Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL – Get Free Report) is one of 671 public companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Morgan Stanley Direct Lending to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
53.6% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 25.0% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | 62.81% | 11.51% | 5.99% |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Competitors | -34.70% | -44.81% | -0.04% |
Earnings & Valuation
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | $257.26 million | $231.01 million | 6.79 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Competitors | $1.05 billion | -$57.64 million | 54.26 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Morgan Stanley Direct Lending. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Dividends
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. 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 8.1% 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 rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
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 | 567 | 885 | 14 | 2.50 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending presently has a consensus target price of $21.58, suggesting a potential upside of 1.52%. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 93.81%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Company Profile
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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