Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (NASDAQ: CGBD) is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market companies, primarily in the United States. The company is externally managed by Carlyle GMS Investment Management L.L.C., an affiliate of global investment firm The Carlyle Group.

Carlyle Secured Lending invests primarily in senior secured loans, including first-lien and unitranche loans, and may also invest in second-lien debt and equity securities. Its portfolio companies generally operate across a range of industries and are typically privately owned businesses that require capital for acquisitions, growth initiatives, recapitalizations, refinancing and other corporate purposes.

The company traces its origins to TCG BDC, Inc., which began operations in 2012 and later adopted the Carlyle Secured Lending name. As a regulated business development company, it seeks to generate income through its investments while supporting the financing needs of established middle-market businesses. The company’s investment activities are conducted primarily in the U.S. middle market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.28 to $10.50
• 50-Day Range: $9.99 to $11.98
• 52-Week Range: $9.94 to $13.28
• Volume: 514,321 shs
• Average Volume: 397,586 shs
• Market Capitalization: $715.62 million
• P/E Ratio: 20.39
• Dividend Yield: 13.46%
• Price Target: $11.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Carlyle Secured Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Carlyle Secured Lending scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 549th out of 833 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Carlyle Secured Lending has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Carlyle Secured Lending is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Carlyle Secured Lending has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Carlyle Secured Lending are expected to grow by 2.08% in the coming year, from $1.44 to $1.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Carlyle Secured Lending is 20.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Carlyle Secured Lending is 20.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.76.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Carlyle Secured Lending has a P/B Ratio of 0.64. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.33% of the float of Carlyle Secured Lending has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Carlyle Secured Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.13.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Carlyle Secured Lending has recently decreased by 2.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Carlyle Secured Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.33%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Carlyle Secured Lending does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Carlyle Secured Lending is 274.51%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Carlyle Secured Lending will have a dividend payout ratio of 95.24% in the coming year. This indicates that Carlyle Secured Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Carlyle Secured Lending has a news sentiment score of 0.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Carlyle Secured Lending this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for CGBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Carlyle Secured Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Carlyle Secured Lending insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.35% of the stock of Carlyle Secured Lending is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

24.51% of the stock of Carlyle Secured Lending is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/11/2026
• Record date for 7/16 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/16 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/16/2026
• Record date for 10/16 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/16 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CGBD
• CIK: 1544206
• Web: www.carlylesecuredlending.com
• Phone: (212) 813-4900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Carlyle Secured Lending: $11.33
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.22
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $69.97 million
• Net Margins: 14.26%
• Pretax Margin: 14.26%
• Return on Equity: 8.85%
• Return on Assets: 3.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.20
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $255.57 million
• Price / Sales: 2.80
• Cash Flow: $0.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.14
• Book Value: $16.26 per share
• Price / Book: 0.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 68,810,000
• Free Float: 68,564,000
• Market Cap: $715.62 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.66