MSDL

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

NYSE· CIK 0001782524

$13.64 +0.31 (+2.33%)

Oct 27 4:00 PM ET · prev $13.33

Consensus

Buy

54% Buy or better · 13 analysts

Median target

$15.50

+14% · range $14.00–16.25

Next earnings

Nov 5

in 9 days · EPS est. $0.44

1 year

−21.5%

from $17.38 · Oct 28

30 days

−3.7%

from $14.16

52-week range

$12.78–17.79

−23% from high · low Oct 19

Avg volume 20D

618.1K

shares / day

Short interest

4.16M

+5.5%

Days to cover

7.2

at average volume

Insider net

+$339.9K

4 buyers · 0 sellers · 12 mo

New fund stakes

Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits

Filing reports

analyzed by SecBot

SecBot read MIXED 1 report · 90 days

Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 1 neutral oldest → newest, height = score

Avg score

·High conf. 1/1 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 5, 2026

Strongest NEUTRAL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) filed an 8-K announcing the date for its Q3 2026 earnings release…

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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

B Mar 2 to Mar 5 3 days of insider buys: $339.9K by 4 insiders, avg $14.78
R Mar 2 Five insiders at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) collectiv…
R Mar 2 Three corporate insiders, including CEO Michael Occi Jr., purchased…

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

InsidersBULLISH

4 insiders bought $339.9K at an average $14.78. No open-market sales. Price is 8% below their cost.
InstitutionsBULLISH

Q2 2026: 12 added (1 new), 7 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Ensign Peak Advisors $11.3M.
AnalystsBULLISH

7 of 13 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.
EstimatesFALLING

Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.456 → $0.436 over 90 days. 0 up, 5 down in 30 days.
Short sellersSTEADY

Short interest +5.5% to 4.16M shares. 7.2 days to cover.
TrendDOWNTREND

4% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026

new positions

exits

$11.3M

in new stakes

Fund	Move	Shares	Value
UBS Group AG	ADD	2,581,090	$39.0M
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP	ADD	2,014,119	$30.5M
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.	ADD	1,061,802	$16.1M
Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc	NEW	748,000	$11.3M
Trexquant Investment LP	TRIM	296,078	$4.5M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC	TRIM	204,517	$3.1M
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC	ADD	145,746	$2.2M
Focus Partners Wealth	DOUBLED	141,101	$2.1M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

13 analysts

Buy 54% rate it Buy or better

Strong Buy2Buy5Hold6Sell0Strong Sell0

12-month targets · 7 analysts

$13.64 $14.00 $15.50 $16.25

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +14%.Targets as of Oct 27, 2026.

Recent actions

Date	Firm	Action	Rating
Sep 1, 2026	UBS MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Neutral
Jul 2, 2026	JP Morgan MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Neutral

Insider ledger

Form 4

$339.9K

bought · 4 insiders

sold · 0 insiders

−7.7%

vs their $14.78 cost

Date	Insider	Type	Value
Mar 5, 2026	Day Jeff M. Co-President	BUY	$74.5K
Mar 3, 2026	Mizrachi Orit See Remarks	BUY	$14.5K
Mar 3, 2026	MILLER DAVID N Director	BUY	$73.5K
Mar 2, 2026	MILLER DAVID N Director	BUY	$73.4K
Mar 2, 2026	Occi Michael Jr. Chief Executive Officer	BUY	$104.1K

Earnings setup

Estimates

Nov 5

reports in 9 days

$0.44

EPS estimate, this quarter

−4%

estimate change, 90 days

0↑ 5↓

revisions, 30 days

Current-quarter EPS estimate

$0.456

90d

$0.435

60d

$0.436

30d

$0.436

Now

Period	EPS est.	Range	30D rev.	Revenue
Current Q	$0.44	$0.42–$0.45	+0.1%	$87.5M
Next Q	$0.45	$0.43–$0.48	+0.7%	$89.0M
Current FY	$1.80	$1.77–$1.84	+0.2%	$354.4M
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