Q2 Earnings Forecast for TSLX Issued By B. Riley

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.54 for the quarter. B. Riley has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sixth Street Specialty Lending's current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Sixth Street Specialty Lending's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

TSLX has been the subject of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on Sixth Street Specialty Lending from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH cut Sixth Street Specialty Lending from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Sixth Street Specialty Lending from $23.00 to $21.50 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Raymond James reduced their price target on shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $22.81.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE:TSLX traded up $0.12 on Thursday, reaching $22.91. 249,586 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 455,473. The company's 50 day moving average is $21.24 and its 200-day moving average is $21.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a 1-year low of $18.58 and a 1-year high of $23.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.28 and a beta of 0.82.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $113.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $116.70 million. Sixth Street Specialty Lending had a return on equity of 13.47% and a net margin of 38.67%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.52 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sixth Street Specialty Lending

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SCS Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending in the first quarter valued at approximately $13,545,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending by 38.5% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 16,539 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $370,000 after buying an additional 4,597 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Sixth Street Specialty Lending by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 177,290 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,968,000 after purchasing an additional 6,809 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending in the first quarter worth $201,000. Finally, FJ Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending during the 1st quarter valued at about $804,000. 70.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a -- dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th will be given a $0.06 dividend. This represents a yield of 8.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 16th. Sixth Street Specialty Lending's payout ratio is currently 97.35%.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Company Profile

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc NYSE: TSLX is a business development company. The fund provides senior secured loans (first-lien, second-lien, and unitranche), unsecured loans, mezzanine debt, and investments in corporate bonds and equity securities and structured products, non-control structured equity, and common equity with a focus on co-investments for organic growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, restructuring initiatives, recapitalizations, and refinancing.