Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp shares valued at $113,040 were purchased by Panossian Armen on May 15 ’25. At $14.13 per share, Panossian Armen acquired 8,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 20,789 shares worth approximately $0.28 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CALDWELL PHYLLIS R purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 26,650 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $13.32 each, the insider now holds 18,000 shares.
Before that, Jacobson Craig A had added 14,910 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $199,919, the Director bought Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp shares for $13.41 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 14,910 shares, worth approximately $0.97 million.
Analysts at B. Riley Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of November 20, 2024, JP Morgan has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for OCSL. Earlier on November 19, 2024, JMP Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for OCSL stock which previously was a “a Mkt outperform”.
Analyzing OCSL Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp [NASDAQ: OCSL] plunged -0.59% to $13.56. The stock’s lowest price that day was $13.505, but it reached a high of $13.65 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.95%. Over the course of the year, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp shares have dropped approximately -27.93%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $16.29 on 03/03/25 and a 52-week low of $12.50 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 13.49, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 13.43. In the upper region, resistance lies at 13.64. The next price resistance is at 13.72. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 37.63 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by 44030.0 shares to 1.24 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.28 million shares. A decline of -3.55% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.91 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.91.
Which companies own the most shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL)?
In terms of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 17.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 28.3% from the previous closing price of $13.64. Analysts anticipate Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp stock to reach 18 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 17. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 26, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $17.
