Head to Head Survey: Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) versus Baltic International USA (OTCMKTS:BISA)

Baltic International USA (OTCMKTS:BISA) and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Baltic International USA and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baltic International USA	N/A	N/A	-806.45%
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	35.92%	10.21%	4.70%

Risk & Volatility

Baltic International USA has a beta of -1.21, meaning that its share price is 221% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Baltic International USA and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baltic International USA	0	0	0	0	0.00
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	0	6	1	0	2.14

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a consensus target price of $17.58, indicating a potential upside of 17.97%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is more favorable than Baltic International USA.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Baltic International USA and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baltic International USA	N/A	N/A	-$30,000.00	($0.01)	-0.03
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	$416.08 million	3.11	$215.56 million	$1.65	9.03

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Baltic International USA. Baltic International USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund beats Baltic International USA on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Baltic International USA

Baltic International USA, Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to investigate and acquire a target company or business seeking to become a publicly held corporation. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company. It is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is based in NEW YORK.