Seeing Is Believing
MSDL is currently covered by 4 analysts with an average price target of $17.16. This is a potential upside of $0.54 (3.25%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $16.62.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's activity chart (see below) currently has 18 price targets and 22 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of MSDL is 66.67% HOLD and 33.33% BUY.
Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 66.07% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 67 days.
Highest price target for MSDL is $18.5, Lowest price target is $16, average price target is $17.25.
Most recent stock forecast was given by FINIAN O'SHEA from WELLS FARGO on 07-Jan-2026. First documented stock forecast 20-Feb-2024.
Currently out of the existing stock ratings of MSDL, 6 are a HOLD (66.67%), 3 are a BUY (33.33%).
Analyst name
Rating
Rating initiation date
Current price target
Potential Upside
Previous price target
Date
Price targets met ratio
Average potential upside
Average Days to Hit Target
Performance score
Buy
Since 07-Jan-2026
$16
$-0.62 (-3.73%)
$17
4 days ago
(07-Jan-2026)
6/7 (85.71%)
$-0.75 (-4.48%)
41
Buy
Since 20-Feb-2024
$18
$1.38 (8.30%)
$19
1 months 16 days ago
(26-Nov-2025)
2/7 (28.57%)
$0.76 (4.41%)
70
Hold
Since 20-Feb-2024
$16.5
$-0.12 (-0.72%)
$16
2 months 1 days ago
(10-Nov-2025)
5/5 (100%)
$0.05 (0.30%)
35
Hold
Since 13-May-2024
$18.5
$1.88 (11.31%)
3 months 4 days ago
(07-Oct-2025)
1/2 (50%)
$2.08 (12.67%)
122
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