Wells Fargo & Company Lowers Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) Price Target to $13.00

Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) had its price target cut by equities researchers at Wells Fargo & Company from $14.00 to $13.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 16.91% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Carlyle Secured Lending from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 3rd. Citigroup assumed coverage on Carlyle Secured Lending in a research note on Monday, December 8th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded Carlyle Secured Lending from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. B. Riley Financial raised Carlyle Secured Lending from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $13.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Carlyle Secured Lending from $12.50 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.60.

Carlyle Secured Lending Stock Down 4.0%

CGBD opened at $11.12 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $12.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.66. Carlyle Secured Lending has a 52 week low of $10.87 and a 52 week high of $17.94. The company has a market cap of $566.68 million, a PE ratio of 10.90 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31.

Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $66.91 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $67.26 million. Carlyle Secured Lending had a return on equity of 8.56% and a net margin of 27.38%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Carlyle Secured Lending will post 1.97 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carlyle Secured Lending

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Choreo LLC acquired a new position in Carlyle Secured Lending in the second quarter valued at $20,529,000. Rivernorth Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending by 58.2% in the 4th quarter. Rivernorth Capital Management LLC now owns 1,900,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,740,000 after purchasing an additional 699,586 shares in the last quarter. Cliffwater LLC acquired a new position in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending in the 2nd quarter valued at about $7,505,000. Toronto Dominion Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending during the 4th quarter worth about $6,245,000. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP increased its position in Carlyle Secured Lending by 199.4% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 727,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,095,000 after purchasing an additional 484,581 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 24.51% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Carlyle Secured Lending

Here are the key news stories impacting Carlyle Secured Lending this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company announced a new joint venture and a $300 million share‑repurchase program alongside record loan originations — this materially reduces share count risk and signals management confidence, which can support the stock. Carlyle Secured Lending outlines new joint venture and $300M share repurchase program amid record originations
• Positive Sentiment: B. Riley upgraded CGBD to Buy after the Q4 release — analyst upgrades can attract demand and improve sentiment in the near term. Carlyle Secured Lending raised to Buy at B. Riley Securities after Q4 earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo trimmed its price target from $14 to $13 but retained an “Overweight” rating — the cut reduces potential upside but the overweight stance remains supportive. Wells Fargo lowers price target to $13 but keeps overweight
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus broker rating sits at “Hold” — mixed analyst views suggest no clear near‑term directional consensus. Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGBD) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results showed a slight miss: EPS $0.33 vs. $0.38 expected and revenue ~$66.9M vs. $67.3M expected; the report coincided with the stock hitting a new 52‑week low — these fundamentals and the low signal near‑term downside pressure. Carlyle Secured Lending Inc (CGBD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Investment Fundings …
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rose significantly in February (reported ~1,134,054 shares as of Feb. 13, a ~28.7% increase), representing ~2.2% of shares outstanding and a ~1.8 days‑to‑cover — rising shorts can amplify downside pressure on weak news days.

About Carlyle Secured Lending

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc (NASDAQ: CGBD) is a closed-end, non-diversified business development company that provides customized debt financing solutions to middle-market companies. Chartered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the company invests primarily in floating-rate senior secured loans, including first-lien, unitranche and one-stop structures. Its objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation through disciplined credit selection and active portfolio management.

The firm focuses on U.S.