Oaktree Specialty Lending Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Oaktree Specialty Lending in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Oaktree Specialty Lending stock.
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Oaktree Specialty Lending saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 773,800 shares, a drop of 40.0% from the March 15th total of 1,290,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 778,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.
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Oaktree Specialty Lending is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 6th 2021.
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Oaktree Specialty Lending will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Co. (NASDAQ:OCSL) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 3rd. The credit services provider reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.01. The credit services provider had revenue of $38.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $36.86 million. Oaktree Specialty Lending had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.29% and a net margin of 27.40%.
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Oaktree Specialty Lending's stock was trading at $4.44 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, OCSL shares have increased by 49.1% and is now trading at $6.62.
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Oaktree Specialty Lending declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Wednesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 12th. This is an increase from Oaktree Specialty Lending's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11.
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Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.29%. OCSL has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Oaktree Specialty Lending does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Oaktree Specialty Lending is 94.12%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, Oaktree Specialty Lending will have a dividend payout ratio of 84.21% in the coming year. This indicates that Oaktree Specialty Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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5 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Oaktree Specialty Lending's shares. Their forecasts range from $4.75 to $7.25. On average, they expect Oaktree Specialty Lending's stock price to reach $5.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 16.9%.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Oaktree Specialty Lending investors own include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Energy Transfer (ET), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Ready Capital (RC), Ares Capital (ARCC), AT&T (T), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), PhenixFIN (MCC) and New Residential Investment (NRZ).

Oaktree Specialty Lending trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "OCSL."

Oaktree Specialty Lending's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC (0.18%), Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC (0.15%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.06%), Mcdonald Partners LLC (0.02%), FNY Investment Advisers LLC (0.01%) and Johnson Midwest Financial LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Oaktree Specialty Lending stock include Armen Panossian, Craig A Jacobson, Deborah Ann Gero, Leonard M Tannenbaum, Mathew Pendo, Melvin Carlisle and Richard Ruben.
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OCSL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Confluence Investment Management LLC, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC, and Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC.
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OCSL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mcdonald Partners LLC, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, and Johnson Midwest Financial LLC. Company insiders that have bought Oaktree Specialty Lending stock in the last two years include Armen Panossian, Craig A Jacobson, Deborah Ann Gero, Mathew Pendo, Melvin Carlisle, and Richard Ruben.
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Shares of OCSL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of OCSL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.62.

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a market capitalization of $933.16 million and generates $143.13 million in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $39.22 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.51 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Oaktree Specialty Lending is www.oaktreespecialtylending.com.

Oaktree Specialty Lending is headquartered at 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA, 90071.

Oaktree Specialty Lending's mailing address is 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA, 90071. The credit services provider can be reached via phone at 213-830-6300 or via email at [email protected]