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The closing price of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ: OCSL) was $14.0 for the day, up 0.50% from the previous closing price of $13.93. In other words, the price has increased by $0.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.41 million shares were traded. OCSL stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.93.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 30 ’25 when Gero Deborah Ann bought 2,500 shares for $13.70 per share. The transaction valued at 34,250 led to the insider holds 22,411 shares of the business.
Panossian Armen bought 8,000 shares of OCSL for $113,040 on May 15 ’25. The insider now owns 20,789 shares after completing the transaction at $14.13 per share. On May 07 ’25, another insider, CALDWELL PHYLLIS R, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,000 shares for $13.32 each. As a result, the insider paid 26,650 and bolstered with 18,000 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 1233197056 and an Enterprise Value of 2617751296. As of this moment, Oaktree’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.835.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OCSL is 0.71, which has changed by -0.17840374 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OCSL has reached a high of $17.06, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.45%.
Shares Statistics:
OCSL traded an average of 621.60K shares per day over the past three months and 447350 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 88.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 85.87M. Insiders hold about 0.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 40.21% stake in the company. Shares short for OCSL as of 1755216000 were 1565829 with a Short Ratio of 2.52, compared to 1752537600 on 1324793. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1565829 and a Short% of Float of 1.78.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.9, OCSL has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.92. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.13639626The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 10.16. The current Payout Ratio is 317.81% for OCSL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. 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 market rating for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL) reflects the collective analysis of 5.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.39, with high estimates of $0.4 and low estimates of $0.36.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.79 and $1.73 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.76. EPS for the following year is $1.55, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $1.61 and $1.42.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 5 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $79.16M to a low estimate of $74.31M. As of the current estimate, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp’s year-ago sales were $94.69MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $77.51M. There is a high estimate of $80.47M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $74.22M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for OCSL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $320.42M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $313.8M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $316.36M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $381.67MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $308.94M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $321.27M and the low estimate is $293.07M.
