Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s recently made public that its Former Officer/Director JEFFREY LEVIN acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.81 million on Sep 29 ’25. In the deal valued at $16.70 per share,48,599 shares were bought.
Then, Shannon Kevin bought 5,000 shares, generating $88,500 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $17.70, the Director now owns 29,079 shares.
Before that, Pessah David bought 3,400 shares. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund shares valued at $60,254 were divested by the Chief Financial Officer at a price of $17.72 per share. As a result of the transaction, Pessah David now holds 5,400 shares, worth roughly $89478.0.
Wells Fargo upgraded its Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [MSDL] rating to an Overweight from a an Equal weight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including UBS’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid July from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. Raymond James also remained covering MSDL and has decreased its forecast on May 13, 2024 with a “Mkt perform” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Wells Fargo started covering the stock on February 20, 2024. It rated MSDL as “an Equal weight”.
Price Performance Review of MSDL
On Monday, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund [NYSE:MSDL] saw its stock jump 1.66% to $16.57. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.66%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund shares have fallen nearly -17.31% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -19.80% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $21.75 was reached on 01/28/25, a 52-week low of $15.70 was recorded on 10/01/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MSDL Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 16.44, which if violated will result in even more drops to 16.32. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 16.73. A further resistance level may holdings at 16.89.
How much short interest is there in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund stocks on 2025-09-15, growing by 0.17 million shares to a total of 0.45 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-15 was 0.28 million shares. There was a rise of 37.95%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on February 20, 2024 when UBS began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $23.50 price target.
