Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL)

NASDAQ: OCSL · Real-Time Price · USD
14.07
+0.15 (1.08%)
At close: Jul 3, 2025, 1:00 PM
14.13
+0.06 (0.43%)
After-hours: Jul 3, 2025, 1:26 PM EDT
1.08%
Market Cap 1.24B
Revenue (ttm) 353.87M
Net Income (ttm) 9.02M
Shares Out 88.09M
EPS (ttm) 0.11
PE Ratio 129.50
Forward PE 8.37
Dividend $1.60 (11.49%)
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 16, 2025
Volume 320,021
Open 13.95
Previous Close 13.92
Day's Range 13.94 - 14.13
52-Week Range 12.50 - 18.87
Beta 0.74
Analysts Hold
Price Target 16.00 (+13.72%)
Earnings Date Aug 5, 2025

About OCSL

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a business development company. The fund specializing in investments in middle market, bridge financing, first and second lien debt financing, unsecured and mezzanine loan, mezzanine debt, senior and junior secured debt, expansions, sponsor-led acquisitions, preferred equity, and management buyouts in small and mid-sized companies. It seeks to invest in education services, business services, retail and consumer, healthcare, manufacturing, food and restaurants, construction and engineering. The firm also ... [Read more]

Sector Financials
IPO Date Jun 12, 2008
Country United States
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol OCSL
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, Oaktree Specialty Lending's revenue was $381.67 million, an increase of 0.63% compared to the previous year's $379.29 million. Earnings were $57.91 million, a decrease of -50.65%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Summary

According to 7 analysts, the average rating for OCSL stock is "Hold." The 12-month stock price target is $16.0, which is an increase of 13.72% from the latest price.

Price Target
$16.0
(13.72% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
Stock Forecasts

News

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Schedules Third Fiscal Quarter Earnings Conference Call for August 5, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) (“Oaktree Specialty Lending” or the “Company”) today announced that it will report its financial ...

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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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