A share price of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [MSDL] is currently trading at $16.55, up 0.79%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MSDL shares have gain 4.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.65%, 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 October 07, 2025, when Raymond James upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $18.50 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight on October 06, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $17. On July 18, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $23.50 on the stock. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Equal Weight and recommended $21 as its price target on February 20, 2024. UBS started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on February 20, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $23.50. In a note dated February 20, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $21 on this stock.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $15.70 and $21.75. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $17.63 within the next 12 months. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE: MSDL] shares were valued at $16.55 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.53% based on the average MSDL price forecast.
Analyzing the MSDL fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE:MSDL] were 401.05M which represents -4.30% decline. 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 16.46 points at the first support level, and at 16.36 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 16.65, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 16.74.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE:MSDL] is 1.29. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.29, while the Cash Ratio is 0.64. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.58, the price to book ratio is 0.80 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.58.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Binstock Joan, Director, that happened on Oct 06 ’25 when 9030.0 shares were purchased. Former Officer/Director, JEFFREY LEVIN completed a deal on Sep 29 ’25 to buy 48599.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Shannon Kevin bought 5000.0 shares on Aug 14 ’25.
