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Stocks Info
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp is listed on the NASDAQ in the Financial sector while operating in the Asset Management industry. The current market capitalization of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp is $1.27B. A total of 1.02 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 756.70K shares.
In the most recent transaction, CALDWELL PHYLLIS R bought 2,500 shares of OCSL for 15.83 per share on Feb 25 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 16,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 24 ’25, Pendo Mathew bought 6,260 shares at 15.93 per share. OCSL shares that President owns now total 52,596.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Khanna Raghav acquired of 6,000 shares on Feb 24 ’25 at a per-share price of $15.95. This resulted in the Co-Chief Investment Officer holding 6,000 shares of OCSL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, CALDWELL PHYLLIS R bought 1,000 shares at $16.01 per share on Sep 20 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 13,500.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp pays an annual dividend of $2.04, resulting in a dividend yield of 13.25%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.01. OCSL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 13% when it declared a $0.40 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/17/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/16/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 14.1%. The OCSL stock dividend was $0.55 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, OCSL has a high of $19.86 and a low of $14.82.
As of this writing, OCSL has an earnings estimate of $0.49 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.53 per share and a lower estimate of $0.46.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $17.63, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.31B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for OCSL is Buy with a score of 3.33.
