Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) — Titan Protect Analysis

MSDL

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Financial · ·

$15.15

Data: 2026-06-03

✗ ETHICAL FAIL

NONE MOAT

LIMITED

Data Confidence: 0.0%

Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap

$1.3B

Total market value of the company

Trailing P/E

15.03

Reasonably valued

Forward P/E

8.28

Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper

Rev Growth

-12.2%

Year-over-year revenue change

Profit Margin

22.8%

How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue

ROE

5.0%

Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money

Analyst Target

$16.00

+6% from current price — median analyst estimate

Recommendation

NONE

Consensus view from 7 analysts covering this stock

About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company. The fund chiefly invests in riskier bonds, issued by middle-market companies or by private equity firms looking to finance their acquisitions.

Country: United States Industry: Asset Management

Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity

FAIL

Core business does not involve prohibited activities

Debt Ratio

0.0% PENDING

Debt must be below 33% of total assets

Cash Ratio

0.0% PENDING

Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets

Receivables

0.0% PENDING

Receivables below 49% of assets

Revenue Purity

0.0% PENDING

Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime

DISTRIBUTION

Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution

Sharpe Ratio

-0.302

Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge

Kelly Fraction

-0.0421

No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out

Calmar Ratio

-0.290

Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile

Annual Return

-8.6%

Historical annualised return based on price data

Max Drawdown

-29.7%

Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been

HMM State

BULL

Statistical model sees bullish momentum

Days in State

How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable

Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta

0.64

Less volatile than the market — more defensive

52W High

$19.94

24% below the year high

52W Low

$13.66

11% above the year low

Avg Volume

717,549

Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell

Short Ratio

4.8

Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded

Short % Float

N/A

Div Yield

1,154.0%

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price

EPS (TTM)

$1.01

Earnings per share over the last 12 months

Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity

121.45

Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline

Current Ratio

N/A

Quick Ratio

N/A

Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test

Gross Margin

100.0%

Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power

Operating Margin

80.9%

Profit from core operations before interest and tax

Free Cash Flow

$109M

Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends

Revenue (TTM)

$385M

Total revenue over the last 12 months

Net Income

$88M

Profitable — the bottom line is positive

Analyst Coverage

Analysts

Target High

$17.00

Target Median

$16.00

Target Low

$14.00

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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-06-03

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