In the past week, MSDL stock has gone up by 6.62%, with a monthly decline of -6.03% and a quarterly plunge of -9.04%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.09%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.83% for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.36% for MSDL’s stock, with a -5.50% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) Right Now?
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.95x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for MSDL is 0.54. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for MSDL is 88.32M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.30% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MSDL on April 18, 2025 was 729.39K shares.
MSDL) stock’s latest price update
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL)’s stock price has gone rise by 1.26 in comparison to its previous close of 19.09, however, the company has experienced a 6.62% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-13 that We take a look at the action in business development companies through the first week of April and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs faced significant losses, with average returns around -9% on the week with valuations dropping below historical averages. Valuation uncertainty is high due to quarterly NAV declarations and systemic/idiosyncratic factors; estimated NAV drops are 2-3% from Q4 levels.
Analysts’ Opinion of MSDL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MSDL stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for MSDL by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MSDL in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $23.50 based on the research report published on July 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to MSDL, setting the target price at $21 in the report published on February 20th of the previous year.
MSDL Trading at -4.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MSDL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.26% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.83%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.09%, as shares sank -5.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.16% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MSDL rose by +6.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $19.60. In addition, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund saw -6.44% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MSDL starting from FRANK BRUCE D, who purchase 420 shares at the price of $20.50 back on Nov 11 ’24. After this action, FRANK BRUCE D now owns 3,695 shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, valued at $8,608 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MSDL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.9 for the gross margin
The net margin for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund stands at 0.67. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value 12.10, with 5.97 for asset returns.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.12. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
