Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. is a business development company (BDC) that provides financing to middle-market companies. The company primarily invests in privately negotiated debt and equity investments, with a focus on supporting businesses that may have limited access to traditional bank financing.

Its investment portfolio generally includes first-lien and second-lien loans, unitranche financing, mezzanine debt, and related equity investments. Sixth Street Specialty Lending seeks to generate income through interest payments and other investment returns while providing customized financing solutions for acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings, growth initiatives, and other corporate purposes.

The company was formed in 2011 and is externally managed by an affiliate of Sixth Street, an investment firm focused on credit and other asset classes. Sixth Street Specialty Lending primarily serves U.S. middle-market businesses across a range of industries. Joshua Easterly has served as the company’s chief executive officer and is associated with its management and investment activities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.46 to $17.64
• 50-Day Range: $16.82 to $18.99
• 52-Week Range: $16.04 to $22.84
• Volume: 530,998 shs
• Average Volume: 518,016 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.55
• Dividend Yield: 9.53%
• Price Target: $19.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sixth Street Specialty Lending scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 441st out of 859 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a consensus price target of $19.83, representing about 12.6% upside from its current price of $17.62.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sixth Street Specialty Lending are expected to grow by 5.75% in the coming year, from $1.74 to $1.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 18.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 18.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.98.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.23% of the float of Sixth Street Specialty Lending has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.18.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sixth Street Specialty Lending has recently decreased by 12.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Sixth Street Specialty Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.53%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Sixth Street Specialty Lending does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 176.84%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Sixth Street Specialty Lending will have a dividend payout ratio of 91.30% in the coming year. This indicates that Sixth Street Specialty Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a news sentiment score of 0.78. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Sixth Street Specialty Lending this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for TSLX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Sixth Street Specialty Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sixth Street Specialty Lending insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.83% of the stock of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.25% of the stock of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TSLX
• CIK: 1508655
• Web: www.sixthstreetspecialtylending.com
• Phone: (469) 621-3001
• Fax: 469-621-3002
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sixth Street Specialty Lending: $19.83
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $16.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.13
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $209.99 million
• Net Margins: 21.79%
• Pretax Margin: 45.76%
• Return on Equity: 11.33%
• Return on Assets: 5.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.24
• Current Ratio: 9.83
• Quick Ratio: 9.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $449.05 million
• Price / Sales: 3.73
• Cash Flow: $2.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.68
• Book Value: $17.01 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 95,020,000
• Free Float: 91,381,000
• Market Cap: $1.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62