Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL – Get Free Report) is one of 658 public companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Morgan Stanley Direct Lending to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
54.0% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 25.1% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | $367.74 million | $231.01 million | 6.91 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Competitors | $1,356.86 billion | -$55.81 million | 56.35 |
Dividends
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending pays out 63.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies pay a dividend yield of 7.9% and pay out 71.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | 62.81% | 13.08% | 6.23% |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Competitors | -34.70% | -44.58% | 0.00% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Competitors | 122 | 566 | 885 | 14 | 2.50 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending currently has a consensus target price of $21.58, indicating a potential downside of 0.26%. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 78.90%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company. It is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is based in NEW YORK.
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