The price-to-earnings ratio for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL) is 8.91x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MSDL is 0.51. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MSDL is 86.96M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.14% of that float. On June 19, 2025, MSDL’s average trading volume was 492.06K shares.
MSDL) stock’s latest price update
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE: MSDL)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.57 in comparison to its previous close of 19.29, however, the company has experienced a 0.05% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-09 that High-yield stocks that trade at deep discounts to NAV often attract value-oriented income investors. However, most of the time, these investments are value traps. I share two popular stocks like this whose dividends I think are at risk and will likely deliver disappointing total returns to shareholders moving forward.
MSDL’s Market Performance
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has experienced a 0.05% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -3.00% drop in the past month, and a -5.69% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.66%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.85% for MSDL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.51% for MSDL’s stock, with a -3.76% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MSDL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MSDL stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for MSDL by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MSDL in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $23.50 based on the research report published on July 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to MSDL, setting the target price at $21 in the report published on February 20th of the previous year.
MSDL Trading at 0.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MSDL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.96% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MSDL starting from Shannon Kevin, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $19.43 back on Jun 06 ’25. After this action, Shannon Kevin now owns 5,700 shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, valued at $194,294 using the latest closing price.
FRANK BRUCE D, the Director of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, purchase 420 shares at $20.50 during a trade that took place back on Nov 11 ’24, which means that FRANK BRUCE D is holding 3,695 shares at $8,608 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MSDL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.85 for the gross margin
The net margin for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund stands at 0.64. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value 10.59, with 5.29 for asset returns.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
