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

Company Overview

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. (NYSE: TSLX) is a closed-end, externally managed business development company that provides flexible debt financing solutions to middle-market companies. The fund primarily targets senior secured loans, unitranche facilities, mezzanine debt, second-lien financings and equity co-investment opportunities. By structuring tailored capital solutions, Sixth Street Specialty Lending seeks to support growth initiatives, recapitalizations and refinancings across a diverse set of industries, including technology, healthcare and business services.

As an affiliate of Sixth Street Partners, a global alternative investment firm, the company leverages the broader platform’s credit research, operational expertise and industry relationships. Sixth Street Partners brings decades of experience in direct lending, structured credit and special situations, enabling the fund to deploy capital with disciplined underwriting standards and active portfolio monitoring. This partnership underpins Sixth Street Specialty Lending’s ability to originate bespoke financing structures and to work collaboratively with management teams.

Since commencing operations in late 2020, Sixth Street Specialty Lending has focused on U.S. middle-market borrowers, while maintaining the flexibility to consider select opportunities in Europe. The fund’s external management structure offers investors alignment through fee-based arrangements tied to assets under management and performance incentives designed to reward long-term value creation. A dedicated board of directors oversees corporate governance and compliance in accordance with regulatory requirements for business development companies.

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Sixth Street Specialty Lending draws upon Sixth Street Partners’ global network, which includes offices across North America, Europe and Asia. Through a combination of experienced investment professionals, robust credit analytics and proactive asset management, the firm aims to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns while providing middle-market companies with reliable access to capital.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.35 to $24.35
• 50-Day Range: $23.40 to $25.09
• 52-Week Range: $18.58 to $25.17
• Volume: 756,189 shs
• Average Volume: 318,497 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.64
• Dividend Yield: 7.86%
• Price Target: $23.28
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sixth Street Specialty Lending scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 820th out of 958 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: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Sixth Street Specialty Lending is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

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: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sixth Street Specialty Lending are expected to decrease by -1.37% in the coming year, from $2.19 to $2.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 11.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.25.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 11.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 244.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.16% 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 6.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sixth Street Specialty Lending has recently increased by 10.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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 7.46%, 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 91.54%. 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 85.19% in the coming year. This indicates that Sixth Street Specialty Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.16% 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 6.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sixth Street Specialty Lending has recently increased by 10.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.29

News Sentiment

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a news sentiment score of 1.29. 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 1.08 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Sixth Street Specialty Lending this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for TSLX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Sixth Street Specialty Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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

Only 3.30% 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.

TSLX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TSLX shares performed this year?

Sixth Street Specialty Lending's stock was trading at $21.30 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, TSLX shares have increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $23.40.

How were Sixth Street Specialty Lending's earnings last quarter?

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $115 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $110.42 million. Sixth Street Specialty Lending had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.47% and a net margin of 39.56%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Sixth Street Specialty Lending's major shareholders?

Sixth Street Specialty Lending's top institutional shareholders include Strs Ohio (3.37%), Progeny 3 Inc. (2.63%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (2.56%) and Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (2.52%). Insiders that own company stock include Judy S Slotkin, Hurley Doddy and Michael Graf.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Sixth Street Specialty Lending own?

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

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Today: 9/15/2025
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2025
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - SBIC&COMMRL
• Sub-Industry: Real Estate
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TSLX
• CIK: 1508655
• Web: www.tpgspecialtylending.com
• Phone: (212) 601-4700
• Fax: 469-621-3002
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sixth Street Specialty Lending: $23.28
• High Price Target: $25.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.68
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $220.02 million
• Net Margins: 39.56%
• Pretax Margin: 47.62%
• Return on Equity: 13.47%
• Return on Assets: 6.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.07
• Current Ratio: 3.79
• Quick Ratio: 3.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $482.53 million
• Price / Sales: 4.57
• Cash Flow: $2.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.40
• Book Value: $17.23 per share
• Price / Book: 1.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 94,240,000
• Free Float: 91,130,000
• Market Cap: $2.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.85