Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) is anticipated to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.51 per share and revenue of $84.67 million for the quarter.

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54. The business had revenue of $86.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $91.93 million. Oaktree Specialty Lending had a return on equity of 12.07% and a net margin of 14.75%. The business’s revenue was down 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.57 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Oaktree Specialty Lending to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of OCSL opened at $14.62 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $15.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $15.55. The company has a current ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.82 and a beta of 0.84. Oaktree Specialty Lending has a 12-month low of $12.50 and a 12-month high of $19.80.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.94%. Oaktree Specialty Lending’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 238.81%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on Oaktree Specialty Lending from $16.50 to $15.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.00.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Company Profile

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.