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MSDL

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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund · Financial Services · United States · $1.3B · Avg Vol: $8M/d

61
StockRank
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Q
62
V
52
M
41
P/E (TTM)
15.0x
ROE
5.0%
D/E
1.2x
Dividend %
12.9%
Dir. Trades · 180d
None →
Buybacks · 180d
$43.5M →
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14.5314.8315.1415.4415.75Jun 12Jul 7Jul 27
SMA 50SMA 200
Close
$15.34
RSI (14)
48.0
52W High
$17.39
From 52W High
0.9%

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
62
ROIC (ROA)
4.9%*73.4
ROE
5.0%26.3
GP/Assets
9.8%73.2
Op. Margin
80.9%88.9
FCF/Assets
2.8%64.5
Piotroski
492.7
Int. Cover
—N/A
D/E Ratio
1.21x24.6
Current Ratio
1.47x46.4
Value
52
P/E (TTM)
15.0x40.1
EV/EBITDA
—N/A
P/FCF
11.8x51.2
P/B
0.8x82.2
P/S
3.3x56.9
Div Yield
12.9%95.6
Momentum
41
52W High %
88%36.7
RS 6M
-8%33.4
SMA 50/200
1.01x37.2
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
+81%80.1
Q Growth
—N/A

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$1.3B
P/E (Forward)
8.3x
Gross Margin
100.0%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of MSDL are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
MSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund(you)$1.3B61HOLD
TFG.LTetragon Financial Group Limited$1.1B61HOLD
JFRNuveen Floating Rate Income Fund$1.2B64HOLD
HQHAbrdn Healthcare Investors$1.2B58HOLD
GAMGeneral American Investors Company, Inc.$1.5B60HOLD
VRTSVirtus Investment Partners, Inc.$1.1B59HOLD
BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$1.6B62HOLD
ETWEaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund$1.0B64HOLD
GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC, Inc.$975M59HOLD
PHKPIMCO High Income Fund$861M61HOLD

Peer medians: ROE 9.5% · P/E 13.9x · Gross margin 100.0%

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) — Stock Score Summary

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has a MoatMap StockRank of 61/100 based on Quality (62/100), Value (52/100), and Momentum (41/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$15.34
Market Cap$1.3B
P/E (TTM)15.02
P/E (Forward)8.30
Price/Book0.77
Return on Equity5.0%
Debt/Equity1.21x
Gross Margin100.0%
Operating Margin80.9%
Revenue Growth-12.2%
Dividend Yield12.9%
Free Cash Flow$109M

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund operates in the Asset Management industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s (MSDL) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) is 61/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (62), Value (52), and Momentum (41) factor ranks across MoatMap’s 20,000+ stock universe.
Does Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund have an economic moat?
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has a Quality factor score of 62/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage — the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 61/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many — combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund in?
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry (United States).
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