At the time of writing, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [MSDL] stock is trading at $16.98, up 0.53%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MSDL shares have gain 0.65% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.79%, 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 November 26, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform but kept the price target unchanged to $18 for it. Previously, Raymond James upgraded its rating to Outperform on October 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $18.50. On October 06, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $17 on the stock. UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $23.50 on July 18, 2024. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on February 20, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $21. In a note dated February 20, 2024, UBS initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $23.50 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund fluctuated between $15.70 and $21.75. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $18 within the next 12 months. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE: MSDL] shares were valued at $16.98 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.01% based on the average MSDL price forecast.
Analyzing the MSDL fundamentals
According to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE:MSDL], the company’s sales were 402.10M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.07% jump. 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 16.89 points at the first support level, and at 16.80 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 17.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 17.16.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE:MSDL] has a current ratio of 1.36. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.67, the price to book ratio is 0.83 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.29.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Krishnan Ashwin, Chief Investment Officer, that happened on Nov 11 ’25 when 3000.0 shares were purchased. Director, FRANK BRUCE D completed a deal on Nov 10 ’25 to buy 600.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Binstock Joan bought 9030.0 shares on Oct 06 ’25.
