Earnings To Watch: Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Reports Q3 2024 Result

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Nov 07, 2024

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL, Financial) is set to release its Q3 2024 earnings on Nov 8, 2024. The consensus estimate for Q3 2024 revenue is $107.36 million, and the earnings are expected to come in at $0.63 per share. The full year 2024's revenue is expected to be $388.2 million and the earnings are expected to be $2.51 per share. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Forecast page.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL, Financial) Estimates Trends

Revenue estimates for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) for the full year 2024 have declined from $409.65 million to $388.2 million, and for 2025, from $417.6 million to $379.95 million over the past 90 days. Earnings estimates have increased from $2.45 per share to $2.51 per share for the full year 2024, and from $2.16 per share to $2.20 per share for 2025 over the same period.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL, Financial) Reported History

In the previous quarter of 2024-06-30, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's (MSDL) actual revenue was $104.19 million, which beat analysts' revenue expectations of $101.194 million by 2.96%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's (MSDL) actual earnings were $0.66 per share, which beat analysts' earnings expectations of $0.628 per share by 5.1%. After releasing the results, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) was up by 2.17% in one day.

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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL, Financial) 12 Month Price Targets

Based on the one-year price targets offered by 4 analysts, the average target price for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) is $21.38 with a high estimate of $22.5 and a low estimate of $20. The average target implies an upside of 7.74% from the current price of $19.84.

Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL, Financial) in one year is $0, suggesting a downside of -100% from the current price of $19.84.

Based on the consensus recommendation from 6 brokerage firms, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's (MSDL, Financial) average brokerage recommendation is currently 2.8, indicating a "Hold" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.

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