Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Stock Forecast, Price & News $28.00 +0.30 (+1.08%) (As of 09/22/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$27.71▼$28.1950-Day Range$26.94▼$28.7752-Week Range$22.08▼$29.11Volume589,099 shsAverage Volume542,557 shsMarket Capitalization$4.64 billionP/E Ratio9.03Dividend Yield10.00%Price Target$28.25 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Blackstone Secured Lending Fund MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.83 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside0.9% Upside$28.25 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy0.22% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.08Based on 2 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth-5.87%From $3.92 to $3.69 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.1.87 out of 5 starsFinance Sector676th out of 844 stocks 1.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBlackstone Secured Lending Fund has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $28.25, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a forecasted upside of 0.9% from its current price of $28.00.Amount of Analyst CoverageBlackstone Secured Lending Fund has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted0.22% 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 0.4, 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 decreased by 14.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipBlackstone Secured Lending Fund is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.00%, 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 90.32%. 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 75.88% in the coming year. This indicates that Blackstone Secured Lending Fund may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for BXSL. Previous Next 3.4 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBlackstone Secured Lending Fund has a news sentiment score of 1.08. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search InterestOnly 26 people have searched for BXSL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -19% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows10 people have added Blackstone Secured Lending Fund to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.14% of the stock of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 36.96% of the stock of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is held by institutions. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund are expected to decrease by -5.87% in the coming year, from $3.92 to $3.69 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is 9.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 110.59.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is 9.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 66.21.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBlackstone Secured Lending Fund has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) StockBlackstone 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 BXSL Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BXSL Stock News HeadlinesSeptember 23, 2023 | msn.comRetirement Passive Income: I Just Sold 11%-Yielding Blackstone Secured LendingSeptember 18, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBuilding A Balanced Portfolio With Blackstone Secured LendingSeptember 24, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)6.5 Million Americans Are DESPERATE for This New Drug from One Tiny CompanyDecades of pent-up demand for this "first-ever" treatment could give you WINDFALL PROFITS... Click here to learn more >>>August 26, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund.August 21, 2023 | msn.comBXSL: Another Outperforming Quarter But Now With A Dividend HikeAugust 18, 2023 | seekingalpha.comPoor Loan Timing Suggests Blackstone Secured Lending Stock Might Be OvervaluedAugust 14, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund Q2 Earnings: I'm Backing Up My TruckAugust 11, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Gets a Hold from Bank of America SecuritiesSeptember 24, 2023 | Legacy Research (Ad)Watch SHOCKING Footage of AI Facility with Ties to Elon MuskI recently traveled more than 3,000 miles and shot this video outside what could end up being Elon Musk’s biggest secret. Most people don’t know about this facility, but it could be the most important AI project in the world. What’s happening inside these walls is so important that our government has declared it a matter of national security.August 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhat Makes Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) a New Strong Buy StockAugust 9, 2023 | msn.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund proposes stock offering of 6.5M sharesAugust 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund Announces Public Offering of Common SharesAugust 9, 2023 | msn.comBlackstone Secured Lending GAAP EPS of $1.06 beats by $0.03August 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesJuly 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBlackstone Secured Lending Announces Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Release and Conference CallJuly 25, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBlackstone Secured Lending: 5 Things I Like Better Than Ares CapitalJuly 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comZacks Industry Outlook Highlights Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, Main Street Capital and Hercules CapitalJuly 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comIs AvalonBay Communities (AVB) Stock Outpacing Its Finance Peers This Year?July 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comStrength Seen in Trinity Capital (TRIN): Can Its 6.6% Jump Turn into More Strength?June 26, 2023 | msn.comBlackstone Secured Lending: A 10% Raise From This 11% YielderJune 22, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Offer Insights on NA Companies: KB Home (KBH), Weyerhaeuser (WY) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL)June 20, 2023 | benzinga.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund Announces Increase In Quarterly Distribution From $0.70 To $0.77/ShareJune 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comIs Assurant (AIZ) Stock Outpacing Its Finance Peers This Year?June 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Moves to Strong Buy: Rationale Behind the UpgradeJune 9, 2023 | thestreet.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund of Beneficial InterestMay 26, 2023 | msn.comBXSL: Another Quarter Of Outperformance With Significant Dividend UpsideMay 12, 2023 | msn.comBlackstone Secured Lending Fund. 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Email Address BXSL Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 7/27 Dividend6/29/2023Dividend Payable7/27/2023Last Earnings8/09/2023Today9/24/2023Ex-Dividend for 10/26 Dividend9/28/2023Dividend Payable10/26/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)11/09/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry N/A Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:BXSL CUSIPN/A CIK1736035 Webwww.bxsl.com Phone212-503-2100FaxN/AEmployees2,020Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$28.25 High Stock Price Forecast$31.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$25.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+0.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.83 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.10 Trailing P/E Ratio9.03 Forward P/E Ratio7.14 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$404.56 million Net Margins48.55% Pretax Margin48.53% Return on Equity14.15% Return on Assets6.08% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.81 Quick Ratio1.81 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$850 million Price / Sales5.46 Cash Flow$3.59 per share Price / Cash Flow7.81 Book Value$26.02 per share Price / Book1.08Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares165,620,000Free Float165,392,000Market Cap$4.64 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.53 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Brad Marshall (Age 51)Chairman & Co-CEO Mr. Jonathan Gerald Bock CFACo-Chief Exec. OfficerMr. Carlos Whitaker (Age 47)Pres Mr. Teddy DeslogeChief Financial OfficerMs. Katherine Rubenstein (Age 45)Chief Operating Officer Mr. Matt AlcideChief Accounting OfficerMr. William Joseph Renahan Esq. (Age 54)Chief Compliance Officer Mr. Oran Ebel (Age 44)Chief Legal Officer & Sec. Ms. Stacy WangHead of Stakeholder RelationsMr. Kris CorbettController & TreasurerMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsWintrust FinancialNASDAQ:WTFCBank OZKNASDAQ:OZKAffiliated Managers GroupNYSE:AMGPopularNASDAQ:BPOPJanus Henderson GroupNYSE:JHGView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsDelphi Management Inc. MABought 49,785 shares on 8/28/2023Ownership: 0.030%Wolverine Trading LLCSold 14,400 shares on 8/23/2023Ownership: 0.000%Osaic Holdings Inc.Bought 22,378 shares on 8/21/2023Ownership: 0.032%Captrust Financial AdvisorsBought 868 shares on 8/15/2023Ownership: 0.030%Harbour Investments Inc.Bought 390 shares on 8/15/2023Ownership: 0.003%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions BXSL Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Blackstone Secured Lending Fund stock right now? 6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" BXSL shares. View BXSL analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's stock price forecast for 2023? 6 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's shares. Their BXSL share price forecasts range from $25.00 to $31.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $28.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BXSL or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BXSL shares performed in 2023? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's stock was trading at $22.35 at the start of the year. Since then, BXSL shares have increased by 25.3% and is now trading at $28.00. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Blackstone Secured Lending Fund? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 304,100 shares, a decline of 14.5% from the August 15th total of 355,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 758,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's Short Interest. When is Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 9th 2023. View our BXSL earnings forecast. How were Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's earnings last quarter? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 9th. The company reported $1.06 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $290.37 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $276.36 million. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund had a net margin of 48.55% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.15%. How often does Blackstone Secured Lending Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 20th. Investors of record on Saturday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.77 per share on Thursday, October 26th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.00%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 28th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. Read our dividend analysis for BXSL. What ETFs hold Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) stock in their portfolio include Putnam BDC Income ETF (PBDC), VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD) and WisdomTree Alternative Income Fund (HYIN).Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF (PSP). Is Blackstone Secured Lending Fund a good dividend stock? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 10.00%. BXSL has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 90.32%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, BXSL will have a dividend payout ratio of 75.88% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Read our dividend analysis for BXSL. What is Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's stock symbol? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BXSL." Who are Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's major shareholders? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Creative Planning (1.44%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.95%), Amplius Wealth Advisors LLC (0.74%), Van ECK Associates Corp (0.66%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.45%) and BlackRock Inc. (0.44%). Insiders that own company stock include Brad Marshall, Brad Marshall, Carlos Whitaker, Katherine Rubenstein, Katherine Rubenstein and Robert J Bass. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's stock price today? One share of BXSL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.00. How much money does Blackstone Secured Lending Fund make? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion and generates $850 million in revenue each year. The company earns $404.56 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.10 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Blackstone Secured Lending Fund have? The company employs 2,020 workers across the globe. How can I contact Blackstone Secured Lending Fund? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's mailing address is 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154. The official website for the company is www.bxsl.com. The company can be reached via phone at 212-503-2100 or via email at blackstoneshareholderrelations@blackstone.com. 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