Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) Competitors $14.32 -0.20 (-1.38%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.30 -0.02 (-0.13%) As of 06:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NCDL vs. TSLX, MSDL, GSBD, TRIN, NMFC, KBDC, BBDC, BCSF, AMAL, and FDUSShould you be buying Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending include Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Trinity Capital (TRIN), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), and Fidus Investment (FDUS). These companies are all part of the "fin - sbic&commrl" industry. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending vs. Its Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Goldman Sachs BDC Trinity Capital New Mountain Finance Kayne Anderson BDC BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance Amalgamated Financial Fidus Investment Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) and Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has higher valuation and earnings, TSLX or NCDL? Sixth Street Specialty Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sixth Street Specialty Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSixth Street Specialty Lending$482.53M4.45$220.02M$2.0111.34Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending$224.04M3.16$116.32M$1.827.87 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TSLX or NCDL? 70.3% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is TSLX or NCDL a better dividend stock? Sixth Street Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Sixth Street Specialty Lending pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays out 98.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts rate TSLX or NCDL? Sixth Street Specialty Lending presently has a consensus price target of $23.28, suggesting a potential upside of 2.10%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a consensus price target of $16.63, suggesting a potential upside of 16.10%. Given Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is more favorable than Sixth Street Specialty Lending.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sixth Street Specialty Lending 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media prefer TSLX or NCDL? In the previous week, Sixth Street Specialty Lending and Sixth Street Specialty Lending both had 2 articles in the media. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Sixth Street Specialty Lending's score of 1.46 indicating that Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sixth Street Specialty Lending 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is TSLX or NCDL more profitable? Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a net margin of 43.35% compared to Sixth Street Specialty Lending's net margin of 39.56%. Sixth Street Specialty Lending's return on equity of 13.47% beat Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sixth Street Specialty Lending39.56% 13.47% 6.17% Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending 43.35%11.88%5.25% Which has more risk & volatility, TSLX or NCDL? Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySixth Street Specialty Lending beats Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NCDL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NCDL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNuveen Churchill Direct LendingFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$707.22M$1.42B$12.66B$21.57BDividend Yield12.40%12.18%5.48%3.56%P/E Ratio7.8710.72240.2829.51Price / Sales3.1642.6230.6259.84Price / Cash6.8410.2219.6418.12Price / Book0.800.862.284.62Net Income$116.32M$152.42M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-3.12%-3.62%-0.60%-0.20%1 Month Performance-10.15%-9.33%0.86%2.56%1 Year Performance-19.65%-11.55%539.88%12.26% Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCDLNuveen Churchill Direct Lending3.6531 of 5 stars$14.32-1.4%$16.63+16.1%-18.4%$707.22M$224.04M7.87N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.741 of 5 stars$23.21+0.3%$23.28+0.3%+10.2%$2.18B$482.53M9.97N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund2.8926 of 5 stars$17.12-1.2%$19.30+12.7%-15.6%$1.50B$416.08M7.70N/AGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC0.9978 of 5 stars$11.07+0.1%$10.00-9.7%-24.3%$1.26B$434.37M8.79N/APositive NewsTRINTrinity Capital2.4206 of 5 stars$16.14-0.4%$15.75-2.4%+15.2%$1.14B$237.69M7.2440NMFCNew Mountain Finance3.3319 of 5 stars$9.67-1.5%$10.60+9.6%-19.1%$1.04B$371.67M7.55N/APositive NewsKBDCKayne Anderson BDC2.4264 of 5 stars$13.88-1.7%$16.50+18.9%-14.7%$996.55M$213.11M7.84N/ANegative NewsBBDCBARINGS BDC2.7057 of 5 stars$9.05-0.4%$9.67+6.9%-9.2%$954.84M$286.17M8.2526Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.1787 of 5 stars$14.52+0.2%$16.50+13.6%-16.1%$940.59M$292.65M8.751,000Positive NewsAMALAmalgamated Financial3.6157 of 5 stars$27.72-1.0%$33.00+19.0%-9.9%$843.05M$434.51M7.84380Positive NewsFDUSFidus Investment2.8332 of 5 stars$20.33-0.2%$22.00+8.2%+3.2%$721.04M$146.15M8.80N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSLX Alternatives MSDL Alternatives GSBD Alternatives TRIN Alternatives NMFC Alternatives KBDC Alternatives BBDC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives AMAL Alternatives FDUS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NCDL) was last updated on 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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