Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL – Get Free Report) is one of 654 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Morgan Stanley Direct Lending to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | 62.81% | 11.51% | 5.99% |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Competitors | 5.40% | -54.27% | 2.53% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
54.0% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 25.5% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by 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
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | $367.74 million | $231.01 million | 6.78 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Competitors | $1.27 billion | -$77.20 million | 53.76 |
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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its rivals, as provided 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 | 121 | 549 | 836 | 14 | 2.49 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending presently has a consensus price target of $21.58, indicating a potential upside of 1.76%. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 149.39%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Company Profile
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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