Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) Stock Price, News & Analysis $22.06 -0.10 (-0.43%) As of 01:05 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Sixth Street Specialty Lending Stock (NYSE:TSLX) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get TSLX alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$22.08▼$22.2850-Day Range$20.96▼$23.5352-Week Range$19.50▼$23.67Volume143,926 shsAverage Volume397,640 shsMarket Capitalization$2.07 billionP/E Ratio10.86Dividend Yield8.34%Price Target$23.07Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewSixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX) is a business development company. The fund provides senior secured loans (first-lien, second-lien, and unitranche), unsecured loans, mezzanine debt, and investments in corporate bonds and equity securities and structured products, non-control structured equity, and common equity with a focus on co-investments for organic growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, restructuring initiatives, recapitalizations, and refinancing. The fund invests in business services, software & technology, healthcare, energy, consumer & retail, manufacturing, industrials, royalty related businesses, education, and specialty finance. It seeks to finance and lending to middle market companies principally located in the United States. The fund invests in companies with enterprise value between $50 million and $1 billion or more and EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. The transaction size is between $15 million and $350 million. The fund invests across the spectrum of the capital structure and can arrange syndicated transactions of up to $500 million and hold sizeable positions within its credits.Read More… Remove Ads Sixth Street Specialty Lending Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks49th Percentile Overall ScoreTSLX MarketRank™: Sixth Street Specialty Lending scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 720th 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 Opinion2.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingSixth Street Specialty Lending has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageSixth Street Specialty Lending has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Sixth Street Specialty Lending's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-1.37% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Sixth Street Specialty Lending are expected to decrease by -1.37% in the coming year, from $2.19 to $2.16 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 10.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.19.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 10.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.89.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSixth Street Specialty Lending has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Sixth Street Specialty Lending's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.48% of the float of Sixth Street Specialty Lending has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSixth Street Specialty Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Sixth Street Specialty Lending has recently increased by 17.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipSixth Street Specialty Lending is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.16%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSixth Street Specialty Lending does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is 90.64%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Sixth Street Specialty Lending will have a dividend payout ratio of 85.19% in the coming year. This indicates that Sixth Street Specialty Lending may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about Sixth Street Specialty Lending's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.48% of the float of Sixth Street Specialty Lending has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSixth Street Specialty Lending has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Sixth Street Specialty Lending has recently increased by 17.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.2 / 5News Sentiment0.01 News SentimentSixth Street Specialty Lending has a news sentiment score of 0.01. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Sixth Street Specialty Lending this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest15 people have searched for TSLX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Sixth Street Specialty Lending to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Sixth Street Specialty Lending insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.30% of the stock of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions70.25% of the stock of Sixth Street Specialty Lending is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Sixth Street Specialty Lending's insider trading history. Receive TSLX Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Sixth Street Specialty Lending and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address TSLX Stock News HeadlinesAnalysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) and Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS)February 27, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comSixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) Receives a Rating Update from a Top AnalystFebruary 18, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comTurn Tesla's Losses into Your Opportunities Most Tesla shareholders are disappointed in the stock's performance in 2024, with a 30% decline year to date. But not this guy… One trader has found a way to turn Tesla’s downfall into a flurry of opportunity. In fact, he hasn’t lost a single trade on Tesla this year! See for yourself (Notice how short of a time period he holds onto the stock):March 13, 2025 | WealthPress (Ad)Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. Prices Public Offering of $300.0 million 5.625% Unsecured Notes due 2030February 18, 2025 | businesswire.comSixth Street Specialty Lending: I Like The Quality, But Not At 31% PremiumFebruary 15, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 15, 2025 | msn.comSixth Street Specialty Lending Reports Solid 2024 EarningsFebruary 14, 2025 | tipranks.com5 High-Yield Stocks Wall Street Insiders Can’t Stop BuyingFebruary 14, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines TSLX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have TSLX shares performed this year? Sixth Street Specialty Lending's stock was trading at $21.30 at the beginning of the year. Since then, TSLX shares have increased by 4.1% and is now trading at $22.1720. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Sixth Street Specialty Lending's earnings last quarter? Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The financial services provider reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.04. The financial services provider had revenue of $123.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $120.07 million. Sixth Street Specialty Lending had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.47% and a net margin of 38.67%. Who are Sixth Street Specialty Lending's major shareholders? Sixth Street Specialty Lending's top institutional shareholders include Van ECK Associates Corp (2.56%), Progeny 3 Inc. (2.56%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (2.47%) and Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (2.35%). Insiders that own company stock include Judy S Slotkin, Hurley Doddy, Michael Graf, Ian Simmonds, Jennifer Gordon and Anton Brett. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending? Shares of TSLX 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 Sixth Street Specialty Lending own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sixth Street Specialty Lending investors own include Ares Capital (ARCC), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and AT&T (T). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/13/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/20 Dividend2/28/2025Today3/13/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend3/14/2025Dividend Payable3/20/2025Dividend Payable3/31/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)4/29/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Investors, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryReal Estate Current SymbolNYSE:TSLX CIK1508655 Webwww.tpgspecialtylending.com Phone(212) 601-4700Fax469-621-3002EmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$23.07 High Stock Price Target$25.00 Low Stock Price Target$21.00 Potential Upside/Downside+4.2%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.86 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.03 Trailing P/E Ratio10.91 Forward P/E Ratio10.11 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$220.02 million Net Margins38.67% Pretax Margin46.41% Return on Equity13.47% Return on Assets6.17% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.18 Current Ratio1.90 Quick Ratio1.90 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$252.97 million Price / Sales8.20 Cash Flow$2.08 per share Price / Cash Flow10.66 Book Value$17.16 per share Price / Book1.29Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares93,661,000Free Float90,570,000Market Cap$2.07 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.08 Elon Musk's Next MoveWondering when you'll finally be able to invest in SpaceX, Starlink, or X.AI? 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