NYSE:NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $16.13 -0.23 (-1.41%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.16 +0.04 (+0.22%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Stock (NYSE:NCDL) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get NCDL alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$16.09▼$16.3850-Day Range$15.67▼$17.1552-Week Range$14.21▼$18.01Volume155,913 shsAverage Volume141,940 shsMarket Capitalization$811.02 millionP/E Ratio8.63Dividend Yield11.16%Price Target$16.63Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. is a specialty finance company focused primarily on investing in senior secured loans to private equity-owned U.S. middle market companies. It has elected to be regulated as a business development company. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. is based in NEW YORK. Read More Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks54th Percentile Overall ScoreNCDL MarketRank™: Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 644th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-10.53% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending are expected to decrease by -10.53% in the coming year, from $2.28 to $2.04 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is 8.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.13.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is 8.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.77.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a P/B Ratio of 0.91. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.22% of the float of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has recently decreased by 31.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipNuveen Churchill Direct Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.12%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthNuveen Churchill Direct Lending does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is 96.26%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending will have a dividend payout ratio of 88.24% in the coming year. This indicates that Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.22% of the float of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has recently decreased by 31.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.20 News SentimentNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $426,945.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.62% of the stock of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is held by insiders.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's insider trading history. Receive NCDL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address NCDL Stock News HeadlinesFinancial Comparison: SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) versus Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL)July 25, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comReviewing Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) & Its CompetitorsJuly 24, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comNew Federal Land Rush About to Start?A $100 Trillion Wealth Shift Is Already Underway Lithium. Oil. Gold. Trillions in U.S. resources are being quietly opened to the public, and former hedge fund firm manager Whitney Tilson believes this is the best chance in years to turn a small stake into huge gains. He's naming one $10 stock leading this "US: IPO" boom.August 3 at 2:00 AM | Stansberry Research (Ad)Robert E. Paun - NCDL | Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. - Wall ...July 18, 2025 | wsj.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. Schedules Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 14, 2025 | businesswire.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending: Cheap, Not For A ReasonJune 24, 2025 | seekingalpha.comNuveen Churchill Direct (NYSE:NCDL) Stock, Earnings Estimates, EPS, And RevenueMay 27, 2025 | benzinga.comDirector’s Bold Move: A Major Stock Purchase in Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp.May 27, 2025 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines NCDL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have NCDL shares performed this year? Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's stock was trading at $16.78 at the start of the year. Since then, NCDL stock has decreased by 3.9% and is now trading at $16.13. How were Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's earnings last quarter? Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NYSE:NCDL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $53.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $56.01 million. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending had a net margin of 44.83% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.42%. Who are Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending include Opal Wealth Advisors LLC (0.99%), GraniteShares Advisors LLC (0.33%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.31%) and Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Kenneth J Kencel, Shaul Vichness, Mat Linett and Kenneth M Miranda. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending? Shares of NCDL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending investors own include United Parcel Service (UPS), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Getty Realty (GTY), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), MFA Financial (MFA) and Townsquare Media (TSQ). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/08/2025Record date for 7/28 Dividend6/30/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/28 Dividend6/30/2025Dividend Payable7/28/2025Today8/03/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/06/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry FIN - SBIC&COMMRL Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:NCDL Previous SymbolNYSE:NCDL CIK1737924 Webwww.churchillam.com Phone212-207-2003FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending$16.63 High Price Target$18.00 Low Price Target$14.00 Potential Upside/Downside+3.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.25 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.87 Trailing P/E Ratio8.63 Forward P/E Ratio7.07 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$116.32 million Net Margins44.83% Pretax Margin44.81% Return on Equity12.42% Return on Assets5.63% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.30 Current Ratio1.79 Quick Ratio1.79 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$224.04 million Price / Sales3.62 Cash Flow$2.11 per share Price / Cash Flow7.63 Book Value$17.81 per share Price / Book0.91Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares50,280,000Free Float49,969,000Market Cap$811.02 million OptionableN/A Beta0.48 5G Stocks: The Path Forward is ProfitableEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in 5G and which 5G stocks show the most promise. 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