The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Carlyle Secured Lending Inc shares valued at $178,581 were sold by Nestor John G. on Aug 18 ’25. At $13.49 per share, Nestor John G. sold 13,238 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 14,593 shares worth approximately $0.2 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hennigan Thomas M purchased 7,285 shares, netting a total of over 100,169 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $13.75 each, the insider now holds 88,495 shares.
Before that, Jenkins Mark David had added 3,801 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $63,819, the Director bought Carlyle Secured Lending Inc shares for $16.79 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 3,801 shares, worth approximately $1.33 million.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on July 25, 2025, Carlyle Secured Lending Inc [CGBD] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $15. Analysts at Raymond James started covering the stock with ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of February 10, 2025, BofA Securities has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “an Underperform” for CGBD. Earlier on July 29, 2024, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for CGBD stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing CGBD Stock Performance
On last trading session, Carlyle Secured Lending Inc [NASDAQ: CGBD] rose 1.28% to $13.49. The stock’s lowest price that day was $13.2801, but it reached a high of $13.51 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.82%. Over the course of the year, Carlyle Secured Lending Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.69%.
Is Carlyle Secured Lending Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Carlyle Secured Lending Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.19 million shares to 0.39 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 0.58 million shares. A decline of -47.22% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 0.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 0.87.
Which companies own the most shares of Carlyle Secured Lending Inc (CGBD)?
In terms of Carlyle Secured Lending Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 15 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.61% from the previous closing price of $13.32. Analysts anticipate Carlyle Secured Lending Inc stock to reach 15 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 15. On July 28, 2023, B. Riley Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $16.
