How to buy Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation stock

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a credit services business based in the US. Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares (OCSL) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: OCSL. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation share price

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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-24.

52-week range	USD$2.1882 - USD$6.27
50-day moving average	USD$5.843
200-day moving average	USD$5.283
Wall St. target price	USD$6.63
PE ratio	9.4574
Dividend yield	USD$0.405 (6.56%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.645

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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$150.4 million
Operating margin TTM	66.52%
Gross profit TTM	USD$143.1 million
Return on assets TTM	3.78%
Return on equity TTM	9.59%
Profit margin	60.47%
Book value	$6.845
Market capitalisation	USD$859.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares

There are currently 1.5 million Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 14.5% up from 1.3 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 529329.75778547). Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's SIR currently stands at 2.89. In other words for every 100,000 Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2890 shares are currently held short.

However Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0155% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares, roughly 16 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation stock.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.1882 up to $6.27. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's is 1.468. This would suggest that Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation overview

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in middle market, bridge financing, first and second lien debt financing, mezzanine debt, senior and junior secured debt, expansions, sponsor-led acquisitions, and management buyouts in small and mid-sized companies. The fund seeks to invest in education services, business services, retail and consumer, healthcare, manufacturing, food and restaurants, construction and engineering, and media and advertising sectors. It invests between $5 million to $75 million principally in the form of one-stop, first lien, and second lien debt investments, which may include an equity co-investment component in companies with enterprise value between $20 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $3 million and $50 million. The fund has a hold size of up to $75 million and may underwrite transactions up to $100 million. It primarily invests in North America. The fund seeks to be a lead investor in its portfolio companies.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 13.423% of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation shares are held by insiders and 56.149% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation?

  Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's fiscal year ends in September.

• Where is Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation based?

  Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's address is: 333 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90071

• What is Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's ISIN number?

  Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's international securities identification number is: US67401P1084

• What is Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 31678A103