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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisMSDL
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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

🇺🇸MSDL•NYSE

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

🇺🇸MSDL•NYSE
Market cap
$1.25B
Sentiment

Your view on MSDL

Mkt Cap
$1.25B
Sentiment
Your view
MSDL
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Industry
Financial - Conglomerates
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
Michael Occi Jr.
Headquarters
US
Industry
Financial - Conglomerates
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
Michael Occi Jr.
Headquarters
US
Description

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development and finance company, which engages in lending to middle-market companies. It invests in directly originated senior secured term loans including first lien senior secured term loans and second lien senior secured term loans.

The company was founded on May 30, 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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Media

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Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, and the rating behind it. MSDL last traded at $14.71, 21.4× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. Starting points for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund: P/E 21.4, EPS $0.70, beta 0.64 — an Financial - Conglomerates name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund paid $1.90 per share over the last year — a 12.9% yield at the current $14.71 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund stands at $0.70. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund valued side by side against its closest peers. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is measured against Financial - Conglomerates peers within the Financial Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, and how their positions are changing. At a $1.25B market value, institutional positions materially move Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

Premium

Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund executives and directors. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a $1.25B Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. Coverage tracks Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund within Financial - Conglomerates (Financial Services). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • FINV — FinVolution Group
  • FRME — First Merchants Corporation
  • MBIN — Merchants Bancorp
  • QFIN — Qfin Holdings, Inc.
  • SRCE — 1st Source Corporation

More Financial - Conglomerates companies

  • SCIIR — SC II Acquisition Corp.
  • SCPQW — Social Commerce Partners Corporation
  • SEQ.AX — Sequoia Financial Group Limited
  • SHOTR — RMG ML Sports Holdings
  • SKYF — Sky440, Inc.
  • SLTN — Silverton Energy, Inc.
  • SNST — Sunset Capital Assets, Inc.
  • SOL.AX — Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited
  • SPIR.CN — Spirit Blockchain Capital Inc.
  • SPXA — SpectrumDNA, Inc.
  • SREDF — Storebrand ASA
  • SREDY — Storebrand ASA

ETFs holding Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

  • PCR — Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF (3.40%)
  • HIPS — GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF (2.18%)
  • FBDC — FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF (2.06%)
  • PBDC — Putnam BDC Income ETF (1.84%)
  • VPC — Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF (1.36%)
  • BIZD — VanEck BDC Income ETF (1.36%)

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