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Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc

TSLX
21.915USD
-0.225-1.02%
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2.07BMarket Cap
10.73P/E TTM

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc

21.915
-0.225-1.02%
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 Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-01-29

Key Insights

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 3 out of 28 in the Collective Investments industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 23.50.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite an average 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.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
3 / 28
Overall Ranking
116 / 4540
Industry
Collective Investments

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
Positive

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. is a specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. The Company seeks to generate current income primarily in United States domiciled middle-market companies through direct originations of senior secured loans and, to a lesser extent, originations of mezzanine loans and investments in corporate bonds, equity securities and other instruments. It invests in first-lien debt, second-lien debt, mezzanine and unsecured debt and equity and other investments. Its first-lien debt may include stand-alone first-lien loans; last out first-lien loans, which are loans that have a secondary priority behind super-senior first out first-lien loans; unitranche loans, which are loans that combine features of first-lien, second-lien and mezzanine debt, generally in a first-lien position, and secured corporate bonds with similar features to these categories of first-lien loans. It is managed by Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC.
Industry Leader
The company's revenue leads the industry, with the latest annual revenue totaling USD 451.68M.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 79.53% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 451.68M.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 103.69%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 103.69%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 1.29, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 51.95M shares, decreasing 6.10% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund
Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 4.90K shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.04.

Analyst Rating

Based on 11 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
23.500
Target Price
+5.52%
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: 2026-01-29

The current financial score of Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc is 7.25, ranking 12 out of 28 in the Collective Investments industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 103.36M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 1.51%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 9.70%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.25
Change
0

Financials

8.14

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

6.59

Operational Efficiency

6.31

Growth Potential

8.00

Shareholder Returns

7.21

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-01-29

The current valuation score of Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc is 7.13, ranking 22 out of 28 in the Collective Investments industry. Its current P/E ratio is 10.84, which is 30.48% below the recent high of 14.14 and 32.61% above the recent low of 7.30.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.13
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 3/28
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-01-29

The current earnings forecast score of Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc is 8.00, ranking 4 out of 28 in the Collective Investments industry. The average price target is 24.00, with a high of 25.00 and a low of 22.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 11 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
23.500
Target Price
+5.52%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

32
Total
5
Median
4
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc
TSLX
11
FS KKR Capital Corp
FSK
11
SLR Investment Corp
SLRC
9
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd
PFLT
8
Pennantpark Investment Corp
PNNT
8
Gladstone Capital Corp
GLAD
8
1
2
3
...
7

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: 2026-01-29

The current price momentum score of Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc is 8.96, ranking 3 out of 28 in the Collective Investments industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 22.79 and the support level at 21.30, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.90
Change
0.06

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(1)
Neutral(4)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.022
Buy
RSI(14)
52.229
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
51.073
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.402
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
15.215
Neutral
Williams %R
41.071
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
0.086
Sell
StochRSI(14)
40.475
Neutral
Moving Average
Sell(5)
Neutral(0)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
22.150
Sell
MA10
22.234
Sell
MA20
22.000
Sell
MA50
21.841
Buy
MA100
22.145
Sell
MA200
22.642
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-01-29

The current institutional shareholding score of Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc is 5.00, ranking 2 out of 28 in the Collective Investments industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 54.98%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.43%. The largest institutional shareholder is Invesco, holding a total of 34.16K shares, representing 0.04% of shares outstanding, with 19.54% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Sixth Street Partners, LLC
2.71M
--
Van Eck Associates Corporation
2.53M
+17.98%
Sound Income Strategies, LLC
2.40M
-0.16%
Progeny 3, Inc.
2.48M
--
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
2.36M
-0.71%
State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio
2.10M
-33.76%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
1.69M
+3.79%
Allen & Company LLC
1.56M
+0.10%
Ares Management LLC
1.39M
-0.56%
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
1.31M
+11.11%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-01-29

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Collective Investments 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 Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc is 9.12, ranking 7 out of 28 in the Collective Investments industry. The company's beta value is 0.73. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.12
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.73
VaR
+1.84%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+18.50%
240-Day Volatility
+22.54%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.30%
120 days
+3.98%
5 years
+6.37%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.24%
120 days
-5.15%
5 years
-6.91%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.28
120 days
-0.69
5 years
+0.58

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+18.50%
3 years
+18.50%
5 years
+33.54%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.08
3 years
+0.50
5 years
+0.01
Skewness
240 days
-0.53
3 years
-0.47
5 years
-0.47

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+22.54%
5 years
+19.18%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.92%
5 years
+1.54%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-90.25%
240 days
-90.25%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+15.44%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+16.52%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.50%
120 days
+0.52%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-4.34%
60 days
+21.47%
120 days
+26.10%

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