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Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX): analyst forecast and price target

$17.03 −3.13% close 16.10.26 · market cap $1.6B · Financial · Asset Management
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Strong Buy

6 Buy1 Hold0 Sell

Ratings of 7 analysts in the last 3 months

12-month forecast

$19.36+13.7% upside

Based on 7 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $19.36, the highest $20.00, the lowest $17.50. The average is +13.7% from the last price of $17.03.

$16.00$18.00$20.00Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$20.00Average$19.36Low$17.50
Highest target $20.00 Average target $19.36 Lowest target $17.50
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction 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%
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%

Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst

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.

Most accurate

3 months Derek Hewett★★★★★★★★★★Bank of America Securities · #3136
Hits 57%125 of 218 Average return +4.6%
1 year Finian O'Shea★★★★★★★★★★Wells Fargo · #1610
Hits 57%275 of 479 Average return +6.0%
2 years Finian O'Shea★★★★★★★★★★Wells Fargo · #1610
Hits 57%275 of 479 Average return +6.0%

Most profitable

3 months Finian O'Shea★★★★★★★★★★Wells Fargo · #1610
Hits 57%275 of 479 Average return +6.0%
1 year Finian O'Shea★★★★★★★★★★Wells Fargo · #1610
Hits 57%275 of 479 Average return +6.0%
2 years Finian O'Shea★★★★★★★★★★Wells Fargo · #1610
Hits 57%275 of 479 Average return +6.0%

Recommendation trend

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Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

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Buy875667
Hold212221
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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.

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About Sixth Street Specialty Lending

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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