At the time of writing, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp [OCSL] stock is trading at $15.92, saw in change for the day. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The OCSL shares have lost -1.06% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.70%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp [NASDAQ: OCSL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 11, 2024, when B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating to a Sell but kept the price target unchanged to $15 for it. Previously, JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral on November 20, 2024, and dropped its price target to $15. On November 19, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and decreased its price target to $17 on August 26, 2024. Oppenheimer downgraded its rating to a Perform. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on February 02, 2024, and downed its price target to $19. In a note dated January 08, 2024, B. Riley Securities downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $21.
For the past year, the stock price of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp fluctuated between $14.89 and $20.13. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $17.5 within the next 12 months. Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp [NASDAQ: OCSL] shares were valued at $15.92 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.92% based on the average OCSL price forecast.
Analyzing the OCSL fundamentals
According to Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp [NASDAQ:OCSL], the company’s sales were 370.33M for trailing twelve months, which represents an -11.60% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.85% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.29%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.24%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.04 and Total Capital is -0.02.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 15.81 points at the first support level, and at 15.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 16.05, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 16.17.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.54, the price to book ratio is 0.90 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.76.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved CALDWELL PHYLLIS R, Director, that happened on Feb 25 ’25 when 2500.0 shares were purchased. President, Pendo Mathew completed a deal on Feb 24 ’25 to buy 6260.0 shares. Meanwhile, Co-Chief Investment Officer Khanna Raghav bought 6000.0 shares on Feb 24 ’25.
