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Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy4 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 5 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 5 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $19.20, the highest $20.00, the lowest $17.50. The average is +12.7% from the last price of $17.03.
Analyst ratings 11
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Johnson★★★★★★★★★★#3535 · hits 66% · avg +5.0% | KBW | $19.50 | Buy | +14.5% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 07:11 | +1.4%next day +2.0% | ↗ |
| Derek Hewett★★★★★★★★★★#3136 · hits 57% · avg +4.6% | Bank of America Securities | $19.50 | Buy | +14.5% | Reiterated | 21.08.26on TipRanks Aug 24 07:30 | −0.3%next day +0.9% · 5 days −0.7% | ↗ |
| Richard Shane★★★★★★★★★★#490 · hits 64% · avg +10.8% | J.P. Morgan | $16.50 → $17.50+6.1% | Hold | +2.8% | Reiterated | 19.08.26on TipRanks Aug 20 08:07 | +0.7%next day +1.2% · 5 days +1.0% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Oppenheimer | $20.00 | Buy | +17.4% | Reiterated | 07.08.26on TipRanks Aug 10 06:55 | +1.6%next day −1.5% · 5 days −2.1% | ↗ |
| Kenneth Lee★★★★★★★★★★#453 · hits 67% · avg +10.4% | RBC Capital | $20.00 | Buy | +17.4% | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 07:01 | +3.5%next day +1.6% · 5 days +1.4% | ↗ |
| Finian O'Shea★★★★★★★★★★#1610 · hits 57% · avg +6.0% | Wells Fargo | $19.00 | Buy | +11.6% | Assigned | 06.08.26on TipRanks 05:13 | +3.5%next day +1.6% · 5 days +1.4% | ↗ |
| Arren Cyganovich★★★★★★★★★★#408 · hits 68% · avg +16.4% | Truist Financial | $20.00 | Buy | +17.4% | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks Aug 5 08:35 | +0.6%next day +3.5% · 5 days +3.6% | ↗ |
| AI DeepSeek Asset ManagementDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $18.00 → $20.00+11.1% | Buy | +17.4% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 17:05 | — | |
| AI Google Asset ManagementGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $17.00 → $21.00+23.5% | Buy | +23.3% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 17:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Asset ManagementxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $18.00 → $21.00+16.7% | Buy | +23.3% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 10:06 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Asset ManagementAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $16.50 → $19.00+15.2% | Hold | +11.6% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 10:06 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Asset ManagementOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $17.50 → $19.50+11.4% | Hold | +14.5% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 10:06 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Asset ManagementPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $18.00 → $21.00+16.7% | Buy | +23.3% | Upgrade | 05.08.26on TipRanks 10:06 | — | |
| Brian McKenna★★★★★★★★★★#638 · hits 62% · avg +21.0% | Citizens JMP | $25.00 → $24.00−4.0% | Buy | +40.9% | Reiterated | 22.04.26on TipRanks 05:50 | −1.2%next day −1.6% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Ethan Kaye★★★★★★★★★★#7896 · hits 50% · avg +2.7% | Lucid Capital | $21.00 | Buy | +23.3% | Initiated | 18.03.26on TipRanks 06:50 | +1.2%next day +0.1% · 5 days −2.0% | ↗ |
| Mickey Schleien★★★★★★★★★★#2443 · hits 63% · avg +9.2% | Clear Street | $22.00 → $21.00−4.5% | Hold | +23.3% | Reiterated | 13.02.26on TipRanks 12:05 | −4.5%next day −2.0% · 5 days −6.6% | ↗ |
| Melissa Wedel★★★★★★★★★★#3259 · hits 58% · avg +6.7% | J.P. Morgan | $24.00 → $23.00−4.2% | Hold | +35.1% | Reiterated | 05.11.25on TipRanks Nov 7 19:10 | −2.5%next day −2.0% · 5 days −2.4% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Sixth Street Specialty Lending
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hold | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 03.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.44 (from $0.42 to $0.47). Last quarter: $0.43.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $98M (from $95M to $99M). Last quarter: $96M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About Sixth Street Specialty Lending
- CEO: Robert J. Stanley
- 2100 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75201, US
- www.sixthstreetspecialtylending.com
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (TSLX) functions as a specialized Business Development Company. It provides a wide array of financing solutions, including various forms of debt such as senior secured loans (encompassing first-lien, second-lien, and unitranche facilities), unsecured loans, and mezzanine debt. The firm also strategically allocates capital to corporate bonds, equity securities, structured products, non-control structured equity, and common equity, frequently engaging in co-investments. These financial commitments primarily aim to facilitate corporate endeavors like organic expansion, strategic acquisitions, market or product diversification, restructuring initiatives, recapitalizations, and refinancing. Its investment focus covers a broad range of sectors, including business services, software and technology, healthcare, energy, consumer and retail, manufacturing, industrials, royalty-generating enterprises, education, and specialty finance. The company primarily targets middle-market companies, with a strong emphasis on those situated within the United States. Prospective portfolio companies typically exhibit an enterprise value between $50 million and more than $1 billion, alongside EBITDA figures ranging from $10 million to $250 million. Individual transaction sizes generally range from $15 million to $350 million. Sixth Street Specialty Lending is adept at investing across the entire capital structure, possesses the capacity to arrange syndicated transactions totaling up to $500 million, and can maintain significant ownership stakes within its credit exposures.
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