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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

MSDL
15.180USD
+0.285+1.91%
Close 02/06, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
1.32BMarket Cap
9.20P/E TTM

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

15.180
+0.285+1.91%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 46 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 17.54.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite a weak stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
46 / 118
Overall Ranking
189 / 4521
Industry
Investment Banking & Investment Services

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is an investment company. The Company is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. The Company’s investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns via current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by investing primarily in directly originated senior secured term loans issued by United States middle-market companies backed by private equity sponsors. The Company invests primarily in directly originated senior secured term loans including first lien senior secured term loans and second lien senior secured term loans. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries include DLF CA SPV LLC (CA SPV), DLF SPV LLC (DLF SPV), DLF Financing SPV LLC (Financing SPV) and DLF Equity Holdings LLC. The Company’s investment adviser is MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 172.29% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 411.50M.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 90.80%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PB is 0.74, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 24.10M shares, increasing 13.82% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Invesco
Star Investor Invesco holds 47.01K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
17.536
Target Price
+17.69%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is 7.52, ranking 29 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 83.61M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 19.78%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 48.12%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.52
Change
0

Financials

8.80

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

6.08

Operational Efficiency

6.04

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

6.69

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is 8.25, ranking 28 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 9.20, which is 17.19% below the recent high of 10.79 and 23.60% above the recent low of 7.03.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.25
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 46/118
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is 6.57, ranking 72 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. The average price target is 18.00, with a high of 18.50 and a low of 16.50.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.57
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
17.536
Target Price
+14.02%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

71
Total
7
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
MSDL
7
Blackstone Inc
BX
23
KKR & Co Inc
KKR
21
BlackRock Inc
BLK
19
Bank of New York Mellon Corp
BK
18
State Street Corp
STT
18
1
2
3
...
14

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is 6.72, ranking 86 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 16.51 and the support level at 14.33, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.49
Change
0.23

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(1)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.251
Sell
RSI(14)
33.835
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
15.652
Oversold
ATR(14)
0.357
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-124.157
Sell
Williams %R
80.628
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.304
Sell
StochRSI(14)
99.169
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
15.274
Sell
MA10
15.762
Sell
MA20
16.138
Sell
MA50
16.697
Sell
MA100
16.755
Sell
MA200
17.835
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is 3.00, ranking 73 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 27.76%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 26.86%. The largest institutional shareholder is James Simons, holding a total of 522.79K shares, representing 0.60% of shares outstanding, with 3463.31% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (US)
4.11M
+2.60%
Van Eck Associates Corporation
1.97M
+2.51%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1.93M
+10.25%
Generali Insurance Asset Management S.p.A. SGR
1.83M
+3.86%
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
956.87K
+17.43%
RiverNorth Capital Management LLC
989.13K
+377.44%
Muzinich & Co., Inc.
584.62K
+28.31%
DoubleLine Capital LP
567.29K
--
TD Securities, Inc.
565.62K
--
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
505.06K
+36.22%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Investment Banking & Investment Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is 9.51, ranking 12 out of 118 in the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. The company's beta value is 0.00. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.51
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
--
VaR
--
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+28.91%
240-Day Volatility
+21.98%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+2.92%
120 days
+5.15%
5 years
--
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.06%
120 days
-4.06%
5 years
--
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.37
120 days
-1.36
5 years
--

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+28.91%
3 years
--
5 years
--
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.91
3 years
--
5 years
--
Skewness
240 days
+0.12
3 years
--
5 years
--

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+21.98%
5 years
--
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.21%
5 years
--
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-206.59%
240 days
-206.59%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+14.99%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+17.98%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.67%
120 days
+0.63%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
--
60 days
--
120 days
--

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