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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp Stock: price and insider trades · United States
1 insider bought €19k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 13 Aug 2026.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Finance & Banking sector. From 18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026, the disclosure feed for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp logged 3 filings by 3 insiders.
No insider sold shares on the market over the period. Instead, the filings list 3 purchases totalling €61k, made by 3 insiders. Open-market purchases are the filings investors watch most closely, because the insider pays for the shares out of pocket. The largest single trade was a purchase of €24k by Caldwell Phyllis R, published on 18 March 2026. On the buying side, the filings list 2 senior executives among the declarants.
In all, 2 purchases were made within 30 days of a purchase by another insider of the company. When several insiders buy within a few weeks of each other, analysts speak of a cluster purchase. The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 65 days ago, on 13 August 2026. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 2 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
With 3 filings in twelve months, the company is quieter than the median of 19 filings across the 5,816 companies we follow on the same exchange. Since 2021, the database holds 27 purchases and 11 sales by insiders of the company.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
39
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€1M
27 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€30M
11 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySalePhyllis R. Caldwell4 buys
Armen Panossian2 buys
Deborah Ann Gero2 buys
Craig A. Jacobson1 buy
Mathew Pendo1 buy
Raghav Khanna1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- -10.4%Entry US$12.98 · Close 16 Oct 2026 US$11.63
- +2.8%Entry US$11.25 · Close at T+90 US$11.57
- +2.8%Entry US$11.25 · Close at T+90 US$11.57
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended September 2025 · cache
US$11.58
Analyst consensus
6 analysts3.00/5
US$11.50Target US$12.50(+8%)US$13.50
Income statement
RevenueUS$25M
Net incomeUS$33.9M14.5% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)24.1x
PER (forward)8.5x
P/Book0.7x
Beta0.59
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$1B
Total debtUS$1.5B
Free Cash FlowUS$228.4M
Debt / Equity105%
Profitability & ownership
ROE3.0%
ROA5.2%
% insiders0.3%
% institutions50.4%
Last declaration on 13 August 2026
Declarations39 total
1,700 shares@ US$12.69450.0020% mcap15.6% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001193125-26-349145:0
Canonical exit: 10 Nov 2026 (T+90)
2,500 shares@ US$10.778.1% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001193125-26-113926:0
Canonical exit: 14 Jun 2026 (T+90)
2,000 shares@ US$10.778939.3% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001193125-26-112127:0
Canonical exit: 14 Jun 2026 (T+90)
2,000 shares@ US$13.18847.7% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001193125-25-204970:0
Canonical exit: 14 Dec 2025 (T+90)
2,500 shares@ US$13.7060.7% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000950170-25-092185:0
Canonical exit: 28 Sept 2025 (T+90)
8,000 shares@ US$14.1384.4% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000950170-25-073930:0
Canonical exit: 13 Aug 2025 (T+90)
2,000 shares@ US$13.3258.1% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000950170-25-066319:0
Canonical exit: 5 Aug 2025 (T+90)
14,910 shares@ US$13.4084100.0% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000950170-25-065656:0
Canonical exit: 4 Aug 2025 (T+90)
2,500 shares@ US$15.8313.0% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000950170-25-027751:0
Canonical exit: 26 May 2025 (T+90)
6,000 shares@ US$15.95100.0% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000950170-25-026675:0
Canonical exit: 25 May 2025 (T+90)
6,260 shares@ US$15.92541.8% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000950170-25-026676:0
Canonical exit: 25 May 2025 (T+90)
500 shares@ US$16.012.5% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000950170-24-108812:0
Canonical exit: 19 Dec 2024 (T+90)
500 shares@ US$16.282.5% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000950170-24-097030:0
Canonical exit: 11 Nov 2024 (T+90)
2,000 shares@ US$20.06512.8% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000950170-24-015201:0
Canonical exit: 12 May 2024 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$19.40551.3% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-23-011191:0
Canonical exit: 7 Jun 2023 (T+90)
500 shares@ US$18.00100.0% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-23-009721:0
Canonical exit: 21 Jun 2023 (T+90)
500 shares@ US$18.1853.0% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-23-009113:0
Canonical exit: 14 Jun 2023 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$17.788456.4% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-23-009119:0
Canonical exit: 15 Jun 2023 (T+90)
516 shares@ US$19.724.2% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-23-004765:0
Canonical exit: 10 May 2023 (T+90)
3,800 shares@ US$6.968.5% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-23-000207:0
Canonical exit: 30 Mar 2023 (T+90)
4,000 shares@ US$7.0019.1% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-22-038236:0
Canonical exit: 9 Mar 2023 (T+90)
2,500 shares@ US$6.48920.0015% mcap5.3% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-22-024598:0
Canonical exit: 27 Sept 2022 (T+90)
5,000 shares@ US$6.799410.9% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-22-019466:0
Canonical exit: 21 Aug 2022 (T+90)
1,800 shares@ US$7.044.1% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-22-018009:0
Canonical exit: 9 Aug 2022 (T+90)
18,381 shares@ US$7.0654.0% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0000899243-22-017640:0
Canonical exit: 7 Aug 2022 (T+90)
25 of 39 declarations
About Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. (NYSE/NASDAQ: NASDAQ: OCSL) is a specialty finance company based in the United States, with headquarters in Los Angeles, California. It operates as a business development company (BDC) and is best understood as a publicly traded private-credit platform focused on middle-market lending. The company provides customized, one-stop financing solutions to borrowers that often have limited access to public or broadly syndicated capital markets. Its platform is managed by Oaktree Capital Management, a globally recognized alternative asset manager with deep credit expertise, which supports OCSL’s origination, underwriting, and portfolio management capabilities.
OCSL’s core business is lending. Its investment mandate centers on generating current income and capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of credit instruments. These include first lien loans, unitranche loans, last-out first lien structures, second lien loans, unsecured and mezzanine debt, bonds, preferred equity, and select equity co-investments. In practice, the portfolio has historically been dominated by debt, with a large share in first lien senior secured loans. That mix generally gives the company a more defensive profile than lenders with heavier equity exposure, while still allowing upside through fees, structuring income, and occasional equity participation.
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From a historical perspective, OCSL traces its origins to Fifth Street Finance Corp. and was later rebranded after Oaktree assumed management. The company expanded further through merger activity, including the combination with Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation in 2021. For investors, this history matters because it reflects the company’s evolution from a legacy specialty lender into a more integrated Oaktree-managed credit vehicle.
In competitive terms, OCSL participates in a crowded U.S. direct-lending and BDC landscape, where it competes with other listed BDCs, private credit funds, and specialized lenders. Its competitive advantage lies in the Oaktree brand, disciplined credit culture, and ability to provide flexible financing to sponsored and non-sponsored borrowers in the middle market. The company’s geographic exposure is primarily the United States, although the broader Oaktree platform has a global footprint.
Recent developments have been important for investors. In 2025, OCSL reported quarterly and full-year results showing that its portfolio remained heavily weighted toward debt, especially first lien loans, while also highlighting pressure on investment income from lower reference rates, tighter spreads, and some investments placed on non-accrual. The company also announced amendments to its secured credit facilities in April 2025, improving or extending financing flexibility. OCSL trades on NASDAQ in the United States, making it a liquid listed proxy for exposure to the U.S. private-credit market.
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