NCDL short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

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. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp shares valued at $74,250 were purchased by Vichness Shaul on Sep 16 ’25. At $14.85 per share, Vichness Shaul acquired 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 15,000 shares worth approximately $0.21 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Vichness Shaul purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 81,500 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $16.30 each, the insider now holds 10,000 shares.

Before that, Hassen Marissa had added 4,630 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $74,913, the Chief Accounting Officer bought Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp shares for $16.18 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 4,630 shares, worth approximately $82052.64.

As published in a research note from JMP Securities on February 28, 2024, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp [NCDL] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to a Mkt outperform and the price target has been revised to $18.50. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of February 20, 2024, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for NCDL. Earlier on February 20, 2024, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for NCDL stock.

Analyzing NCDL Stock Performance

On last trading session, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp [NYSE: NCDL] plunged -0.87% to $13.68. The stock’s lowest price that day was $13.56, but it reached a high of $13.91 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.37%. Over the course of the year, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp shares have dropped approximately -22.33%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $18.01 on 02/26/25 and a 52-week low of $13.56 on 10/01/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp (NCDL)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 13.52, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 13.37. In the upper region, resistance lies at 13.87. The next price resistance is at 14.07. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 14.94 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.

Is Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by 53134.0 shares to 0.46 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 0.51 million shares. A decline of -11.53% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.92 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.92.

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In terms of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 19 in the next 12 months, up nearly 37.68% from the previous closing price of $13.8. Analysts anticipate Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp stock to reach 19 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 19. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 20, 2024, Keefe Bruyette assigned a price target of “a Mkt perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $18.50.

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