B. Riley Has Lowered Expectations for Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) Stock Price

Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) had its price target reduced by equities researchers at B. Riley from $14.50 to $13.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. B. Riley’s target price suggests a potential upside of 7.08% from the stock’s current price. B. Riley also issued estimates for Carlyle Secured Lending’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on CGBD. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Carlyle Secured Lending from $15.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Carlyle Secured Lending from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $15.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Carlyle Secured Lending from $12.50 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Carlyle Secured Lending currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.33.

Carlyle Secured Lending Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ CGBD opened at $12.14 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $618.65 million, a PE ratio of 10.29 and a beta of 0.87. Carlyle Secured Lending has a twelve month low of $11.65 and a twelve month high of $18.64. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.54.

Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $66.51 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $69.61 million. Carlyle Secured Lending had a net margin of 30.18% and a return on equity of 9.24%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Carlyle Secured Lending will post 1.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Thomas M. Hennigan acquired 7,285 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $13.75 per share, with a total value of $100,168.75. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer owned 88,495 shares in the company, valued at $1,216,806.25. This trade represents a 8.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John G. Nestor sold 13,238 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.49, for a total transaction of $178,580.62. Following the sale, the director owned 14,593 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $196,859.57. This represents a 47.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Carlyle Secured Lending

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 19.8% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 61,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $998,000 after purchasing an additional 10,196 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending in the 1st quarter valued at about $170,000. BluePointe Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. BluePointe Capital Management LLC now owns 61,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,024,000 after purchasing an additional 2,853 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Carlyle Secured Lending by 26.8% during the 1st quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 40,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $663,000 after buying an additional 8,663 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Triumph Capital Management increased its position in Carlyle Secured Lending by 5.1% during the first quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 41,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $674,000 after buying an additional 2,038 shares during the period. 24.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Carlyle Secured Lending Company Profile

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc is business development company specializing in first lien debt, senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loan unsecured debt, mezzanine debt and investments in equities. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. It targets healthcare and pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense, high tech industries, business services, software, beverage food and tobacco, hotel gamming and leisure, banking finance insurance and in real estate sector.