Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ: OCSL) is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market companies. The company seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing in privately negotiated debt and equity securities, with an emphasis on credit opportunities that may be underserved by traditional lenders.

OCSL primarily invests in first-lien and second-lien loans, subordinated debt, and, to a lesser extent, equity investments. Its portfolio companies operate across a range of industries, and the company generally focuses on established businesses in the United States. OCSL may also participate in unitranche financings and other structured investments tailored to the needs of middle-market borrowers.

The company is externally managed by Oaktree Fund Advisors, an affiliate of global investment manager Oaktree Capital Management. OCSL was formerly known as Fifth Street Senior Loan Fund Corp. before adopting its current name following Oaktree’s management of the company. Armen Panossian, who leads Oaktree’s lending activities, serves as OCSL’s chief executive officer and chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.13 to $12.36
• 50-Day Range: $11.61 to $13.26
• 52-Week Range: $10.63 to $14.31
• Volume: 340,992 shs
• Average Volume: 730,866 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.30
• Dividend Yield: 9.88%
• Price Target: $11.83
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Oaktree Specialty Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Oaktree Specialty Lending scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 737th out of 835 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: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Oaktree Specialty Lending has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Oaktree 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: -9.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Oaktree Specialty Lending are expected to decrease by -9.93% in the coming year, from $1.51 to $1.36 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Oaktree Specialty Lending is 25.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Oaktree Specialty Lending is 25.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.24.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a P/B Ratio of 0.73. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.38% of the float of Oaktree Specialty Lending has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Oaktree Specialty Lending has recently decreased by 1.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Oaktree Specialty Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.63%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Oaktree Specialty Lending is 250.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Oaktree Specialty Lending will have a dividend payout ratio of 88.24% in the coming year. This indicates that Oaktree Specialty Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.19

News Sentiment

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a news sentiment score of 0.19. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Oaktree Specialty Lending this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for OCSL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Oaktree Specialty Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.29% of the stock of Oaktree Specialty Lending is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

36.79% of the stock of Oaktree Specialty Lending is held by institutions.

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: 9/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/17/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:OCSL
• CIK: 1414932
• Web: www.oaktreespecialtylending.com
• Phone: (213) 830-6300
• Fax: 203-681-3879
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Oaktree Specialty Lending: $11.83
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $10.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.05
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $33.92 million
• Net Margins: 14.45%
• Pretax Margin: 14.65%
• Return on Equity: 9.70%
• Return on Assets: 4.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 0.19
• Quick Ratio: 0.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $316.80 million
• Price / Sales: 3.38
• Cash Flow: $1.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.86
• Book Value: $16.64 per share
• Price / Book: 0.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 88,090,000
• Free Float: 87,831,000
• Market Cap: $1.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.50