Market Momentum Report: Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL)’s Negative Close at 13.58

Kevin Freeman

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The price of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ: OCSL) closed at $13.58 in the last session, down -0.80% from day before closing price of $13.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. OCSL stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.7556 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.56.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at OCSL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.40. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 0.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.95.

On December 11, 2024, B. Riley Securities Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $15.

JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on November 20, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $17 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 Sep 15 ’25 when CALDWELL PHYLLIS R bought 3,000 shares for $13.19 per share. The transaction valued at 39,576 led to the insider holds 21,000 shares of the business.

Gero Deborah Ann bought 2,500 shares of OCSL for $34,250 on Jun 30 ’25. The Director now owns 22,411 shares after completing the transaction at $13.70 per share. On May 15 ’25, another insider, Panossian Armen, who serves as the insider of the company, bought 8,000 shares for $14.13 each. As a result, the insider paid 113,040 and bolstered with 20,789 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, OCSL now has a Market Capitalization of 1196201344 and an Enterprise Value of 2610780416. As of this moment, Oaktree’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.241.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for OCSL is 0.55, which has changed by -0.1621787 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OCSL has reached a high of $16.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.55%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, OCSL traded on average about 764.71K shares per day over the past 3-months and 608920 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 88.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 87.81M. Insiders hold about 0.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 39.49% stake in the company. Shares short for OCSL as of 1763078400 were 2139816 with a Short Ratio of 2.80, compared to 1760486400 on 1645326. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2139816 and a Short% of Float of 2.4400001000000002.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for OCSL is 1.77, which was 1.75 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.12783054. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.45. The current Payout Ratio is 444.05% for OCSL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-01-23 when the company split stock in a 1:3 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL) is currently drawing attention from 5.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.37, with high estimates of $0.39 and low estimates of $0.36.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.57 and $1.46 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.51. EPS for the following year is $1.51, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.65 and $1.4.

Revenue Estimates

According to 5 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $75.27M. It ranges from a high estimate of $76.05M to a low estimate of $74.17M. As of. The current estimate, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp’s year-ago sales were $86.65MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $74.59M. There is a high estimate of $77.06M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $72.44M.

A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for OCSL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $309.21M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $290.87M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $299.63M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $316.8MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $298.54M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $309.43M and the low estimate is $282.54M.