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 $34,250 were purchased by Gero Deborah Ann on Jun 30 ’25. At $13.70 per share, Gero Deborah Ann acquired 2,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 22,411 shares worth approximately $0.31 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Panossian Armen purchased 8,000 shares, netting a total of over 113,040 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $14.13 each, the insider now holds 20,789 shares.
Before that, CALDWELL PHYLLIS R had added 2,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $26,650, the Director bought Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp shares for $13.32 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $0.25 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] rose 1.24% to $13.92. The stock’s lowest price that day was $13.77, but it reached a high of $13.925 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.65%. Over the course of the year, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp shares have dropped approximately -25.67%. 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 13.82, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 13.72. In the upper region, resistance lies at 13.97. The next price resistance is at 14.03. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.10 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 rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.12 million shares to 1.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.06 million shares. A jump of 10.51% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.33.
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 27.27% from the previous closing price of $13.75. 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.
