NYSE:NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $12.09 +0.03 (+0.25%) As of 12:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Stock (NYSE:NCDL) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get NCDL alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$11.94▼$12.0950-Day Range$12.03▼$13.0052-Week Range$11.94▼$15.07Volume70,725 shsAverage Volume221,177 shsMarket Capitalization$597.13 millionP/E Ratio12.73Dividend Yield11.91%Price Target$13.63Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. is a business development company (BDC) that provides financing to privately owned, middle-market companies. The company seeks to generate income primarily through investments in senior secured loans and other debt securities, while also pursuing capital appreciation through selected equity and equity-related investments. Its portfolio generally consists of direct investments in companies operating across a range of industries, with an emphasis on established businesses that may require financing for acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings, growth initiatives, or other corporate purposes. Investments are typically structured as first-lien or other senior secured loans, although the company may also invest in second-lien debt, subordinated debt, and equity interests. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is externally managed by Churchill Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Nuveen and a specialist in private credit and middle-market lending. The company focuses primarily on opportunities in the United States and operates as a regulated investment company and BDC under applicable federal securities laws.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks80th Percentile Overall ScoreNCDL MarketRank™: Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 291st out of 838 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.8 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a consensus price target of $13.63, representing about 13.5% upside from its current price of $12.00.Amount of Analyst CoverageNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth1.25% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending are expected to grow by 1.25% in the coming year, from $1.60 to $1.62 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is 12.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is 12.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.35.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a P/B Ratio of 0.68. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.06% of the float of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.82, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has recently decreased by 6.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipNuveen Churchill Direct Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.94%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthNuveen Churchill Direct Lending does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is 151.58%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending will have a dividend payout ratio of 88.89% in the coming year. This indicates that Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's dividend. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment0.88 News SentimentNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.68% of the stock of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's insider trading history. 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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. NCDL Stock News HeadlinesNuveen Churchill Direct Lending: Why I'm Downgrading Despite The 30% Discount And Double-Digit YieldSeptember 17, 2026 | seekingalpha.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending: The Discount Is Real, The Credit Trend Is Too; HoldSeptember 16, 2026 | seekingalpha.comIran War Shock: What I Was Told In That Private MeetingYou’re Being LIED To About The Iran War Forget EVERYTHING you’ve heard about the Iran war. Especially the reasons why we’re bombing the country.September 21 at 1:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Nuveen Churchill’s (NCDL) Payout Cushion Widens Even As Risk Flags RiseSeptember 9, 2026 | insidermonkey.comUBS upgrades Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) to buy from neutralSeptember 5, 2026 | msn.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending Q2: 27% Discount And 9.5% Expected ROESeptember 5, 2026 | seekingalpha.comNuveen Churchill Direct LendingAugust 25, 2026 | fool.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending Earnings Call Shows ResilienceAugust 12, 2026 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines NCDL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have NCDL shares performed this year? Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's stock was trading at $13.32 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, NCDL stock has decreased by 9.9% and is now trading at $12.0030. How were Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's earnings last quarter? Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NYSE:NCDL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. The firm earned $11.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $46.72 million. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.60% and a net margin of 24.44%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending IPO? Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) raised $99 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, January 25th 2024. The company issued 5,500,000 shares at $18.05 per share. Who are Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's major shareholders? Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's top institutional shareholders include Corient Private Wealth LP (3.27%), Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.90%), Centurion Wealth Management LLC (0.63%) and NewEdge Advisors LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include James Joseph Ritchie, Kenneth J Kencel, Shaul Vichness, Kenneth M Miranda, Jason Strife, John Mccally, Mat Linett and Marissa Hassen. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending? Shares of NCDL 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 Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending investors own include United Parcel Service (UPS), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Getty Realty (GTY), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), MFA Financial (MFA) and Townsquare Media (TSQ). Company Calendar Record date for 7/28 Dividend6/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/28 Dividend6/30/2026Dividend Payable7/28/2026Last Earnings8/06/2026Today9/21/2026Record date for 10/27 Dividend9/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/27 Dividend9/30/2026Dividend Payable10/27/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/03/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (3m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 NCDL's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. NCDL has been in this zone for over 3 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Capital Markets Sub-IndustryAsset Management & Custody Banks Current SymbolNYSE:NCDL Previous SymbolNYSE:NCDL CIK1737924 Webwww.churchillam.com Phone212-207-2003FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending$13.63 High Price Target$16.00 Low Price Target$12.00 Potential Upside/Downside+12.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.20 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.95 Trailing P/E Ratio12.73 Forward P/E Ratio7.56 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$65.61 million Net Margins24.44% Pretax Margin24.36% Return on Equity9.60% Return on Assets4.10% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.06 Quick Ratio0.06 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$207.86 million Price / Sales2.87 Cash Flow$2.33 per share Price / Cash Flow5.20 Book Value$17.72 per share Price / Book0.68Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares49,390,000Free Float49,051,000Market Cap$597.13 million OptionableN/A Beta0.52 7 Best Space Stocks to Own in 2026The space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to have gotten in early on SpaceX to profit. 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