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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ: OCSL) closed the day trading at $13.55 down -2.52% from the previous closing price of $13.90. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.1 million shares were traded. OCSL stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.735 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.164.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of OCSL, let’s look at its different ratios.
On November 20, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $17 to $15.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 25 ’25 when CALDWELL PHYLLIS R bought 2,500 shares for $15.83 per share. The transaction valued at 39,575 led to the insider holds 16,000 shares of the business.
Pendo Mathew bought 6,260 shares of OCSL for $99,690 on Feb 24 ’25. The President now owns 52,596 shares after completing the transaction at $15.93 per share. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, Khanna Raghav, who serves as the Co-Chief Investment Officer of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $15.95 each. As a result, the insider paid 95,700 and bolstered with 6,000 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 1114423808 and an Enterprise Value of 2632028416. As of this moment, Oaktree’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.107.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OCSL is 0.81, which has changed by -0.29683447 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OCSL has reached a high of $19.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.29%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, OCSL traded about 841.88K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, OCSL traded about 1190510 shares per day. A total of 82.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 80.01M. Insiders hold about 2.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 47.67% stake in the company. Shares short for OCSL as of 1741910400 were 1448399 with a Short Ratio of 1.24, compared to 1739491200 on 725779. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1448399 and a Short% of Float of 1.77.
Dividends & Splits
OCSL’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.04, up from 2.2 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.15827338The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.66. The current Payout Ratio is 317.81% for OCSL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-17 with an ex-dividend date of 1742169600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2023-01-23 when the company split stock in a 1:3 ratio.
