Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $31.96 +0.06 (+0.19%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Stock (NYSE:BXSL) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get BXSL alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$31.68▼$32.0550-Day Range$26.76▼$33.5452-Week Range$25.89▼$34.64Volume578,884 shsAverage Volume1.05 million shsMarket Capitalization$7.29 billionP/E Ratio8.88Dividend Yield9.64%Price Target$31.38Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewBlackstone Secured Lending Fund is business development company and a Delaware statutory trust formed on March 26, 2018, and structured as an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment Fund. On October 26, 2018, the fund elected to be regulated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). In addition, the Fund elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a regulated investment company (RIC), as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). The fund also intends to continue to comply with the requirements prescribed by the Code in order to maintain tax treatment as a RIC. The fund's investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective primarily through originated loans, equity and other securities, including syndicated loans, of private U.S. companies, specifically small and middle market companies, typically in the form of first lien senior secured and unitranche loans (including first out/last out loans), and to a lesser extent, second lien, third lien, unsecured and subordinated loans and other debt and equity securities.Read More… Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks33rd Percentile Overall ScoreBXSL MarketRank™: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 777th out of 911 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingBlackstone Secured Lending Fund has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageBlackstone Secured Lending Fund has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-6.78% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund are expected to decrease by -6.78% in the coming year, from $3.54 to $3.30 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is 8.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.13.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is 8.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.87.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBlackstone Secured Lending Fund has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.08% of the float of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBlackstone Secured Lending Fund has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has recently increased by 5.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipBlackstone Secured Lending Fund is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBlackstone Secured Lending Fund does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is 97.16%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund will have a dividend payout ratio of 93.33% in the coming year. This indicates that Blackstone Secured Lending Fund may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.08% of the float of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBlackstone Secured Lending Fund has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has recently increased by 5.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentBlackstone Secured Lending Fund has a news sentiment score of 2.00. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.96 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 14 people have searched for BXSL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -48% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 8 people have added Blackstone Secured Lending Fund to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $50,048.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.12% of the stock of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 36.49% of the stock of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is held by institutions.Read more about Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's insider trading history. Receive BXSL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BXSL Stock News HeadlinesHigh Yield, Low Drama: Two 7-10% Yielding Cash Cows On SaleMay 12, 2025 | seekingalpha.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Income and ...May 8, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn’t pay a dividend… or does it? A little-known income strategy is helping some investors collect monthly cash linked to Tesla—without owning the stock. It’s not just Tesla. GOOGL, NVDA, and even AAPL have similar “hidden dividends” worth looking at. And the best part? You could start collecting next month.May 20, 2025 | Investors Alley (Ad)Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Q1 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 7, 2025 | seekingalpha.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund reports Q1 NII 83c, consensus 82cMay 7, 2025 | msn.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund Reports First Quarter 2025 ResultsMay 7, 2025 | businesswire.comHigh-Yield Investors Rejoice: 2 Growth-Oriented BDCs Attractive On The Price DropApril 21, 2025 | seekingalpha.comBlackstone Secured Lending Announces First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallApril 11, 2025 | businesswire.comSee More Headlines BXSL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BXSL shares performed this year? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's stock was trading at $32.31 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BXSL shares have decreased by 1.1% and is now trading at $31.96. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's earnings last quarter? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.01. The firm earned $357.76 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $358.40 million. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.15% and a net margin of 53.91%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund include CCLA Investment Management (1.41%), Northeast Financial Consultants Inc (1.38%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.72%) and Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.51%). Insiders that own company stock include Brad Marshall, Brad Marshall, Robert J Bass, Carlos Whitaker, Katherine Rubenstein and Katherine Rubenstein. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund? Shares of BXSL 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 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Blackstone Secured Lending Fund investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Yum! Brands (YUM). Company Calendar Record date for 4/25 Dividend3/31/2025Ex-Dividend for 4/25 Dividend3/31/2025Dividend Payable4/25/2025Last Earnings5/07/2025Today5/20/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/06/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry N/A Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:BXSL CIK1736035 Webwww.bxsl.com Phone212-503-2100FaxN/AEmployees2,020Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$31.38 High Stock Price Target$35.00 Low Stock Price Target$27.00 Potential Upside/Downside-1.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.17 Trailing P/E Ratio8.89 Forward P/E Ratio9.04 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$611.95 million Net Margins53.91% Pretax Margin53.90% Return on Equity13.15% Return on Assets6.20% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.82 Quick Ratio1.82 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$699.24 million Price / Sales10.43 Cash Flow$3.59 per share Price / Cash Flow8.92 Book Value$28.52 per share Price / Book1.12Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares228,010,000Free Float223,532,000Market Cap$7.29 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.44 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know? 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