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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (MSDL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$19.73 +0.05 (+0.25%)
As of 05/28/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Stock (NYSE:MSDL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$19.66
$19.83
50-Day Range
$17.80
$20.88
52-Week Range
$17.59
$24.18
Volume
211,021 shs
Average Volume
600,653 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.73 billion
P/E Ratio
7.74
Dividend Yield
10.14%
Price Target
$20.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

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.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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46th Percentile Overall Score

MSDL MarketRank™: 

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 708th out of 931 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is 7.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.50.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is 7.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.57.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.16% of the float of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has recently decreased by 17.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is 91.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending will have a dividend payout ratio of 84.39% in the coming year. This indicates that Morgan Stanley Direct Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.16% of the float of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has recently decreased by 17.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for MSDL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Morgan Stanley Direct Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
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MSDL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's stock was trading at $20.66 at the start of the year. Since then, MSDL stock has decreased by 4.5% and is now trading at $19.73.
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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.04. The company earned $101.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $102.86 million. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.69% and a net margin of 54.89%.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's top institutional investors include Sfmg LLC (0.29%), Cliffwater LLC (0.28%), Muzinich & Co. Inc. (0.24%) and Raymond James Financial Inc. (0.24%).
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Morgan Stanley Direct Lending 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 4/25 Dividend
3/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/25 Dividend
3/31/2025
Dividend Payable
4/25/2025
Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Today
5/28/2025
Record date for 7/25 Dividend
6/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/25 Dividend
6/30/2025
Dividend Payable
7/25/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/14/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Holding & other investment offices
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
NYSE:MSDL
Previous Symbol
NYSE:MSDL
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$20.00
High Stock Price Target
$21.00
Low Stock Price Target
$19.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+1.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
7.74
Forward P/E Ratio
7.71
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$231.01 million
Pretax Margin
55.08%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$191.55 million
Cash Flow
$1.84 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.75
Book Value
$19.50 per share
Price / Book
1.01

Miscellaneous

Free Float
88,314,000
Market Cap
$1.73 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.46
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This page (NYSE:MSDL) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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