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As of close of business last night, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp’s stock clocked out at $12.51, down -2.04% from its previous closing price of $12.77. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. OCSL stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.414.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of OCSL’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.84 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.74. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 1101949824 and an Enterprise Value of 2516528896. As of this moment, Oaktree’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.88, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.944.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OCSL is 0.56, which has changed by -0.14639038 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19182634 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OCSL has reached a high of $16.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.18%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that OCSL traded 811.69K shares on average per day over the past three months and 859980 shares per day over the past ten 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 39.40% stake in the company. Shares short for OCSL as of 1765756800 were 1862043 with a Short Ratio of 2.29, compared to 1763078400 on 2139816. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1862043 and a Short% of Float of 2.12.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.75, OCSL has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.62. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.13703993. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.55. . The current Payout Ratio is 444.05% for OCSL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-15 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 current rating of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL) reflects the combined expertise of 6.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.38, 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 $1.52. EPS for the following year is $1.52, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $1.65 and $1.4.
Revenue Estimates
In . The current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $75.72M. It ranges from a high estimate of $78M 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, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $74.83M. There is a high estimate of $77.06M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $72.44M.
A total of 6 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 $300.52M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $316.8MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $301.15M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $309.43M and the low estimate is $282.54M.
