Americana Partners LLC Invests $2.82 Million in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL)

Americana Partners LLC bought a new stake in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 136,455 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,819,000. Americana Partners LLC owned approximately 0.15% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new position in shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Muzinich & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending in the third quarter valued at approximately $68,000. Total Clarity Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Centiva Capital LP acquired a new stake in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending during the third quarter worth approximately $213,000. Finally, Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $245,000.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Price Performance

MSDL stock opened at $20.87 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $20.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.42. The company has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion and a P/E ratio of 8.18. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a twelve month low of $19.05 and a twelve month high of $24.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $21.58.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Company Profile

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company. It is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is based in NEW YORK.