Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [MSDL] stock is trading at $18.12, up 1.97%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The MSDL shares have gain 1.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.10%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE: MSDL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 18, 2024, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $23.50 for it. Previously, Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on May 13, 2024. On February 20, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned a price target of $21 on the stock. UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $23.50 on February 20, 2024. RBC Capital Mkts initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $21 as its price target on February 20, 2024. Raymond James started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on February 20, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $22. In a note dated February 20, 2024, Keefe Bruyette initiated a Mkt Perform rating and provided a target price of $21 on this stock.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [MSDL] stock has fluctuated between $17.37 and $21.75 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $23 within the next 12 months. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE: MSDL] shares were valued at $18.12 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 26.93% based on the average MSDL price forecast.
Analyzing the MSDL fundamentals
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE:MSDL] reported sales of 401.05M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -4.30%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.84% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.73%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.55%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.56%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.15.
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 17.90 points at the first support level, and at 17.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 18.24, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 18.37.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s Current Ratio is 1.29. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.29 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.64. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.92, the price to book ratio is 0.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.39.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Shannon Kevin, Director, that happened on Aug 14 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. Chief Financial Officer, Pessah David completed a deal on Aug 14 ’25 to buy 3400.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Metz Adam S bought 28248.0 shares on Aug 13 ’25.
