Truist Financial Maintains Buy Rating on Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX)

In a report released on June 5, Mark Hughes from Truist Financial maintained a Buy rating on Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) with a price target of $24.00.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. (NYSE:TSLX) reported strong fiscal Q1 2025 results, with an adjusted net investment income of $0.58 per share and a 13.5% annualized return on equity.

A Senior Executive staring out of the window of a skyscraper, emphasizing the company’s leadership in the financial sector.

It also declared a base quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share along with a supplemental dividend of $0.06 per share, reflecting management’s confidence in its earning power.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) is a specialty finance company that lends to middle-market companies, generating current income primarily in United States-domiciled middle-market companies. It does so through direct originations of senior secured loans and, less commonly, originations of mezzanine and unsecured loans and investments in equity securities, corporate bonds, and other instruments.

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