Oaktree Specialty LendingOCSL
OCSL
About: Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp is a specialty finance company. The company provides lending services and invests in small and mid-sized companies. The company's investment objective is to maximize its portfolio's total return by generating current income from debt investments, and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation from equity investments. The company provides customized, one-stop credit solutions to companies with limited access to public or syndicated capital markets.
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Funds holding %
of 7,312 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
53% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 51
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $475M [Q4 2024] → $483M (+$8M) [Q1 2025]
1.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 37.86% [Q4 2024] → 36.39% (-1.47%) [Q1 2025]
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 195 [Q4 2024] → 186 (-9) [Q1 2025]
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 31
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q4 2024] → 1 (-2) [Q1 2025]
72% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.45M | Put options by funds: $5.15M
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$14
3%
downside
Avg. target
$14
3%
downside
High target
$14
3%
downside
2 analyst ratings
0 positive
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2 neutral
100%
0 negative
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Wells Fargo Finian O'Shea | 3%downside $14 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Melissa Wedel | 3%downside $14 | Neutral Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about OCSL published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
Two 10%+ Yielding BDCs Going From Bargains To Screaming Buys
Since the announcement of tariffs in early April, the BDC market has become a less interesting place for capital deployment (as we can imply from higher discounts). Yet, as it is usually the case, higher discounts mean more opportunities for patient investors. In this article, I discuss two 10%+ yielding BDCs, which, even before the uncertainty level spiked higher, were bargains and now have become even more attractive buys.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Schedules Third Fiscal Quarter Earnings Conference Call for August 5, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) (“Oaktree Specialty Lending” or the “Company”) today announced that it will report its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025 before the opening of the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Management will host a conference call to discuss the results on the same day at 11:00 a.m.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Where Fat Yields Meet Lower Risk
Many investors go for big yield with bigger risk. Barf. This report was recently sent to our members. We picked up shares with a 9.5% yield.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
The BDC Promise Vs. My Portfolio: What I Learned The Hard Way
BDCs are high-yield assets that can come in handy for income investors. Yet, attractive yields tend to be there for a reason. In the article, I share my key lessons learned from my relatively successful BDC investment journey.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
2 Deep Value BDCs: One Bargain, One Bust
Currently, an average BDC trades at an 8% discount to NAV. However, those with high dividend cut probabilities have 20%+ discounts. Many of these heavily punished BDCs are busts.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Double Trouble: 2 BDCs Facing Another Yield Cut, Time To Sell?
BDCs are exposed to some material headwinds. We can see how already several BDCs have cut their dividends. Theoretically, it might make sense to buy those that have made dividend cuts, which could indicate that the new yields are rather sustainable.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
BDC Weekly Review: Performance Divergence But No Serious Weakness
We take a look at the action in business development companies through the fourth week of May and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDC sector pulled back 2% this week, but remains up 2.5% month-to-date; valuations are about 5% below historic averages. Despite headlines of credit stress, BDC portfolios' interest income continues to offset markdowns and non-accruals, supporting solid total NAV returns.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Fat Dividends Served Reality Check
Big dividends sound great, but how about big losses? Since Q2 2025 began, book values got smacked. Not talking about share prices. You can tell if the share price declined (hopefully). That would be a worthless article. One of these high-yield sectors has been doing much better than the others.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Oaktree Specialty Lending: A Contrarian Buy
Oaktree Specialty Lending trades at a 16% discount to NAV, presenting a potential rebound opportunity if credit performance improves in 2025. The investment firm reset its dividend in the last quarter, cutting the base by 27% and introducing a variable supplementary dividend tied to earnings strength. High non-accrual rates remain a key risk, with OCSL's portfolio quality needing improvement to support a valuation re-rating.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
BDC Weekly Review: Bimodal Q1 Numbers Weigh On The Sector
We take a look at the action in business development companies through the first week of May and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs fell around 1.5% this week due to a couple of weak Q1 reports, with the sector still below pre-Liberation Day levels. Despite recent dips, historically resilient BDCs are showing strong ROE figures, suggesting selective opportunities for patient investors.
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