What is B. Riley’s Estimate for CGBD FY2025 Earnings?

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGBD) – B. Riley reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Carlyle Secured Lending in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 10th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams now anticipates that the company will earn $1.53 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.59. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $13.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carlyle Secured Lending’s current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Carlyle Secured Lending’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 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.

Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by ($0.01). Carlyle Secured Lending had a return on equity of 9.24% and a net margin of 30.18%.The company had revenue of $66.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $69.61 million.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on CGBD. 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 on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price 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. Zacks Research lowered Carlyle Secured Lending from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.33.

Carlyle Secured Lending Trading Up 1.6%

Carlyle Secured Lending stock opened at $12.06 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $12.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.55. Carlyle Secured Lending has a 52 week low of $11.65 and a 52 week high of $18.64. The stock has a market cap of $614.58 million, a PE ratio of 10.22 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

Carlyle Secured Lending Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. Carlyle Secured Lending’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 135.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Carlyle Secured Lending

In other Carlyle Secured Lending news, Director John G. Nestor sold 13,238 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.49, for a total transaction of $178,580.62. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,593 shares in the company, valued at $196,859.57. This represents a 47.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Thomas M. Hennigan acquired 7,285 shares of Carlyle Secured Lending stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $13.75 per share, for a total transaction of $100,168.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,495 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,216,806.25. This represents a 8.97% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Carlyle Secured Lending

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Carlyle Secured Lending by 19.8% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 61,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $998,000 after purchasing an additional 10,196 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Carlyle Secured Lending in the first quarter worth $170,000. BluePointe Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Carlyle Secured Lending by 4.9% in the first quarter. BluePointe Capital Management LLC now owns 61,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,024,000 after acquiring an additional 2,853 shares in the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Carlyle Secured Lending by 26.8% in the first quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 40,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $663,000 after acquiring an additional 8,663 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triumph Capital Management boosted its stake in Carlyle Secured Lending by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 41,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $674,000 after acquiring an additional 2,038 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 24.51% of the company’s stock.

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.