Oaktree Specialty Lending... (OCSL)

We take a look at the action in business development companies through the first week of February and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs underperformed this week with a total retur...

In a November 2024 article, I made a case that we will see Oaktree Specialty Lending cutting its dividend quite soon. This has now happened. The base dividend has dropped by ~27%. The base dividend co...

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call February 4, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Dane Kleven – Head-Investor Relations Armen Panossian – Chief Ex...

Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.54 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.57 per share a year ago.

Oaktree Specialty Lending remains a sell due to weak dividend coverage, no major improvements to non-accrual rates, and poor net investment income growth. OCSL's portfolio is heavily concentrated in s...

Two 10%+ Yields For Durable Passive Income (One Is My Favorite Pick)

The New Year is a good time to review your portfolio and acquire some new investments. Tax-loss selling in December often leads to opportunities in January. I started rotating out of U.S. tech stocks ...

High-yield dividend stocks can be powerful income machines, but can also be risky. This means that investors should use extra caution when investing in these sorts of stocks. We discuss two 14%+ yield...

Investing in high-yield stocks that grow their payouts regularly offers attractive total returns and protects purchasing power against inflation over the long term. However, not all high-yielding divi...

BDCs are currently exposed to multiple structural headwinds. It is very difficult to substantiate a bullish case for the BDC sector. In my view, to achieve alpha, one would have to go far out on the r...