NYSE:NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $15.97 -0.08 (-0.50%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.98 +0.01 (+0.09%) As of 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$15.92▼$16.1950-Day Range$15.94▼$17.1552-Week Range$14.21▼$18.01Volume96,636 shsAverage Volume241,764 shsMarket Capitalization$788.76 millionP/E Ratio8.77Dividend Yield11.27%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™ Stocks35th Percentile Overall ScoreNCDL MarketRank™: Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 771st out of 933 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 2 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 8.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.87.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is 8.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.05.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. 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 Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.35% 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 2.6, 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 increased by 8.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipNuveen Churchill Direct Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.17%, 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 98.90%. 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 Shorted1.35% 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 2.6, 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 increased by 8.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a news sentiment score of 0.44. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for NCDL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% 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 $177,915.00 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 HeadlinesNuveen Churchill Direct Lending: Great Time To Exit Or Stop ReinvestingAugust 14, 2025 | seekingalpha.comComparing Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL) & Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN)August 13, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... Jeff Brown has uncovered a revolutionary AI breakthrough buried inside Tesla's labs. One that is helping AI escape from our computer screens and manifest itself here in the real world all while creating a 25,000% growth market explosion starting as early as October 23rd.August 20 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Reviewing Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL) & WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:WHF)August 9, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. declares $0.45 dividendAugust 8, 2025 | seekingalpha.comNCDL signals positive momentum into H2 2025 as deal flow rebounds and leverage targets guide portfolio strategyAugust 7, 2025 | msn.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NCDL) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 7, 2025 | seekingalpha.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. 2025 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationAugust 7, 2025 | seekingalpha.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 4.8% and is now trading at $15.97. How were Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's earnings last quarter? Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NYSE:NCDL) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.46. The business earned $53.13 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.41 million. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.88% and a net margin of 43.35%. Who are Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending include Corient Private Wealth LLC (4.79%), Callodine Capital Management LP (1.06%), Opal Wealth Advisors LLC (0.99%) and GraniteShares Advisors LLC (0.33%). 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 Record date for 7/28 Dividend6/30/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/28 Dividend6/30/2025Dividend Payable7/28/2025Last Earnings8/06/2025Today8/20/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)11/06/2025Fiscal 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+3.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.25 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.82 Trailing P/E Ratio8.83 Forward P/E Ratio7.05 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$116.32 million Net Margins43.35% Pretax Margin43.42% Return on Equity11.88% Return on Assets5.25% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.26 Current Ratio1.13 Quick Ratio1.13 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$224.04 million Price / Sales3.54 Cash Flow$2.12 per share Price / Cash Flow7.59 Book Value$17.98 per share Price / Book0.89Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares49,390,000Free Float49,081,000Market Cap$793.70 million OptionableN/A Beta0.48 Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? 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