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BXSLBlackstone Secured Lending FundHold5.7·$24.95+1.12%
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Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Stock Analysis

HoldVALUE-TRAP 1/5ValueGrowthShortModerate Confidence

Financial Services · Asset Management

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $24.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Product: secured debt investments (80.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is a Delaware statutory trust BDC externally managed by Blackstone affiliates, investing primarily in first lien senior secured and unitranche loans to U.S. private companies. The fund generates income from floating-rate senior secured loans and... Read more

$24.95-13.2% A.UpsideScore 5.7/10#87 of 236 Asset Management
QualityF-score4 / 9FCF yield7.10%
IncomeYield12.48%Payout242.52%at-risk
Stop $23.98Target $28.43(default +15%)A.R:R -2.6:1
Analyst target$24.66-1.2%11 analysts
$28.43our TP
$24.95price
$24.66mean
$22
$28

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $24.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Product: secured debt investments (80.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 5/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-09-05

Thesis

Rewards
Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
Positive news sentiment (+0.67)
Risks
Concentration risk — Product: secured debt investments (80.0%)
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
Leverage penalty (D/E 1.3): -0.5

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)19.5
P/E (Fwd)9.6
Mkt Cap$5.8B
EV/EBITDA
Profit Mgn21.5%
ROE4.8%
Rev Growth-7.1%
Beta0.43
Dividend12.48%
Rating analysts18

Quality Signals

Piotroski F4/9

Options Flow

P/C0.53bullish
IV64%elevated

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHProductsecured debt investments80%
    10-K Item 1: 'we generally invest at least 80% of our total assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes) in secured debt investments'

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Growth Rank
2.2
Quality Rank
3.1
Value Rank
4.8

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Obv
1.0
Volume
1.5
Macd
3.0
Rsi
5.0
Ma Position
9.0
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-day MA
GatesMomentum 3.9<4.5A.R:R -2.6=NEGATIVEInsider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Moderate
RSI
63 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $24.05Resistance $25.24

Price Targets

$24
$28
A.Upside-13.2%
A.R:R-2.6:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeRisk-Off

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-13.2% upside)
! News modifier suppressed: positive news (+2) cannot lift HOLD to buy-class with analyst upside -13.2% (lift floor +1.5%)
! momentum at 3.9 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)

Earnings

B
B
B
B
4/4 beats

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is BXSL stock a buy right now?

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $24.95, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Product: secured debt investments (80.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $28.43 (+13.9%), stop $23.98 (−4.0%), A.R:R -2.6:1. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.

What is the BXSL stock price target?

Take-profit target: $28.43 (-13.2% upside). Target $28.43 (+13.9%), stop $23.98 (−4.0%), A.R:R -2.6:1. Stop-loss: $23.98.

What are the risks of investing in BXSL?

Concentration risk — Product: secured debt investments (80.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.3): -0.5.

Is BXSL overvalued or undervalued?

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund trades at a P/E of 19.5 (forward 9.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.3/10. Verdict: Hold.

What do analysts say about BXSL?

18 analysts cover BXSL with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $25.

What does Blackstone Secured Lending Fund do?Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is a Delaware statutory trust BDC externally managed by Blackstone affiliates,...

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is a Delaware statutory trust BDC externally managed by Blackstone affiliates, investing primarily in first lien senior secured and unitranche loans to U.S. private companies. The fund generates income from floating-rate senior secured loans and distributes substantially all available earnings quarterly. Blackstone Credit & Insurance, the external adviser, managed $443 billion in AUM as of December 31, 2025.

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