B. Riley Issues Positive Forecast for TSLX Earnings

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) – B. Riley raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending in a report issued on Wednesday, November 6th. B. Riley analyst B. Rowe now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.56 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Sixth Street Specialty Lending’s current full-year earnings is $2.31 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Sixth Street Specialty Lending’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.27 EPS.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.57. The company had revenue of $119.22 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $119.85 million. Sixth Street Specialty Lending had a net margin of 39.05% and a return on equity of 13.55%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.60 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on TSLX. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised Sixth Street Specialty Lending from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $21.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $23.00 target price on shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending from $22.00 to $21.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending from $23.00 to $21.50 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Sixth Street Specialty Lending presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $22.00.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Price Performance

Shares of TSLX stock opened at $19.80 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $20.66 and a 200-day moving average of $21.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 2.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.61 and a beta of 1.06. Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a 12-month low of $19.50 and a 12-month high of $22.35.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sixth Street Specialty Lending

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of TSLX. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV lifted its stake in Sixth Street Specialty Lending by 1.7% in the second quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 36,903 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $788,000 after acquiring an additional 627 shares during the last quarter. Worth Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Sixth Street Specialty Lending by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Worth Asset Management LLC now owns 14,156 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $302,000 after acquiring an additional 1,037 shares during the period. IFG Advisory LLC lifted its position in Sixth Street Specialty Lending by 6.3% during the second quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 17,512 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $374,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039 shares during the last quarter. EMC Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending by 23.1% during the first quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 6,747 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $145,000 after acquiring an additional 1,265 shares during the period. Finally, Barnett & Company Inc. boosted its stake in Sixth Street Specialty Lending by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Barnett & Company Inc. now owns 29,050 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $596,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300 shares during the period. 70.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a yield of 9.1%. Sixth Street Specialty Lending’s payout ratio is currently 89.32%.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Company Profile

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc (NYSE: TSLX) is a business development company. The fund provides senior secured loans (first-lien, second-lien, and unitranche), unsecured loans, mezzanine debt, and investments in corporate bonds and equity securities and structured products, non-control structured equity, and common equity with a focus on co-investments for organic growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, restructuring initiatives, recapitalizations, and refinancing.