OCSL News and Press, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation From 04/01/24

2024-04-01 03:50:08 ET Summary Tech stocks are running hot in 2024, with the NASDAQ-100 approaching 40 times earnings. Most tech companies haven't delivered the kinds of results that justify such valuations. For this reason, I'm prioritizing income for fresh buys in 2024. This...

2024-03-28 07:15:00 ET Summary Tech stocks, especially AI-related stocks like NVIDIA, have soared to new heights so far in 2024, while several other sectors have been left behind. The underlying fundamentals and several macro trends imply that the market's current trend could be a...

2024-03-27 03:38:01 ET Summary Part 2 of this article compares ARCC’s recent dividend per share rates, yield percentages, and several other highly detailed (and useful) dividend sustainability metrics to 14 other BDC peers. This includes a comparative analysis of ARCCȁ...

2024-03-26 07:15:00 ET Summary Business Development Companies are facing growing headwinds right now that make me relatively bearish on the sector. That being said, they still offer high dividend yields and stable cash flows through senior secured loans, making them suitable holdi...

2024-03-25 09:00:00 ET Summary Income stocks have been overshadowed by growth stocks, but it's the former that pays the bills and can reduce portfolio volatility. Oaktree Specialty Lending is a high-yield investment opportunity with a diverse portfolio and exposure to attractive i...

2024-03-24 08:37:16 ET Summary A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. Companies which changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates. Companies with upcoming pay dates. Introduction The D...

2024-03-24 06:11:12 ET Summary Oaktree Specialty Lending has seen a significant decline in share price, but total return since inception is around 170% due to high distributions. OCSL specializes in middle market financing and has diverse exposure to various sectors within their d...

2024-03-18 09:30:00 ET Summary VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD) has nearly doubled the total return performance of the S&P 500 over the past four years. We look at what has fueled its strong outperformance and 3 big reasons why it is highly unlikely to continue outperforming movin...

2024-03-13 13:35:32 ET Summary While Oaktree Specialty Lending started the year strong, it has underperformed the BDC average on a YTD basis. The underperformance stems from a negative earnings surprise that is mostly linked to growing non-accruals. Yet, if we zoom out and con...

2024-03-13 07:10:18 ET Summary Part 1 of this article compares ARCC’s recent quarterly change in NAV, quarterly and trailing 12-month economic return, NII, and current valuation to 14 BDC peers. Part 1 also performs a comparative analysis between each company’s inves...