NYSE:NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $15.94 +0.15 (+0.95%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.92 -0.03 (-0.16%) As of 04/25/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Stock (NYSE:NCDL) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get NCDL alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$15.65▼$16.0050-Day Range$14.57▼$17.8352-Week Range$14.21▼$18.05Volume218,393 shsAverage Volume168,211 shsMarket Capitalization$816.40 millionP/E Ratio6.81Dividend Yield11.29%Price Target$16.75Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewNuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. is a specialty finance company focused primarily on investing in senior secured loans to private equity-owned U.S. middle market companies. It has elected to be regulated as a business development company. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. is based in NEW YORK.Read More… Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks24th Percentile Overall ScoreNCDL MarketRank™: Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 829th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-10.53% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending are expected to decrease by -10.53% in the coming year, from $2.28 to $2.04 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is 6.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is 6.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.07.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.49% of the float of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has recently increased by 33.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipNuveen Churchill Direct Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.86%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthNuveen Churchill Direct Lending does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is 83.72%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending will have a dividend payout ratio of 88.24% in the coming year. This indicates that Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted0.49% of the float of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has recently increased by 33.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.19 News SentimentNuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a news sentiment score of 1.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.02 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for NCDL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.62% of the stock of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is held by insiders.Read more about Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's insider trading history. Receive NCDL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address NCDL Stock News HeadlinesNuveen Churchill Direct Lending: Ridiculously Cheap Given Its QualityApril 25 at 4:00 AM | seekingalpha.comUBS Group Cuts Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL) Price Target to $16.25April 19, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comTrump purposefully forcing markets to crash…Whether you agree with the plan or not doesn’t matter. It’s happening. The only question is – are you ready for it?April 26, 2025 | Porter & Company (Ad)Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallApril 15, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending: Q4 Outperformance As Fee Waivers Drive High IncomeMarch 14, 2025 | seekingalpha.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending: The Market Has Started To Recognize Value, Here Is How To Play ItMarch 13, 2025 | seekingalpha.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NYSE:NCDL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptMarch 3, 2025 | msn.comNuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NCDL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 28, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines NCDL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have NCDL shares performed this year? Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's stock was trading at $16.78 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NCDL stock has decreased by 5.0% and is now trading at $15.94. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's earnings last quarter? Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NYSE:NCDL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $60.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $58.40 million. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.72% and a net margin of 53.56%. Who are Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending include Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.66%), Opal Wealth Advisors LLC (0.66%), Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.57%) and GraniteShares Advisors LLC (0.30%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending? Shares of NCDL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending investors own include United Parcel Service (UPS), Bank of Montreal (BMO), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Getty Realty (GTY), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), MFA Financial (MFA) and Townsquare Media (TSQ). Company Calendar Last Earnings11/07/2024Record date for 4/28 Dividend2/12/2025Ex-Dividend for 4/28 Dividend2/12/2025Record date for 4/28 Dividend3/31/2025Ex-Dividend for 4/28 Dividend3/31/2025Today4/26/2025Dividend Payable4/28/2025Dividend Payable4/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/08/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Mortgage bankers & correspondents Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:NCDL Previous SymbolNYSE:NCDL CIK1737924 Webwww.churchillam.com Phone212-207-2003FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$16.75 High Stock Price Target$17.00 Low Stock Price Target$16.25 Potential Upside/Downside+5.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.15 Trailing P/E Ratio6.81 Forward P/E Ratio6.99 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$75.94 million Net Margins53.56% Pretax Margin45.88% Return on Equity12.72% Return on Assets6.05% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.10 Current Ratio1.69 Quick Ratio1.69 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$111.42 million Price / Sales7.33 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AMiscellaneous Outstanding Shares51,217,000Free Float54,197,000Market Cap$816.40 million OptionableN/A Beta0.37 10 "Recession Proof" Stocks That Will Thrive in Any MarketWhich stocks are likely to thrive in today's challenging market? 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