The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 2.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (9 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $14.
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.
OTF · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $4.9B
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-09-10
Screened 2026-09-10 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. holds its Markdown at $10.69. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days |
| Price at the screen | $10.69 |
| Valuation | 13.04 trailing · 7.81 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 30.0 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: financial services
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: financial services | Fail |
| Debt load | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | Excluded | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | Excluded | Below 5% | of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-10 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 59.0% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 9 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +31% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-10 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsTech lender hits ethical wall despite cheap numbers
Picture a fund making senior loans to middle-market tech firms that banks often skip. Blue Owl Technology Finance gathers those cash flows at a 7.7 times forward earnings multiple while revenue rises 78 percent and margins sit at 33 percent. Yet the business sits in financial services, a sector our screen automatically rejects.
The low 5 percent return on equity already signals thin economic power, and the unknown moat leaves little protection if credit conditions tighten. Eight analysts may call it a buy with a 13 dollar median target, yet the ethical failure overrides any apparent margin of safety between the 10.10 dollar price and an internal 15 dollar mark.
Risk sits in the sector classification itself, which blocks any further consideration regardless of growth or valuation optics. Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 7.8xpriced for continued growth |
| Trailing P/E | 13.0xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 0.82 |
| EPS, forward | 1.37 |
| Revenue growth | +5.8%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 28.7%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 4.8%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 8.64% |
| Dividend yield | 1,256.00% |
| Debt to equity | 0.95moderate, manageable leverage |
| Current ratio | 0.17below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Short interest, float | 0.01% |
| 52-week range | 9.75 - 15.82 |
| Market cap | $4.9B |
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 1.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (9 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $14.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (9 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $14.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $10.76 | +3.1% | · | $1,031 | +3.1% |
| 2 months | $11.35 | -2.3% | · | $977 | -2.3% |
| 3 months | $11.02 | +0.7% | $0.40 | $1,043 | +4.3% |
| 6 months | $13.38 | -17.1% | $0.80 | $888 | -11.2% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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