Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) Increases 4.99% Over A Month, But Analysts Still See Upside Potential

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) currently has a daily average trading volume of 358.63K but it saw 440965 shares traded in last market. With a market cap of 1.85B USD, the company’s current market price of $20.84 came rising about 0.48 while comparing to the previous closing price of $20.74. In past 52 weeks, the stock remained buoying in the range of price level as high as $23.94 and as low as $18.86. In the recent trading on the day, stock has struck highest price mark of $20.63 while lowest mark touched by it was $20.9.

Taking a look at 20-day trading activity of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) gives us an average price of $20.27, while its current price level is -12.95% below from 52-week high level whereas it is 10.49% above from lowest level seen by the stock during that period. Simple moving average of 50 days or SMA-50 of the stock’s closing price is $20.10 while that of 200 days or SMA-200 reads an average of $21.09. A closer look into the stock’s movement over the week reveals that its volatility is standing at 1.43% during that period while stretching the period over a month that increases to 1.73%. It is also necessary to take a look into other indicators of a stock too, to get a better idea about its price movement. And in doing so, we find stock’s 14-day relative strength index (RSI) standing at 63.75 which implies that the stock is in neutral territory.

The company’s shares got several price updates from the analyst firms in past one month and most recent of them is from the UBS which downgraded the stock as “Neutral” in its note to investors issued on July 18, 2024, recommending a price target of $23.50 for it. Wells Fargo issued its recommendations for the stock as it initiated the price target for the stock is $21.

Over the week, MSDL’s stock price is moving 1.76% up while it is 4.99% when we observe its performance for the past one month. Year-to-date it is 1.98% up and over the past year.

Currently, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s total number of outstanding shares is 88.77M. Company’s return on investment (ROI) stands at 5.99% and return on equity (ROE) at 13.27%. It has a price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) of 8.18 while having a 9.30 of forward P/E ratio. Stock has a price to book (P/B) ratio of 1.00 while price to sale or P/S ratio amounts to 4.69. Its return on asset (ROA) is 6.26% on average.