Indicators
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.080
Sell
RSI(14)
45.828
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
42.709
Buy
ATR(14)
0.304
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-60.313
Neutral
Williams %R
57.297
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-0.022
Sell
StochRSI(14)
87.335
Buy
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
MSDL16.700USD
+0.250+1.52%
Close 11/11, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min
1.45BMarket Cap
10.00P/E TTM
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: 2025-11-11Key Insights
The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, 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
Support & Resistance
No Data
Score Analysis
Current score
Previous score
Analyst Rating
Based on
7
analysts
Buy
Current Rating
17.821
Target Price
+8.34%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.
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 0.82, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 19.00M shares, decreasing 21.70% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Invesco
Star Investor Invesco holds 36.80K shares of this stock.
Financial Health
Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11The company's current financial score is 7.53, which is higher than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.28. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is high. 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
Financials
6.00
Key Metrics
Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data
Quality of Earnings
7.32
Operational Efficiency
8.24
Growth Potential
8.71
Shareholder Returns
7.37
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Company Valuation
Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11The company’s current valuation score is 8.25, which is higher than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.19. Its current P/E ratio is 10.12, which is 1.44% below the recent high of 10.27 and 30.55% above the recent low of 7.03.
Score
Valuation Dimensions
P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 53/116
No Data
Earnings Forecast
Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.86, which is lower than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.33. The average price target for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is 18.00, with a high of 19.00 and a low of 16.50.
Score
Support & Resistance
No Data
Analyst Rating
Based on
7
analysts
Buy
Current Rating
17.821
Target Price
+8.34%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell
Peer Comparison
69
Total
7
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
MSDL
7
Blackstone Inc
BX
25
KKR & Co Inc
KKR
22
BlackRock Inc
BLK
20
Carlyle Group Inc
CG
19
Ares Management Corp
ARES
18
1
2
3
...
14
Financial Forecasting
EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data
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: 2025-11-11The company’s current price momentum score is 6.99, which is lower than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.73. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 17.46 and the support level at 16.01, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
Score
Support & Resistance
No Data
Indicators
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Moving Average
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
16.616
Buy
MA10
16.788
Sell
MA20
16.914
Sell
MA50
17.029
Sell
MA100
17.843
Sell
MA200
18.871
Sell
Institutional Confidence
Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 5.92. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 21.88%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 20.08%. The largest institutional shareholder is Invesco, holding a total of 36.80K shares, representing 0.04% of shares outstanding, with 9.84% increase in holdings.
Score
Institutional Shareholding
No Data
Risk Assessment
Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-11The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.07, which is higher than the Investment Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 6.97. 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.
Score
Beta vs S&P 500 index
--
VaR
--
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+26.79%
240-Day Volatility
+22.14%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+5.15%
120 days
+5.15%
5 years
--
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.60%
120 days
-3.60%
5 years
--
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.11
120 days
-1.93
5 years
--
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+26.79%
3 years
--
5 years
--
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.74
3 years
--
5 years
--
Skewness
240 days
+0.23
3 years
--
5 years
--
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+22.14%
5 years
--
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.10%
5 years
--
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-315.21%
240 days
-315.21%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+16.60%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+14.71%
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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