Zacks upgrades Carlyle Secured Lending stock to Strong Buy

Published on 10/20/2026 at 19:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Revenue hit USD 59.37 million in the second quarter. Carlyle Secured Lending stock costs EUR 9.12 on October 20, 2026, down 0.20 percent on Nasdaq.

Analyst rating and dates

Zacks Research upgraded Carlyle Secured Lending to Strong Buy on October 14, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue was USD 59.37 million.
Carlyle Secured Lending stock costs EUR 9.12 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:32 p.m. CEST, down 0.20 percent on Nasdaq.
The company has a USD 703.9 million market capitalization and a P/E ratio of 20.11.

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Carlyle Secured Lending (US8722801029) received a Strong Buy upgrade from Zacks Research on October 14, 2026, while the stock was trading at EUR 9.12 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:32 p.m. CEST, down 0.20 percent on Nasdaq versus the prior close. MarketBeat reported that the rating moved from Hold to Strong Buy.

Second-quarter income sets the baseline

Carlyle Secured Lending reported USD 59.37 million of revenue in the second quarter of 2026, compared with a USD 0.3178 adjusted earnings-per-share figure. Investing.com said the adjusted earnings figure came below the USD 0.3232 consensus estimate, while net investment income reached USD 24 million, or USD 0.35 per share. The quarterly dividend was also USD 0.35 per share.

Price position stays below the yearly high

The Nasdaq quote was USD 10.23 on October 20, 2026 at 1:35 p.m. ET, against a prior close of USD 10.25. The 52-week range was USD 9.95 to USD 13.28, putting the stock 31.03 percent below its high. Market capitalization was USD 703.9 million, and the trading volume was 282,256 shares.

Valuation and upcoming dates

Carlyle Secured Lending traded at a P/E ratio of 20.11 on October 20, 2026. The next results date is November 5, 2026, for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, followed by a call on November 6, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET, according to StockTitan.

Comparison with peers

Carlyle Secured Lending: down 0.20 percent, P/E 20.11, market capitalization USD 703.9 million.

Ares Capital Corporation (NYSE, USD): up 0.98 percent, P/E 13.77, market capitalization USD 13.4 billion.

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE, USD): up 0.55 percent, P/E 10.78, market capitalization USD 5.0 billion.

Income and leverage remain central

The rating change gives the stock a fresh analyst signal, but the next results will provide the next operating checkpoint. For investors, the contrast between USD 0.35 of quarterly net investment income per share and the USD 0.35 dividend makes coverage a key figure for the November report.

Carlyle Secured Lending was trading at EUR 9.12 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:32 p.m. CEST, down 0.20 percent on Nasdaq versus the prior close. The 52-week high was USD 13.28 on the Nasdaq quote, so the euro price and the home-market range are separate measures.

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