The stock of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL) has seen a -7.08% decrease in the past week, with a -12.20% drop in the past month, and a -14.14% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.47% for OCSL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.95% for OCSL stock, with a simple moving average of -14.76% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ: OCSL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ: OCSL) is above average at 20.21x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.79.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for OCSL is 80.01M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.52% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of OCSL on May 01, 2025 was 867.84K shares.
OCSL) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ: OCSL) has decreased by -5.98 when compared to last closing price of 14.40. Despite this, the company has experienced a -7.08% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-01 that Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.51 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.56 per share a year ago.
Analysts’ Opinion of OCSL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OCSL stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for OCSL by listing it as a “Sell.” The predicted price for OCSL in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $15 based on the research report published on December 11, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OCSL reach a price target of $15, previously predicting the price at $17. The rating they have provided for OCSL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 20th, 2024.
OCSL Trading at -10.23% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OCSL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.47%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.76%, as shares sank -11.62% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.85% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OCSL fell by -7.07%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -26.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.10. In addition, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp saw -11.00% 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 OCSL starting from CALDWELL PHYLLIS R, who purchase 2,500 shares at the price of $15.83 back on Feb 25 ’25. After this action, CALDWELL PHYLLIS R now owns 16,000 shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp, valued at $39,575 using the latest closing price.
Pendo Mathew, the President of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp, purchase 6,260 shares at $15.93 during a trade that took place back on Feb 24 ’25, which means that Pendo Mathew is holding 52,596 shares at $99,690 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OCSL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp stands at 0.4. The total capital return value is set at -0.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 332.23 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
