Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) Issues Earnings Results

Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBDGet Free Report) announced its earnings results on Monday. The company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.01, FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $64.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $65.78 million. Carlyle Secured Lending had a net margin of 27.38% and a return on equity of 8.56%.

Carlyle Secured Lending Price Performance

CGBD stock traded up $0.03 during trading on Monday, hitting $11.55. 395,993 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 704,845. Carlyle Secured Lending has a 52 week low of $10.61 and a 52 week high of $14.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $809.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.32 and a beta of 0.66.

Carlyle Secured Lending Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.9%. Carlyle Secured Lending’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 156.86%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Carlyle Secured Lending news, Director John G. Nestor sold 4,401 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.29, for a total transaction of $49,687.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 5,516 shares in the company, valued at $62,275.64. This trade represents a 44.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carlyle Secured Lending

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CGBD. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 275,612 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,460,000 after acquiring an additional 5,054 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 71.9% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending in the 2nd quarter worth about $146,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 18.5% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 779,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,665,000 after acquiring an additional 121,686 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending in the 2nd quarter worth about $179,000. Institutional investors own 24.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Carlyle Secured Lending from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 27th. B. Riley Financial raised shares of Carlyle Secured Lending from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $13.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Carlyle Secured Lending from $12.00 to $10.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.75.

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Carlyle Secured Lending Company Profile

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Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc (NASDAQ: CGBD) is a closed-end, non-diversified business development company that provides customized debt financing solutions to middle-market companies. Chartered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the company invests primarily in floating-rate senior secured loans, including first-lien, unitranche and one-stop structures. Its objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation through disciplined credit selection and active portfolio management.

The firm focuses on U.S.

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