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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a consensus price target of $16.88 based on the ratings of 9 analysts. The high is $23.5 issued by UBS on February 20, 2024. The low is $14 issued by JP Morgan on March 13, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, JP Morgan, and RBC Capital on March 13, 2026, March 13, 2026, and March 5, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $15.33 between UBS, JP Morgan, and RBC Capital, there's an implied 1.96% upside for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Morgan Stanley Direct (NYSE:MSDL) was reported by UBS on March 13, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $16.00 expecting MSDL to rise to within 12 months (a possible 6.40% upside). 20 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Morgan Stanley Direct (NYSE:MSDL) was provided by UBS, and Morgan Stanley Direct maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund happened on October 6, 2025 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $17. Wells Fargo previously had an equal-weight for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund.
The last downgrade for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund happened on January 7, 2026 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $17 to $16 for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Morgan Stanley Direct, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Morgan Stanley Direct was filed on March 13, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 13, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Morgan Stanley Direct (MSDL) rating was a maintained with a price target of $18.00 to $16.00. The current price Morgan Stanley Direct (MSDL) is trading at is $15.04, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.