Ratio of 0.76, compared to 1756425600 on 390118. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 593114 and a Short% of Float of 0.77.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) is a result of the insights provided by 7.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.5, with high estimates of $0.51 and low estimates of $0.49.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.05 and $1.99 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.03. EPS for the following year is $1.89, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.96 and $1.81.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $98.79M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $100.09M to a low estimate of $95M. As of. The current estimate, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s year-ago sales were $109.75MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $98.02M. There is a high estimate of $99.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $96M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MSDL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $400M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $391M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $397.61M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $416.07MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $372.44M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $388M and the low estimate is $363M.
