Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for CGBD Q1 Earnings

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGBD) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Carlyle Secured Lending in a note issued to investors on Monday, June 16th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams expects that the company will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carlyle Secured Lending’s current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Carlyle Secured Lending’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS.

Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $54.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.50 million. Carlyle Secured Lending had a net margin of 32.72% and a return on equity of 10.49%.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on CGBD. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Carlyle Secured Lending from $17.00 to $14.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Carlyle Secured Lending from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Carlyle Secured Lending from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $14.75.

Carlyle Secured Lending Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of CGBD stock opened at $13.84 on Wednesday. Carlyle Secured Lending has a fifty-two week low of $13.12 and a fifty-two week high of $18.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 3.55 and a current ratio of 3.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $705.29 million, a PE ratio of 10.25 and a beta of 0.86. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.32.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carlyle Secured Lending

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,192,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,383,000 after acquiring an additional 44,033 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 1,449.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 659,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,826,000 after purchasing an additional 616,988 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 1.9% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 275,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,460,000 after purchasing an additional 5,054 shares during the last quarter. Condor Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 3.2% in the first quarter. Condor Capital Management now owns 275,409 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,456,000 after purchasing an additional 8,573 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 3.5% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 248,348 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,018,000 after purchasing an additional 8,378 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 24.51% of the company’s stock.

Carlyle Secured Lending Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.56%. Carlyle Secured Lending’s dividend payout ratio is currently 118.52%.

Carlyle Secured Lending Company Profile

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc is business development company specializing in first lien debt, senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loan unsecured debt, mezzanine debt and investments in equities. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. It targets healthcare and pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense, high tech industries, business services, software, beverage food and tobacco, hotel gamming and leisure, banking finance insurance and in real estate sector.