Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) will likely be releasing its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.51 per share and revenue of $84.67 million for the quarter.

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54. The company had revenue of $86.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $91.93 million. Oaktree Specialty Lending had a net margin of 14.75% and a return on equity of 12.07%. The firm’s revenue was down 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.57 EPS. On average, analysts expect Oaktree Specialty Lending to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Stock Performance

OCSL opened at $14.62 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.82 and a beta of 0.84. Oaktree Specialty Lending has a 1-year low of $12.50 and a 1-year high of $19.80. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $15.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.30 and a quick ratio of 0.30.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.94%. Oaktree Specialty Lending’s payout ratio is presently 238.81%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

OCSL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Oaktree Specialty Lending from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending from $16.50 to $15.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have issued a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $16.00.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Company Profile

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a business development company. The fund specializing in investments in middle market, bridge financing, first and second lien debt financing, unsecured and mezzanine loan, mezzanine debt, senior and junior secured debt, expansions, sponsor-led acquisitions, preferred equity, and management buyouts in small and mid-sized companies.