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

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$17.90 -0.29 (-1.57%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Sixth Street Specialty Lending Stock (NYSE:TSLX)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$17.74
$18.12
50-Day Range
$16.59
$19.17
52-Week Range
$16.04
$23.65
Volume
692,134 shs
Average Volume
356,273 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.70 billion
P/E Ratio
18.85
Dividend Yield
9.38%
Price Target
$19.83
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market companies. The company primarily invests in privately negotiated loans and other debt investments, seeking to support businesses that may have limited access to traditional bank financing or public capital markets.

Its investment portfolio generally includes first-lien senior secured loans, second-lien loans, mezzanine debt and, to a lesser extent, equity investments. Sixth Street Specialty Lending focuses on companies across a range of industries and typically partners with private equity sponsors and management teams in connection with acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings and growth initiatives.

The company was founded in 2011 and completed its initial public offering in 2014. It is externally managed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of Sixth Street, an investment firm with a global platform. The company primarily serves middle-market businesses in the United States, while its investment strategy may include select opportunities involving companies with international operations.

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Sixth Street Specialty Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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59th Percentile Overall Score

TSLX MarketRank™: 

Sixth Street Specialty Lending scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 537th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 10.8% upside from its current price of $17.91.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Sixth Street Specialty Lending has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Sixth Street Specialty Lending's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Sixth Street Specialty Lending are expected to grow by 4.60% in the coming year, from $1.74 to $1.82 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 18.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.62.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 18.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.29.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Sixth Street Specialty Lending's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.67% 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 12.48, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sixth Street Specialty Lending has recently decreased by 1.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Sixth Street Specialty Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.24%, 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 92.31% in the coming year. This indicates that Sixth Street Specialty Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Sixth Street Specialty Lending's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.75 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 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for TSLX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Sixth Street Specialty Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Sixth Street Specialty Lending's insider trading history.
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TSLX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Sixth Street Specialty Lending's stock was trading at $21.77 at the beginning of the year. Since then, TSLX stock has decreased by 17.8% and is now trading at $17.9050.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The financial services provider reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.01. The financial services provider had revenue of $97.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $95.28 million. Sixth Street Specialty Lending had a net margin of 21.79% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.33%.
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Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) raised $116 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, March 21st 2014. The company issued 7,000,000 shares at a price of $16.00-$17.00 per share.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending's top institutional investors include Van ECK Associates Corp (2.49%), OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp (2.12%), Rivernorth Capital Management LLC (1.02%) and Advisors Capital Management LLC (0.91%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan Waxman, Robert J Stanley, Judy S Slotkin, Ross Anthony Bruck and Michael Graf.
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Shares of TSLX 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 Sixth Street Specialty Lending investors own include Ares Capital (ARCC), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and AT&T (T).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/15/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Last Earnings
8/04/2026
Record date for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2026
Today
9/18/2026
Dividend Payable
9/30/2026
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
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
2007

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$24.00
Low Price Target
$16.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.8%
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
18.85
Forward P/E Ratio
10.29
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
3.79
Cash Flow
$2.00 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.96
Book Value
$17.01 per share
Price / Book
1.05

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
95,020,000
Free Float
91,381,000
Market Cap
$1.70 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.61

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This page (NYSE:TSLX) was last updated on 9/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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