Morgan Stanley Direct Market Sentiment

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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

MSDLNYSE

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$13.03

-0.26-1.96%

Last update: Oct 16, 7:45 PM

$13.10

-0.19-1.43%

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Morgan Stanley Direct Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Morgan Stanley Direct (MSDL): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Neutral

Short Interest▲ 5.3% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.00 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

9 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.00

More calls — Bullish

5 calls · 0 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$17

+28.3%

Highest Price Target

$24

+79.4%

UBS

Lowest Price Target

$14

+6.9%

Wells Fargo

Short Interest

5.3%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Sep 1, 2026	UBS	Doug Harter—	+18.3%	$16 → $16	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 2, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane—	+10.7%	$14 → $15	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 20, 2026	UBS	Doug Harter—	+24.0%	$16 → $16	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 16, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Lynch—	+22.1%	$17 → $16	Maintained	Market Perform
Mar 13, 2026	UBS	Doug Harter—	+22.1%	$18 → $16	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 13, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane—	+6.9%	$17 → $14	Maintained	Neutral
Mar 5, 2026	RBC Capital	Kenneth S. Lee—	+22.1%	$18 → $16	Maintained	Sector Perform
Mar 2, 2026	Wells Fargo	Finian O'Shea—	+6.9%	$16 → $14	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Mar 2, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Lynch—	+26.0%	$19 → $17	Maintained	Market Perform
Jan 7, 2026	Wells Fargo	Finian O'Shea—	+22.1%	$17 → $16	Downgrade	Overweight→Equal-Weight
Nov 26, 2025	RBC Capital	Kenneth S. Lee—	+37.4%	$19 → $18	Downgrade	Outperform→Sector Perform
Nov 10, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Lynch—	+41.2%	$20 → $19	Maintained	Market Perform
Nov 10, 2025	JP Morgan	Melissa Wedel—	+26.0%	$16 → $17	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 14, 2025	UBS	Doug Harter—	+37.4%	$20 → $18	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 10, 2025	LUCID CAPITAL MARKETS	Ethan Kaye—	+41.2%	$19	Initiate	Buy
Oct 6, 2025	Wells Fargo	Finian O'Shea—	+29.8%	$17 → $17	Upgrade	Equal-Weight→Overweight
Oct 1, 2025	JP Morgan	Melissa Wedel—	+22.1%	$18 → $16	Maintained	Neutral
Sep 10, 2025	RBC Capital	Kenneth S. Lee—	+45.0%	$21 → $19	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 14, 2025	Wells Fargo	Finian O'Shea—	+29.8%	$19 → $17	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 16, 2025	UBS	Doug Harter—	+60.3%	$21 → $21	Maintained	Neutral
May 22, 2025	RBC Capital	Kenneth S. Lee—	+60.3%	$22 → $21	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 28, 2025	Wells Fargo	Finian O'Shea—	+45.0%	$20 → $19	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 24, 2025	JP Morgan	Melissa Wedel—	+48.9%	$21 → $20	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 17, 2025	UBS	Doug Harter—	+56.5%	$21 → $21	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 8, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Lynch—	+52.7%	$21 → $20	Maintained	Market Perform

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