Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL – Get Free Report) is one of 673 public companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Morgan Stanley Direct Lending to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
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 | -35.13% | -44.66% | 0.01% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | $367.74 million | $231.01 million | 6.93 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Competitors | $1,260.63 billion | -$24.45 million | 58.20 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
53.7% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 25.2% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.
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 7.8% and pay out 72.8% 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its competitors, as reported 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 | 120 | 560 | 880 | 14 | 2.50 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending presently has a consensus price target of $21.58, suggesting a potential downside of 0.54%. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 85.11%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Summary
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending competitors beat Morgan Stanley Direct Lending on 8 of the 14 factors compared.
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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