NASDAQ:OCSL - Oaktree Specialty Lending Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Oaktree Specialty Lending declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.095 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.38 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.82%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. View Oaktree Specialty Lending's Dividend History.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ:OCSL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 20th. The credit services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.12. The credit services provider earned $34.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $36.08 million. Oaktree Specialty Lending had a return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 85.42%. View Oaktree Specialty Lending's Earnings History.

Oaktree Specialty Lending is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Oaktree Specialty Lending.

Oaktree Specialty Lending will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 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.

4 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Oaktree Specialty Lending's stock. Their forecasts range from $6.00 to $7.00. On average, they anticipate Oaktree Specialty Lending's share price to reach $6.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Oaktree Specialty Lending.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Oaktree Specialty Lending in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Oaktree Specialty Lending.

News coverage about OCSL stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Oaktree Specialty Lending earned a news impact score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the credit services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Oaktree Specialty Lending.

Oaktree Specialty Lending saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,180,000 shares, a drop of 5.6% from the December 15th total of 1,250,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 473,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's stock are sold short. View Oaktree Specialty Lending's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Oaktree Specialty Lending include BlackRock (BLK), Bank of New York Mellon (BK), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), State Street (STT), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Northern Trust (NTRS), Franklin Resources (BEN), SEI Investments (SEIC), Invesco (IVZ), Ares Capital (ARCC), Eaton Vance (EV), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Federated Investors (FII), Legg Mason (LM) and Cohen & Steers (CNS).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Oaktree Specialty Lending investors own include Prospect Capital (PSEC), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Ready Capital (RC), ANNALY CAP MGMT/SH (NLY), Ares Capital (ARCC), AT&T (T), Ford Motor (F), Medley Capital (MCC) and Apollo Investment (AINV).

Oaktree Specialty Lending's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Triad Investment Management (0.47%) and Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware (0.35%). Company insiders that own Oaktree Specialty Lending stock include Bruce Zimmerman, Craig A Jacobson, Deborah Ann Gero, Leonard M Tannenbaum, Marc Gamsin, Mathew Pendo and Melvin Carlisle. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Oaktree Specialty Lending.

OCSL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Triad Investment Management. View Insider Buying and Selling for Oaktree Specialty Lending.

OCSL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware. Company insiders that have bought Oaktree Specialty Lending stock in the last two years include Bruce Zimmerman, Craig A Jacobson, Deborah Ann Gero, Marc Gamsin, Mathew Pendo and Melvin Carlisle. View Insider Buying and Selling for Oaktree Specialty Lending.

Shares of OCSL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of OCSL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.58.

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a market capitalization of $785.86 million and generates $147.70 million in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $126.16 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.48 on an earnings per share basis. View Additional Information About Oaktree Specialty Lending.

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

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]