What is B. Riley’s Forecast for TSLX Q2 Earnings?

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) – Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sixth Street Specialty Lending in a research report issued on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley analyst S. Adams expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.54 for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sixth Street Specialty Lending’s current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Sixth Street Specialty Lending’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. Sixth Street Specialty Lending had a return on equity of 13.47% and a net margin of 38.67%. The company had revenue of $113.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $116.70 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.52 EPS.

TSLX has been the subject of several other reports. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH downgraded Sixth Street Specialty Lending from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Sixth Street Specialty Lending from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Sixth Street Specialty Lending from $23.00 to $21.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Sixth Street Specialty Lending from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Raymond James dropped their price target on Sixth Street Specialty Lending from $24.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $22.81.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TSLX opened at $22.71 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a 12 month low of $18.58 and a 12 month high of $23.67. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $21.22 and a 200-day moving average of $21.44. The company has a market capitalization of $2.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.19 and a beta of 0.82.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sixth Street Specialty Lending

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TSLX. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Sixth Street Specialty Lending in the 4th quarter valued at $17,488,000. Columbus Macro LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending during the 4th quarter worth $7,669,000. Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending by 382.4% during the 1st quarter. Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC now owns 446,976 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $10,003,000 after buying an additional 354,320 shares in the last quarter. Allen Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending by 24.4% during the 1st quarter. Allen Investment Management LLC now owns 1,434,920 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $32,114,000 after buying an additional 281,339 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Sixth Street Specialty Lending during the 4th quarter worth $4,156,000. 70.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th will be issued a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 16th. This represents a yield of 8.9%. Sixth Street Specialty Lending’s dividend payout ratio is presently 97.35%.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Company Profile

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc (NYSE: TSLX) is a business development company. The fund provides senior secured loans (first-lien, second-lien, and unitranche), unsecured loans, mezzanine debt, and investments in corporate bonds and equity securities and structured products, non-control structured equity, and common equity with a focus on co-investments for organic growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, restructuring initiatives, recapitalizations, and refinancing.