NYSE:MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $18.14 +0.37 (+2.08%) As of 08/29/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Stock (NYSE:MSDL) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get MSDL alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$17.81▼$18.1550-Day Range$17.64▼$19.8052-Week Range$17.37▼$21.75Volume560,498 shsAverage Volume860,779 shsMarket Capitalization$1.58 billionP/E Ratio9.40Dividend Yield11.03%Price Target$19.70Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company. It is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is based in NEW YORK. Read More Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks33rd Percentile Overall ScoreMSDL MarketRank™: Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 792nd out of 930 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-7.42% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund are expected to decrease by -7.42% in the coming year, from $2.56 to $2.37 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is 9.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.94.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is 9.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 229.12.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a P/B Ratio of 0.87. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.22% of the float of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has recently increased by 47.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.04%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is 103.63%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund will have a dividend payout ratio of 84.39% in the coming year. This indicates that Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted0.22% of the float of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has recently increased by 47.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.5 / 5News Sentiment0.45 News SentimentMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 1.23 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest7 people have searched for MSDL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,219,313.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.21% of the stock of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is held by insiders.Read more about Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's insider trading history. Receive MSDL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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In fact, while Nvidia has slipped over the past 30 days, this “off-the-radar” stock is up 18% — and Eric believes the run is just beginning.September 1 at 2:00 AM | InvestorPlace (Ad)Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Balances Growth and Challenges in Latest Earnings CallAugust 13, 2025 | msn.comMorgan Stanley Direct Lending: This BDC Continues To Disappoint (Rating Downgrade)August 11, 2025 | seekingalpha.comMorgan Stanley Direct Lending: Bad Q2 Results, And It's Just Getting StartedAugust 10, 2025 | seekingalpha.comPutting Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's 11%+ Dividend Payout Under The MicroscopeAugust 9, 2025 | seekingalpha.comMorgan Stanley Direct Lending signals confidence in $0.50 dividend and leverages $20B capital base amid leadership transitionAugust 8, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines MSDL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MSDL shares performed this year? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's stock was trading at $20.66 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MSDL shares have decreased by 12.2% and is now trading at $18.14. How were Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's earnings last quarter? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.02. The business earned $99.51 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $99.99 million. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.24% and a net margin of 42.65%. Who are Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's major shareholders? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's top institutional investors include Generali Asset Management SPA SGR (2.00%), Muzinich & Co. Inc. (0.52%), Americana Partners LLC (0.43%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.42%). Insiders that own company stock include Joan Binstock, Adam S Metz, Michael Jr Occi, David N Miller, Kevin Shannon and Bruce D Frank. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund? Shares of MSDL 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 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund investors own include ONEOK (OKE), Chevron (CVX), DOW (DOW), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), 3M (MMM), Altria Group (MO) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). Company Calendar Record date for 7/25 Dividend6/30/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/25 Dividend6/30/2025Dividend Payable7/25/2025Last Earnings8/07/2025Today9/01/2025Record date for 10/24 Dividend9/30/2025Ex-Dividend for 10/24 Dividend9/30/2025Dividend Payable10/24/2025Next 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:MSDL Previous SymbolNYSE:MSDL CIK1782524 Webwww.msdl.com Phone212-761-4000FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund$19.70 High Price Target$21.00 Low Price Target$17.00 Potential Upside/Downside+8.6%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.93 Trailing P/E Ratio9.40 Forward P/E Ratio7.09 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$215.56 million Net Margins42.65% Pretax Margin48.75% Return on Equity11.24% Return on Assets5.28% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.15 Current Ratio1.19 Quick Ratio1.19 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$416.08 million Price / Sales3.79 Cash Flow$2.44 per share Price / Cash Flow7.42 Book Value$20.82 per share Price / Book0.87Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares86,830,000Free Float86,653,000Market Cap$1.58 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.33 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for September 2025. 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