EQUITY RESEARCH — DEEP DIVE
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (OCSL)
Sector: Financials / BDC | Published: 2026-05-20 | Pages: 8
Price at publication: $11.74 | Market cap: $1.03 billion
Themes: Deep Value Income Speculative
Executive Summary
Oaktree Specialty Lending is an externally-managed business development company (BDC) investing primarily in senior-secured middle-market loans, sourced and underwritten by the Oaktree Capital Management direct-lending team (Oaktree is itself owned by Brookfield Asset Management). The stock at $11.74 trades at 0.75x net asset value of $15.69 per share — a 25 percent discount to book that is the headline value setup.
What’s inside the full report
- 15-year financial summary table — revenue, net income, GAAP & adjusted EPS
- Valuation framework — current multiples vs. 5-year historical range
- Peer comparison table — multiples, margins, balance-sheet metrics
- Base case, bull case, bear case price targets with explicit math
- Competitive position and economic moat analysis
- Management and capital allocation track record
- Balance sheet review — leverage, credit ratings, distribution coverage
- Insider activity — recent open-market buys / sells with interpretation
- Strategic acquisitions and divestitures history
- Sell-side consensus and where TTCM differs
- Detailed risk factors specific to the name
- Bull case and forward catalysts to watch
- TTCM rating with explicit ADD / TRIM price triggers
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