Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) Stock Price, News & Analysis $23.08 +0.10 (+0.44%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.20 +0.12 (+0.52%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Sixth Street Specialty Lending Stock (NYSE:TSLX) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get TSLX alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$22.93▼$23.1250-Day Range$19.17▼$23.0852-Week Range$18.58▼$23.67Volume397,108 shsAverage Volume367,914 shsMarket Capitalization$2.17 billionP/E Ratio11.37Dividend Yield7.97%Price Target$22.81Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewSixth 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. The fund invests in business services, software & technology, healthcare, energy, consumer & retail, manufacturing, industrials, royalty related businesses, education, and specialty finance. It seeks to finance and lending to middle market companies principally located in the United States. The fund invests in companies with enterprise value between $50 million and $1 billion or more and EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. The transaction size is between $15 million and $350 million. The fund invests across the spectrum of the capital structure and can arrange syndicated transactions of up to $500 million and hold sizeable positions within its credits.Read More… Sixth Street Specialty Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks27th Percentile Overall ScoreTSLX MarketRank™: Sixth Street Specialty Lending scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 795th out of 931 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingSixth Street Specialty Lending has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageSixth 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 and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-1.37% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 11.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.80.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 11.37, 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 RatioSixth Street Specialty Lending has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. 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. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted2.63% of the float of Sixth Street Specialty Lending has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSixth Street Specialty Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Sixth Street Specialty Lending has recently increased by 26.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipSixth Street Specialty Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.15%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSixth Street Specialty Lending does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 97.35%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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.Read more about Sixth Street Specialty Lending's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.63% of the float of Sixth Street Specialty Lending has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSixth Street Specialty Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Sixth Street Specialty Lending has recently increased by 26.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.2 / 5News Sentiment0.91 News SentimentSixth Street Specialty Lending has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 lower news sentiment than the 1.01 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Sixth Street Specialty Lending this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 8 people have searched for TSLX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 5 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 Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Sixth Street Specialty Lending insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.30% of the stock of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions70.25% 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. Receive TSLX Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Sixth Street Specialty Lending and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address TSLX Stock News HeadlinesSixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) Receives Average Recommendation of "Buy" from AnalystsMay 26 at 1:34 AM | americanbankingnews.comSixth Street Specialty Lending: A BDC Worthy Of Your CapitalMay 8, 2025 | seekingalpha.comAI Meltdown Imminent: Dump These Stocks Now!If you have any money in the markets, especially in AI stocks… Please click here to see Elon Musk’s new invention… This could send many popular AI stocks crashing, including Nvidia. And it could happen starting as soon as June 1st.May 28, 2025 | Paradigm Press (Ad)2 Great 7-10% Yields For Retirement IncomeMay 7, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSixth Street Specialty Lending Inc (TSLX) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Returns Amid ...May 2, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSixth Street Specialty Lending Shines in Earnings CallMay 1, 2025 | tipranks.comSixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (TSLX) Q1 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 1, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSixth street specialty lending anticipates 2025 earnings power of $0.50 per share amid disciplined capital allocationMay 1, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines TSLX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have TSLX shares performed this year? Sixth Street Specialty Lending's stock was trading at $21.30 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, TSLX stock has increased by 8.4% and is now trading at $23.08. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Sixth Street Specialty Lending's earnings last quarter? Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. The financial services provider had revenue of $113.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $116.70 million. Sixth Street Specialty Lending had a net margin of 38.67% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.47%. 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 (3.79%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (2.52%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (2.50%) and Allen Investment Management LLC (1.53%). Insiders that own company stock include Judy S Slotkin, Hurley Doddy, Michael Graf and Anton Brett. 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 Earnings4/30/2025Today5/28/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/20 Dividend5/30/2025Record date for 6/20 Dividend6/02/2025Record date for 6/30 Dividend6/16/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend6/16/2025Dividend Payable6/20/2025Dividend Payable6/30/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)7/30/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Investors, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryReal Estate Current SymbolNYSE:TSLX CIK1508655 Webwww.tpgspecialtylending.com Phone(212) 601-4700Fax469-621-3002EmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$22.81 High Stock Price Target$25.00 Low Stock Price Target$21.00 Potential Upside/Downside-1.1%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.89 Trailing P/E Ratio11.37 Forward P/E Ratio10.54 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$220.02 million Net Margins38.67% Pretax Margin46.41% Return on Equity13.47% Return on Assets6.17% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.18 Current Ratio1.90 Quick Ratio1.90 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$236.90 million Price / Sales9.15 Cash Flow$2.16 per share Price / Cash Flow10.66 Book Value$17.16 per share Price / Book1.34Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares93,964,000Free Float90,570,000Market Cap$2.17 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.82 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverWith the proliferation of data centers and electric vehicles, the electric grid will only get more strained. 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