Analysts Issue Forecasts for CGBD Q2 Earnings

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGBD - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Carlyle Secured Lending in a report issued on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams expects that the company will post earnings of $0.39 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carlyle Secured Lending's current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Carlyle Secured Lending's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS.

Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.02). Carlyle Secured Lending had a net margin of 32.72% and a return on equity of 10.49%. The business had revenue of $54.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $55.50 million.

CGBD has been the topic of several other reports. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on shares of Carlyle Secured Lending from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Carlyle Secured Lending from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Carlyle Secured Lending from $17.00 to $14.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $14.75.

Carlyle Secured Lending Price Performance

CGBD stock opened at $13.94 on Thursday. Carlyle Secured Lending has a 52 week low of $13.12 and a 52 week high of $18.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $710.38 million, a P/E ratio of 10.33 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.31. The company has a quick ratio of 3.55, a current ratio of 3.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03.

Carlyle Secured Lending Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Carlyle Secured Lending's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 118.52%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,192,606 shares of the company's stock worth $21,383,000 after acquiring an additional 44,033 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Carlyle Secured Lending by 1,449.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 659,564 shares of the company's stock worth $11,826,000 after purchasing an additional 616,988 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Carlyle Secured Lending by 1.9% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 275,612 shares of the company's stock worth $4,460,000 after purchasing an additional 5,054 shares during the period. Condor Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 3.2% during the first quarter. Condor Capital Management now owns 275,409 shares of the company's stock worth $4,456,000 after purchasing an additional 8,573 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 3.5% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 248,348 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,018,000 after purchasing an additional 8,378 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.51% of the company's stock.

About Carlyle Secured Lending

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc is business development company specializing in first lien debt, senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loan unsecured debt, mezzanine debt and investments in equities. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. It targets healthcare and pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense, high tech industries, business services, software, beverage food and tobacco, hotel gamming and leisure, banking finance insurance and in real estate sector.

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