Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$15.62 -0.06 (-0.38%)

(As of 12:15 PM ET)

Oaktree Specialty Lending - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 6 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
6

Buy
0

Based on 6 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Oaktree Specialty Lending in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 6 analysts, 6 have given a hold rating for OCSL.

Consensus Price Target

$16.75
7.23% Upside

According to the 6 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Oaktree Specialty Lending, the average price target is $16.75. The highest price target for OCSL is $20.00, while the lowest price target for OCSL is $15.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 7.23% from the current price of $15.62.

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OCSL Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	1 Month Ago 10/23/23 to 10/22/24	3 Months Ago 8/24/23 to 8/23/24	1 Year Ago 11/22/22 to 11/22/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$16.75	$18.25	$18.42	$21.50
Forecasted Upside	7.23% Upside	12.38% Upside	8.21% Upside	7.82% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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OCSL Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

OCSL Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Oaktree Specialty Lending	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.00	2.49	2.50
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	6.82% Upside	12.89% Upside	9.83% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Negative News See Recent OCSL News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/20/2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 4 of 5 stars	P. Johnson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$18.00 ➝ $17.00	+8.70%
11/20/2024	B. Riley 4 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$17.00 ➝ $15.00	-3.78%
11/20/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$17.00 ➝ $15.00	-3.91%
11/19/2024	JMP Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	B. Mckenna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
10/29/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	F. Oshea Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$17.00 ➝ $15.50	-4.85%
8/2/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$20.00 ➝ $18.00	+4.05%
8/4/2023	Hovde Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$21.00	+5.11%

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OCSL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 6 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Oaktree Specialty Lending is $16.75, with a high forecast of $20.00 and a low forecast of $15.00.
: 6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Oaktree Specialty Lending in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" OCSL shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in OCSL, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Oaktree Specialty Lending's stock has a predicted upside of 7.23% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Oaktree Specialty Lending's stock had 2 downgrades by analysts.
: Oaktree Specialty Lending has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley, JMP Securities, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Oaktree Specialty Lending less than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for Oaktree Specialty Lending is 2.00 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.49. Learn more on how OCSL compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:OCSL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Stock Forecast & Price Target