A share price of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [MSDL] is currently trading at $16.52, down -1.08%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The MSDL shares have gain 0.43% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.78%, 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 an 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 $18.2 within the next 12 months. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE: MSDL] shares were valued at $16.52 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.17% based on the average MSDL price forecast.
Analyzing the MSDL fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE:MSDL] were 402.10M which represents 1.07% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.58% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.56%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.5%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.49%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.05.
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 16.37 points at the first support level, and at 16.22 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 16.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 16.92.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE:MSDL] is 1.36. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.57, the price to book ratio is 0.81 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.01.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved FRANK BRUCE D, Director, that happened on Nov 10 ’25 when 600.0 shares were purchased. Director, Binstock Joan completed a deal on Oct 06 ’25 to buy 9030.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Officer/Director JEFFREY LEVIN bought 48599.0 shares on Sep 29 ’25.
