Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL – Get Free Report) is one of 670 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 businesses based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | $257.26 million | $231.01 million | 7.29 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Competitors | $1.17 billion | $87.73 million | 58.37 |
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.
Profitability
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% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
53.7% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. 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 9.4% and pay out 141.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its rivals, as reported 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 | 126 | 570 | 872 | 14 | 2.49 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending presently has a consensus target price of $21.58, suggesting a potential downside of 5.46%. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 81.16%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Summary
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending rivals 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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