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Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) stock, explained like you're 5

Oaktree Specialty Lending trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker OCSL. It is a small cap company in the consumer services industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 1 billion dollars.

Ticker
OCSL
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Consumer Services
Size
Small cap, about 1 billion dollars

Is Oaktree Specialty Lending a small, medium or large cap company?

No. Oaktree Specialty Lending is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 1 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Oaktree Specialty Lending makes money

  • Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
  • Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
  • Investment returns on the money they manage.

What moves OCSL stock

  • Interest rates and the health of the economy.
  • How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
  • Rules from regulators and market activity.

In the news lately

  • Oaktree Specialty Lending stock sees volume 17.46 percent below average (ad-hoc-news.de)
  • Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation: Dividend historical data and projections (www.marketscreener.com)
  • Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (NASDAQ:OCSL) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $11.83 (MarketBeat)
  • Precision Trading with Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) Risk Zones (Stock Traders Daily)
  • Oaktree Specialty Lending Stock: Getting Better (NASDAQ:OCSL) (Seeking Alpha)

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Key terms to know before you follow OCSL

  • Market cap
  • P/E ratio
  • EPS (earnings per share)
  • Earnings report
  • Dividend yield

Questions about Oaktree Specialty Lending stock

What does Oaktree Specialty Lending do?

Oaktree Specialty Lending trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker OCSL. It is a small cap company in the consumer services industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 1 billion dollars.

What is the ticker symbol for Oaktree Specialty Lending?

Oaktree Specialty Lending trades under the ticker OCSL on the Nasdaq.

What is Oaktree Specialty Lending's market cap?

Oaktree Specialty Lending is a small cap stock with a market cap of about 1 billion dollars.

How does Oaktree Specialty Lending make money?

Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.

What moves OCSL stock?

Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.

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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.

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