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Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Takes $258,000 Position in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL)

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Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 12,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $258,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending in the 4th quarter valued at $2,110,000. Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending during the fourth quarter worth $204,000. Caprock Group LLC raised its position in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 24,092 shares of the company's stock worth $515,000 after acquiring an additional 12,046 shares during the period. Grimes & Company Inc. acquired a new position in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending during the fourth quarter worth $455,000. Finally, Shikiar Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending during the fourth quarter worth $1,780,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $21.58.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Morgan Stanley Direct Lending

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Stock Up 1.0 %

NYSE:MSDL traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $20.87. The stock had a trading volume of 445,813 shares, compared to its average volume of 686,374. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $20.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.41. The company has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion and a PE ratio of 8.18. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a twelve month low of $19.05 and a twelve month high of $24.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL)

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