Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL)

$19.30 -0.31 (-1.58%)
Market Cap 1.70B
Revenue (ttm) 416.08M
Net Income (ttm) 215.56M
EPS (ttm) N/A
PE Ratio 8.24
Forward PE 9.43
Profit Margin 51.81%
Debt to Equity Ratio 1.11
Volume 611,800
Avg Vol 388,874
Day's Range N/A - N/A
Shares Out 87.92M
Stochastic %K 16%
Beta 0.34
Analysts Sell
Price Target $20.00

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company. The fund chiefly invests in riskier bonds, issued by middle-market companies or by private equity firms looking to finance their acquisitions.

Industry: Asset Management
Sector: Financial Services
Phone: 212 761 7160
Fax: 212 507 8474
Address:
1585 Broadway, New York, United States
MarketBeat
MarketBeat May. 12 at 6:06 AM
https://marketbeat.com/a/8649188/ $MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
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SuperGreenToday
SuperGreenToday Apr. 2 at 9:52 PM
$MSDL Share Price: $14.13 Contract Selected: Sep 18, 2026 $15 Calls Buy Zone: $0.17 – $0.21 Target Zone: $0.27 – $0.34 Potential Upside: 53% ROI Time to Expiration: 168 Days | Updates via https://fxcapta.com/stockinfo/
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CEOBuysDisclosures
CEOBuysDisclosures Mar. 3 at 3:15 PM
$MSDL CEO purchased 7,000 shares at $14.87 for a total of $104,098. Occi Michael Jr. now owns 28,500 shares. https://ceo-buys.com
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MaxwellEdison
MaxwellEdison Feb. 27 at 7:36 PM
$BXSL Buyer of $ARCC $BXSL and $MSDL this morning.
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MaxwellEdison
MaxwellEdison Feb. 27 at 7:35 PM
$MSDL In for 600@$14.71 this morning. 12.23% yield even with the divvy cut.
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Watertowersmitty
Watertowersmitty Feb. 27 at 2:36 PM
$MSDL Reduce your divvy and this is the result. Let’s hope it’s isolated. I have about 15% of my portfolio in BCDs and REITs. 🤞
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BillionerOfKing
BillionerOfKing Feb. 14 at 3:17 AM
$MSDL Current Stock Price: $15.76 Contracts to trade: $16.0 MSDL Feb 20 2026 Call Entry: $0.09 Exit: $0.12 ROI: 31% Hold ~21 days Shared as daily free alerts and for educational purposes only. https://dailypickai.com/freealerts
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PatternSail
PatternSail Feb. 4 at 2:09 PM
$MSDL is a middle-market investment bank and brokerage; its revenue is highly cyclical and tied to capital markets activity and transaction volumes.
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Watertowersmitty
Watertowersmitty Feb. 3 at 12:28 AM
$HTGC $MSDL $ARCC BDCs getting killed. Is this directly a result of projected additional rate cuts or is there actually something to this private credit scare? Thought it was overblown, but maybe not?
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LasersLuster
LasersLuster Dec. 27 at 5:37 PM
$MSDL Short‑term swings mask the deeper question: can discipline hold; free‑cash‑flow conversion needs to normalize — any stumble could quickly widen valuation discounts. Markets will follow data, not narratives.
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Latest News on MSDL
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces March 31, 2026 Financial Results and Declares Second Quarter 2026 Regular Dividend of $0.45 per Share

May 7, 2026, 4:19 PM EDT - 5 days ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces March 31, 2026 Financial Results and Declares Second Quarter 2026 Regular Dividend of $0.45 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target raised to $16.25 from $16 at UBS

2026-04-20T13:39:41.000Z - 22 days ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target raised to $16.25 from $16 at UBS

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $16 from $16.50 at Keefe Bruyette

2026-04-16T09:56:03.000Z - 27 days ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $16 from $16.50 at Keefe Bruyette

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Apr 6, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT - 5 weeks ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $16 from $18 at UBS

2026-03-13T13:37:57.000Z - 2 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $16 from $18 at UBS

Morgan Stanley Direct price target lowered to $14 from $16.50 at JPMorgan

2026-03-13T11:56:19.000Z - 2 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct price target lowered to $14 from $16.50 at JPMorgan

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $16 from $18 at RBC Capital

2026-03-05T14:27:36.000Z - 2 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $16 from $18 at RBC Capital

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $14 from $16 at Wells Fargo

2026-03-02T11:20:08.000Z - 2 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $14 from $16 at Wells Fargo

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $16.50 from $18.50 at Keefe Bruyette

2026-03-02T10:55:25.000Z - 2 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $16.50 from $18.50 at Keefe Bruyette

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces December 31, 2025 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2026 Regular Dividend of $0.45 per Share

Feb 26, 2026, 4:25 PM EST - 2 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces December 31, 2025 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2026 Regular Dividend of $0.45 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Jan 26, 2026, 4:05 PM EST - 3 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Wells Fargo downgrades Morgan Stanley Direct Lending to Equal Weight

2026-01-07T11:25:21.000Z - 4 months ago

Wells Fargo downgrades Morgan Stanley Direct Lending to Equal Weight

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending downgraded to Equal Weight at Wells Fargo

2026-01-07T10:40:40.000Z - 4 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending downgraded to Equal Weight at Wells Fargo

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending downgraded to Sector Perform at RBC Capital

2025-11-26T09:50:16.000Z - 6 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending downgraded to Sector Perform at RBC Capital

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $18.50 from $20 at Keefe Bruyette

2025-11-10T12:26:13.000Z - 6 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $18.50 from $20 at Keefe Bruyette

Morgan Stanley Direct price target raised to $16.50 from $16 at JPMorgan

2025-11-10T12:10:19.000Z - 6 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct price target raised to $16.50 from $16 at JPMorgan

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces September 30, 2025 Financial Results and Declares Fourth Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Nov 6, 2025, 4:15 PM EST - 6 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces September 30, 2025 Financial Results and Declares Fourth Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $18 from $19.50 at UBS

2025-10-14T13:27:33.000Z - 7 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $18 from $19.50 at UBS

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending initiated with a Buy at Lucid Capital

2025-10-10T10:31:00.000Z - 7 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending initiated with a Buy at Lucid Capital

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending upgraded to Outperform at Raymond James

2025-10-07T10:20:25.000Z - 7 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending upgraded to Outperform at Raymond James

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Oct 6, 2025, 4:10 PM EDT - 7 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending upgraded to Overweight at Wells Fargo

2025-10-06T09:10:04.000Z - 7 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending upgraded to Overweight at Wells Fargo

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $16 from $18 at JPMorgan

2025-10-01T11:00:48.000Z - 8 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $16 from $18 at JPMorgan

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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $19 from $21 at RBC Capital

2025-09-10T13:25:35.000Z - 8 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending price target lowered to $19 from $21 at RBC Capital

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces June 30, 2025 Financial Results and Declares Third Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Aug 7, 2025, 4:15 PM EDT - 9 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces June 30, 2025 Financial Results and Declares Third Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Jul 8, 2025, 4:05 PM EDT - 11 months ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Prices Public Offering of $350.0 Million 6.000% Notes Due 2030

May 12, 2025, 4:15 PM EDT - 1 year ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Prices Public Offering of $350.0 Million 6.000% Notes Due 2030

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces March 31, 2025 Financial Results and Declares Second Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

May 8, 2025, 4:08 PM EDT - 1 year ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces March 31, 2025 Financial Results and Declares Second Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Apr 8, 2025, 4:05 PM EDT - 1 year ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces December 31, 2024 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Feb 27, 2025, 4:13 PM EST - 1 year ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces December 31, 2024 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2025 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Jan 21, 2025, 4:05 PM EST - 1 year ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call

KBRA Assigns Ratings to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Dec 16, 2024, 5:50 PM EST - 1 year ago

KBRA Assigns Ratings to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces September 30, 2024 Financial Results and Declares Fourth Quarter 2024 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Nov 7, 2024, 5:05 PM EST - 1 year ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces September 30, 2024 Financial Results and Declares Fourth Quarter 2024 Regular Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Oct 8, 2024, 4:05 PM EDT - 1 year ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces June 30, 2024 Financial Results and Declares Third Quarter 2024 Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Aug 8, 2024, 4:15 PM EDT - 1 year ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces June 30, 2024 Financial Results and Declares Third Quarter 2024 Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Jul 8, 2024, 4:05 PM EDT - 2 years ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces March 31, 2024 Financial Results and Declares Second Quarter 2024 Dividend of $0.50 per Share

May 9, 2024, 4:15 PM EDT - 2 years ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces March 31, 2024 Financial Results and Declares Second Quarter 2024 Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Apr 8, 2024, 4:05 PM EDT - 2 years ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces December 31, 2023 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2024 Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Mar 1, 2024, 6:17 AM EST - 2 years ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces December 31, 2023 Financial Results and Declares First Quarter 2024 Dividend of $0.50 per Share

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Feb 14, 2024, 4:05 PM EST - 2 years ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's shares tick down in market debut

Jan 24, 2024, 12:10 PM EST - 2 years ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's shares tick down in market debut

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund raises $103.35 mln in IPO

Jan 23, 2024, 5:49 PM EST - 2 years ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund raises $103.35 mln in IPO

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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Prices Initial Public Offering

Jan 23, 2024, 5:29 PM EST - 2 years ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Prices Initial Public Offering

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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Proposed Initial Public Offering

Jan 16, 2024, 4:09 PM EST - 2 years ago

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Announces Proposed Initial Public Offering

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MarketBeat
MarketBeat May. 12 at 6:06 AM
https://marketbeat.com/a/8649188/ $MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
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SuperGreenToday
SuperGreenToday Apr. 2 at 9:52 PM
$MSDL Share Price: $14.13 Contract Selected: Sep 18, 2026 $15 Calls Buy Zone: $0.17 – $0.21 Target Zone: $0.27 – $0.34 Potential Upside: 53% ROI Time to Expiration: 168 Days | Updates via https://fxcapta.com/stockinfo/
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CEOBuysDisclosures
CEOBuysDisclosures Mar. 3 at 3:15 PM
$MSDL CEO purchased 7,000 shares at $14.87 for a total of $104,098. Occi Michael Jr. now owns 28,500 shares. https://ceo-buys.com
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MaxwellEdison
MaxwellEdison Feb. 27 at 7:36 PM
$BXSL Buyer of $ARCC $BXSL and $MSDL this morning.
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MaxwellEdison
MaxwellEdison Feb. 27 at 7:35 PM
$MSDL In for 600@$14.71 this morning. 12.23% yield even with the divvy cut.
0 · Reply
Watertowersmitty
Watertowersmitty Feb. 27 at 2:36 PM
$MSDL Reduce your divvy and this is the result. Let’s hope it’s isolated. I have about 15% of my portfolio in BCDs and REITs. 🤞
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BillionerOfKing
BillionerOfKing Feb. 14 at 3:17 AM
$MSDL Current Stock Price: $15.76 Contracts to trade: $16.0 MSDL Feb 20 2026 Call Entry: $0.09 Exit: $0.12 ROI: 31% Hold ~21 days Shared as daily free alerts and for educational purposes only. https://dailypickai.com/freealerts
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PatternSail
PatternSail Feb. 4 at 2:09 PM
$MSDL is a middle-market investment bank and brokerage; its revenue is highly cyclical and tied to capital markets activity and transaction volumes.
1 · Reply
Watertowersmitty
Watertowersmitty Feb. 3 at 12:28 AM
$HTGC $MSDL $ARCC BDCs getting killed. Is this directly a result of projected additional rate cuts or is there actually something to this private credit scare? Thought it was overblown, but maybe not?
0 · Reply
LasersLuster
LasersLuster Dec. 27 at 5:37 PM
$MSDL Short‑term swings mask the deeper question: can discipline hold; free‑cash‑flow conversion needs to normalize — any stumble could quickly widen valuation discounts. Markets will follow data, not narratives.
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daylite
daylite Dec. 9 at 3:44 PM
$MSDL should I buy now. Interest rates coming down...so your thoughts Is it good for bdc in general?
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JarvisFlow
JarvisFlow Nov. 26 at 10:48 AM
RBC Capital has adjusted their stance on Morgan Stanley Direct ( $MSDL ), setting the rating to Sector Perform with a target price of 19 → 18.
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JarvisFlow
JarvisFlow Nov. 10 at 5:34 PM
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has adjusted their stance on Morgan Stanley Direct ( $MSDL ), setting the rating to Market Perform with a target price of 20 → 18.5.
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JarvisFlow
JarvisFlow Nov. 10 at 5:26 PM
JP Morgan updates rating for Morgan Stanley Direct ( $MSDL ) to Neutral, target set at 16 → 16.5.
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daylite
daylite Nov. 6 at 10:59 PM
$MSDL. Earning report out Good bad or ugly
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daylite
daylite Nov. 5 at 3:39 PM
$MSDL bought 100 share @ $16.68
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TankerUSA
TankerUSA Oct. 29 at 11:28 PM
$MSDL let it stabilize after the dividend distribution
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SoftwarePhil
SoftwarePhil Oct. 26 at 3:41 PM
$DKL $MSDL Two 10% high yield stocks to consider.... See seekingalpha.com/article/48... $DKL and $MSDL
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100bucks_for_1percent
100bucks_for_1percent Oct. 16 at 9:53 AM
$MSDL how does this even pay out more in dividend than what it earns? what is the secret? this is far too good to be true. sus.
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JarvisFlow
JarvisFlow Oct. 14 at 4:34 PM
UBS updates rating for Morgan Stanley Direct ( $MSDL ) to Neutral, target set at 19.5 → 18.
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