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MSDL

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Nov 24 • 04:00PM ET

17.01

+0.26 1.55 %

Financial • Asset Management • USA • NYSE

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Index	-	P/E	10.30	EPS (ttm)	1.65	Insider Own	0.34%	Shs Outstand	86.81M	Perf Week	2.97%
Market Cap	1.48B	Forward P/E	9.18	EPS next Y	1.85	Insider Trans	44.99%	Shs Float	86.52M	Perf Month	-0.82%
Enterprise Value	3.47B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	0.49	Inst Own	36.89%	Short Float	0.89%	Perf Quarter	-3.57%
Income	145.00M	P/S	3.67	EPS this Y	-18.56%	Inst Trans	-	Short Ratio	0.95	Perf Half Y	-13.57%
Sales	402.10M	P/B	0.83	EPS next Y	-8.24%	ROA	3.75%	Short Interest	0.77M	Perf YTD	-17.67%
Book/sh	20.41	P/C	19.55	EPS next 5Y	-10.41%	ROE	8.00%	52W High	21.75 -21.79%	Perf Year	-16.94%
Cash/sh	0.87	P/FCF	9.00	EPS past 3/5Y	-3.07% -	ROIC	3.77%	52W Low	15.70 8.34%	Perf 3Y	-
Dividend Est.	2.02 (11.88%)	EV/EBITDA	12.36	Sales past 3/5Y	48.36% -	Gross Margin	81.97%	Volatility	1.82% 1.71%	Perf 5Y	-
Dividend TTM	2.00 (11.76%)	EV/Sales	8.64	EPS Y/Y TTM	-35.20%	Oper. Margin	69.87%	ATR (14)	0.31	Perf 10Y	-
Dividend Ex-Date	Dec 31, 2025	Quick Ratio	1.36	Sales Y/Y TTM	1.97%	Profit Margin	36.06%	RSI (14)	55.99	Recom	2.00
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -	Current Ratio	1.36	EPS Q/Q	-46.68%	SMA20	1.52%	Beta	0.26	Target Price	17.82
Payout	82.25%	Debt/Eq	1.17	Sales Q/Q	1.07%	SMA50	1.18%	Rel Volume	1.26	Prev Close	16.75
Employees	-	LT Debt/Eq	1.17	Earnings	Nov 06 AMC	SMA200	-8.94%	Avg Volume	804.29K	Price	17.01
IPO	Jan 24, 2024	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	-0.44% 0.18%	Trades		Volume	1,007,140	Change	1.55%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Oct-07-25	Upgrade	Raymond James	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$18.50
Oct-06-25	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$17
Jul-18-24	Downgrade	UBS	Buy → Neutral	$23.50
May-13-24	Downgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Feb-20-24	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight	$21
Feb-20-24	Initiated	UBS	Buy	$23.50
Feb-20-24	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Outperform	$21
Feb-20-24	Initiated	Raymond James	Outperform	$22
Feb-20-24	Initiated	Keefe Bruyette	Mkt Perform	$21
Feb-20-24	Initiated	JP Morgan	Neutral

Nov-08-25 02:10AM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Investment ... (GuruFocus.com)
Nov-06-25 07:00PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
04:15PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces September 30, 2025 Financial Results and Declares Fourth Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share (Business Wire)
07:23AM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Q3 2025 Earnings Report Preview: What To Expect (GuruFocus.com)
Nov-05-25 07:05PM	CareTrust REIT (CTRE) Q3 FFO Lag Estimates (Zacks)
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07:37AM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Q3 2025: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-30-25 06:15PM	The Bancorp (TBBK) Misses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Oct-06-25 04:10PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call (Business Wire)
Aug-07-25 07:25PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates (Zacks)
04:15PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces June 30, 2025 Financial Results and Declares Third Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share (Business Wire)
Jul-30-25 05:30PM	Medallion Financial (MFIN) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Jul-08-25 04:05PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call (Business Wire)
May-12-25 04:15PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Prices Public Offering of $350.0 Million 6.000% Notes Due 2030 (Business Wire) +5.59%
May-08-25 05:50PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates (Zacks)
04:08PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces March 31, 2025 Financial Results and Declares Second Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share (Business Wire)
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May-07-25 06:00PM	FS KKR Capital (FSK) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates (Zacks)
May-06-25 10:00AM	Earnings Preview: Gladstone Investment (GAIN) Q4 Earnings Expected to Decline (Zacks)
May-02-25 12:28PM	Why We Have Been Buying BDCs In This Drawdown (Seeking Alpha)
May-01-25 10:01AM	Earnings Preview: Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline (Zacks)
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Apr-20-25 02:14AM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund: Bet On Defensive Portfolio (Seeking Alpha)
01:55AM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending: Fair Value For Declining Rates (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-19-25 11:44AM	BDC Weekly Review: Consequences Of The Trade War For BDCs (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-18-25 10:15AM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending: 10% Yield And 114% Dividend Coverage Make It A Buy (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-17-25 04:17AM	New Income Opportunities And Stress-Testing Our 2025 Playbook (Seeking Alpha)
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Apr-15-25 06:15AM	2 Attractive Income Plays Retirees Should Consider After Their Recent Sell-Off (Seeking Alpha)
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10:45AM	Gladstone Investment (GAIN) Moves 11.0% Higher: Will This Strength Last? (Zacks)
Apr-08-25 04:05PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call (Business Wire) +5.28%
07:25AM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending: Why Its Portfolio Is Relatively Insulated Vs. Tariffs (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-07-25 09:15AM	Two 10%+ Dividends To Access Stress-Free Cash Flows (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-02-25 08:05AM	Billionaire Investor Warns Of 'Significant Correction' And Buys High Yield: Our Picks (Seeking Alpha)
07:32AM	Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending: Underrated BDC, But Could Face Selling Pressure (Seeking Alpha)
07:05AM	Important Warning: 3 Popular Dividend Stocks Due For A Sharp Pullback (Seeking Alpha)
Mar-31-25 11:00AM	Retirement Income: I'm Seeking Treasure In These 7-9% Yields (Seeking Alpha)
Mar-28-25 09:15AM	My BDC Portfolio And The Strategy For Alpha Going Forward (Seeking Alpha)
Mar-27-25 11:28AM	Ares Capital: Buy This 9% Yield Following Selloff (SeekingAlpha)
Mar-26-25 07:32AM	MSC Income Fund: I Like What I See, But Investors Shouldn't Get Too Excited Yet (SeekingAlpha)
Mar-24-25 09:15AM	PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: One Of The Highest Quality Picks In First-Lien BDC Segment (SeekingAlpha)
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Mar-20-25 03:01PM	Opportunities In The Income Market Drawdown (SeekingAlpha)
Feb-27-25 04:13PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces December 31, 2024 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share (Business Wire)
Jan-21-25 04:05PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call (Business Wire)
Nov-07-24 05:05PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces September 30, 2024 Financial Results and Declares Fourth Quarter 2024 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share (Business Wire)
Oct-08-24 04:05PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call (Business Wire)
Aug-08-24 04:15PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces June 30, 2024 Financial Results and Declares Third Quarter 2024 Dividend of $0.50 per Share (Business Wire)
Jul-08-24 04:05PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jun-24-24 05:37AM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Soars 5.4%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock? (Zacks)
Jun-03-24 12:00PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here's What You Should Know (Zacks)
May-09-24 04:15PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces March 31, 2024 Financial Results and Declares Second Quarter 2024 Dividend of $0.50 per Share (Business Wire)
Apr-08-24 04:05PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call (Business Wire)
Mar-01-24 06:17AM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces December 31, 2023 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2024 Dividend of $0.50 per Share (Business Wire)
Feb-14-24 04:05PM	Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call (Business Wire)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development and finance company, which engages in lending to middle-market companies. It invests in directly originated senior secured term loans including first lien senior secured term loans and second lien senior secured term loans. The company was founded on May 30, 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
FRANK BRUCE D	Director	Nov 10 '25	Buy	16.41	600	9,843	4,387	Nov 12 05:17 PM
Binstock Joan	Director	Oct 06 '25	Buy	16.64	9,030	150,229	50,042	Oct 08 02:34 PM
JEFFREY LEVIN	Former Officer/Director	Sep 29 '25	Proposed Sale	16.70	48,599	811,555		Sep 29 04:03 PM
Shannon Kevin	Director	Aug 14 '25	Buy	17.70	5,000	88,500	29,079	Aug 18 02:38 PM
Pessah David	Chief Financial Officer	Aug 14 '25	Buy	17.72	3,400	60,254	5,400	Aug 15 03:28 PM
Metz Adam S	Director	Aug 13 '25	Buy	17.67	28,248	499,122	28,248	Aug 14 05:06 PM
MILLER DAVID N	Director	Aug 12 '25	Buy	17.69	10,000	176,900	17,168	Aug 14 12:52 PM
Day Jeff M.	Co-President	Aug 12 '25	Buy	17.70	5,650	100,005	17,818	Aug 13 04:15 PM
Binstock Joan	Director	Aug 11 '25	Buy	17.68	5,659	100,079	39,251	Aug 13 11:26 AM
Occi Michael Jr.	Chief Executive Officer	Aug 12 '25	Buy	17.78	14,000	248,851	21,500	Aug 13 10:45 AM
Shannon Kevin	Director	Jun 06 '25	Buy	19.43	10,000	194,294	5,700	Jun 10 07:26 PM

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