Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ: OCSL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 113.00x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for OCSL is 0.74. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for OCSL is 85.84M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.38% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of OCSL on June 27, 2025 was 712.21K shares.
OCSL) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (NASDAQ: OCSL) has plunged by 0.00 when compared to previous closing price of 13.56, but the company has seen a -1.67% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-22 that 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.
OCSL’s Market Performance
OCSL’s stock has fallen by -1.67% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -5.77% and a quarterly drop of -14.07%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.38% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.56% for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.94% for OCSL’s stock, with a -11.46% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OCSL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OCSL stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for OCSL by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for OCSL in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $14 based on the research report published on May 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OCSL reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for OCSL stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on December 11th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to OCSL, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on November 20th of the previous year.
OCSL Trading at -3.98% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OCSL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.50% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OCSL starting from Panossian Armen, who purchase 8,000 shares at the price of $14.13 back on May 15 ’25. After this action, Panossian Armen now owns 20,789 shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp, valued at $113,040 using the latest closing price.
CALDWELL PHYLLIS R, the Director of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp, purchase 2,000 shares at $13.32 during a trade that took place back on May 07 ’25, which means that CALDWELL PHYLLIS R is holding 18,000 shares at $26,650 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OCSL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.9 for the present operating margin
- 0.06 for the gross margin
The net margin for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.05.
Based on Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.98. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.17.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 332.23 million with net debt to EBITDA at 40.34. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 15.86. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
