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 weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Morgan Stanley Direct Lending to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its competitors gross 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 competitors 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 competitors, 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% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and its competitors, as reported 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 | 126 | 570 | 872 | 14 | 2.49 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending presently has a consensus price target 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 competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
53.7% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending competitors beat Morgan Stanley Direct Lending on 8 of the 14 factors compared.
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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