Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL): Price and Financial Metrics
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OCSL POWR Grades
- Sentiment is the dimension where OCSL ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 82.59% of US stocks.
- OCSL's strongest trending metric is Stability; it's been moving down over the last 179 days.
- OCSL ranks lowest in Growth; there it ranks in the 0th percentile.
OCSL Stock Summary
- OCSL's current price/earnings ratio is 6.33, which is higher than only 11.11% of US stocks with positive earnings.
- The ratio of debt to operating expenses for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp is higher than it is for about 99.36% of US stocks.
- In terms of volatility of its share price, OCSL is more volatile than only 3.09% of stocks we're observing.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to OCSL, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are CGBD, AINV, SCM, TSLX, and BIP.
- OCSL's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp's official web site, go to www.oaktreespecialtylending.com.
OCSL Valuation Summary
- OCSL's EV/EBIT ratio is 7.6; this is 11.63% lower than that of the median Financial Services stock.
- Over the past 160 months, OCSL's price/earnings ratio has gone down 141.5.
- Over the past 160 months, OCSL's price/sales ratio has gone down 2.8.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for OCSL.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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OCSL | 2021-02-02 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 21.0 | 22.2 |
OCSL | 2020-10-08 | 5.2 | 0.8 | -39.9 | 117.4 |
OCSL | 2014-03-26 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 15.1 |
OCSL | 2012-09-24 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 31.7 | 25.3 |
OCSL | 2011-06-06 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 21.8 | 24.1 |
OCSL | 2009-05-01 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 54.8 | 41.1 |
OCSL Growth Metrics
- Its 4 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -92.94%.
- The 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at -90.22%.
- Its 4 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -33.45%.

The table below shows OCSL's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2021-12-31 | 236.122 | -223.408 | 211.124 |
2021-09-30 | 209.385 | -230.521 | 237.26 |
2021-06-30 | 189.184 | 18.991 | 271.316 |
2021-03-31 | 158.149 | -144.384 | 344.509 |
2020-12-31 | 150.377 | -93.334 | 90.925 |
2020-09-30 | 143.133 | -152.875 | 39.224 |
OCSL's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- OCSL has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 37.43% of graded US stocks.
- OCSL's asset turnover comes in at 0.091 -- ranking 231st of 444 Trading stocks.
- MGTI, PJT, and ALEX are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with OCSL.
The table below shows OCSL's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-06-30 | 0.091 | 0.659 | 0.103 |
2021-03-31 | 0.084 | 0.646 | 0.140 |
2020-12-31 | 0.091 | 0.713 | 0.051 |
2020-09-30 | 0.091 | 0.736 | 0.031 |
2020-06-30 | 0.087 | 0.731 | 0.006 |
2020-03-31 | 0.091 | 0.728 | -0.043 |
OCSL Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of OCSL, see our OCSL price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $7.57 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.36 (Strong Buy) |
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OCSL Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $6.70 | 52-week high | $7.81 |
Prev. close | $6.55 | 52-week low | $6.20 |
Day low | $6.51 | Volume | 1,510,700 |
Day high | $6.72 | Avg. volume | 1,191,089 |
50-day MA | $6.90 | Dividend yield | 9.85% |
200-day MA | $7.28 | Market Cap | 1.23B |
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) Company Bio
OakStreet Specialty Lending Corporation, formerly known as Fifth Street Finance, is a specialty finance company that lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies, primarily in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Latest OCSL News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate OCSL as an investment opportunity.
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Oaktree Specialty Lending raises dividend by 3% to $0.16Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) declares $0.16/share quarterly dividend, 3.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.15. Forward yield 8.42% Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 15; ex-div March 14. See OCSL Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.... |
Oaktree Specialty Lending GAAP EPS of $0.22 beats by $0.06, total investment income of $64.94MOaktree Specialty Lending press release (NASDAQ:OCSL): Q1 GAAP EPS of $0.22 beats by $0.06. Total Investment Income of $64.94M (+70.0% Y/Y). Adj. NII of $0.17... |
OCSL Price Returns
1-mo | -1.67% |
3-mo | -7.49% |
6-mo | -6.56% |
1-year | 7.50% |
3-year | 56.33% |
5-year | 102.08% |
YTD | -5.80% |
2021 | 45.00% |
2020 | 11.00% |
2019 | 38.74% |
2018 | -6.31% |
2017 | -1.09% |
OCSL Dividends
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