Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL – Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The credit services provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.02), reports. The business had revenue of $94.97 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $99.35 million. Oaktree Specialty Lending had a net margin of 17.21% and a return on equity of 11.98%.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Trading Down 4.6 %
Shares of OCSL opened at $16.51 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $18.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.40. The stock has a market cap of $1.34 billion, a PE ratio of 12.32 and a beta of 1.09. Oaktree Specialty Lending has a 12 month low of $16.46 and a 12 month high of $21.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.24 and a quick ratio of 0.24.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.33%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 16th. Oaktree Specialty Lending’s dividend payout ratio is presently 164.18%.
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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
OCSL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer downgraded Oaktree Specialty Lending from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $18.00 in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Oaktree Specialty Lending from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Oaktree Specialty Lending from $20.00 to $18.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 29th. JMP Securities lowered their price target on Oaktree Specialty Lending from $21.00 to $20.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. Finally, B. Riley lowered their price target on Oaktree Specialty Lending from $18.50 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $18.79.
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Oaktree Specialty Lending Company Profile
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a business development company. The fund specializing in investments in middle market, bridge financing, first and second lien debt financing, unsecured and mezzanine loan, mezzanine debt, senior and junior secured debt, expansions, sponsor-led acquisitions, preferred equity, and management buyouts in small and mid-sized companies.
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