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In the latest session, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) closed at $16.54 up 2.92% from its previous closing price of $16.07. In other words, the price has increased by $2.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.08 million shares were traded. MSDL stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.655 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.115.
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 19.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.36 and its Current Ratio is at 1.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.17.
On November 26, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded its rating to Sector Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $18.
Raymond James Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on October 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $18.50.
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 Nov 11 ’25 when Krishnan Ashwin bought 3,000 shares for $16.72 per share. The transaction valued at 50,160 led to the insider holds 3,000 shares of the business.
FRANK BRUCE D bought 600 shares of MSDL for $9,843 on Nov 10 ’25. The Director now owns 4,387 shares after completing the transaction at $16.41 per share. On Oct 06 ’25, another insider, Binstock Joan, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 9,030 shares for $16.64 each. As a result, the insider paid 150,229 and bolstered with 50,042 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 1436251136. As of this moment, Morgan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.94. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.57 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 0.30, which has changed by -0.2168616 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 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 -2.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.96%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MSDL has traded an average of 851.19K shares per day and 1111230 over the past ten days. A total of 86.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 86.52M. Insiders hold about 0.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 36.85% stake in the company. Shares short for MSDL as of 1765756800 were 526430 with a Short Ratio of 0.62, compared to 1763078400 on 629960. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 526430 and a Short% of Float of 0.6799999999999999.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) reflects the combined expertise of 7.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.48, with high estimates of $0.49 and low estimates of $0.46.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.04 and $2.01 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.02. EPS for the following year is $1.85, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.92 and $1.78.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $97.3M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $98.1M to a low estimate of $96M. As of . The current estimate, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s year-ago sales were $103.03MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $94.58M. There is a high estimate of $96.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $92.11M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MSDL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $398.7M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $396M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $397.73M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $416.07MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $367.18M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $378.2M and the low estimate is $360M.
