Carlyle Secured Lending Inc (CGBD)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

Kevin Freeman

Carlyle Secured Lending Inc [CGBD] stock is trading at $12.2, down -1.93%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CGBD shares have gain 2.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -8.41%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Carlyle Secured Lending Inc [NASDAQ: CGBD] 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 $15 for it. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Neutral on October 01, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $12.50. On July 25, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $15 on the stock. Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform but $17 remained the price target by the analyst firm on February 10, 2025. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on July 29, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $17. In a note dated July 28, 2023, B. Riley Securities initiated a Neutral rating and provided a target price of $16 on this stock.

Carlyle Secured Lending Inc [CGBD] stock has fluctuated between $11.65 and $18.59 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $15 within the next 12 months. Carlyle Secured Lending Inc [NASDAQ: CGBD] shares were valued at $12.2 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.95% based on the average CGBD price forecast.

Analyzing the CGBD fundamentals

Carlyle Secured Lending Inc [NASDAQ:CGBD] reported sales of 189.56M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 3.19%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.71% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.33%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.36%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.35%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.03. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.09.

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 12.05 points at the first support level, and at 11.91 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 12.42, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 12.65.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Carlyle Secured Lending Inc’s Current Ratio is 5.38. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 5.38, and the Cash Ratio is 0.79. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.69, the price to book ratio is 0.74 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.42.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Nestor John G., Director, that happened on Aug 18 ’25 when 13238.0 shares were sold. CFO, Hennigan Thomas M completed a deal on Aug 20 ’25 to buy 7285.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Jenkins Mark David bought 3801.0 shares on Nov 22 ’24.

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