Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (TSLX) Research

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.

Market snapshot

Symbol
TSLX
Price
$16.61
Day change
+0.67%
Market cap
$1.6B
P/E ratio
14.63x
52-week range
16.37-25.17
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Next earnings
in 1 month
Analyst price target
$20.00

Recent news

  • The Private Credit Sector Is Unwell. What It Means for Publicly-Traded BDCs.

    Stress is building in the private credit sector, but some analysts see a buying opportunity in publicly traded business development companies.

Peer companies

  • Banner Corporation (BANR)
  • Beacon Financial Corp. (BBT)
  • Burford Capital Limited (BUR)
  • Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (ECC)
  • GCM Grosvenor Inc. (GCMG)
  • Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (OAK-PB)
  • Oxford Square Capital Corp. (OXSQ)
  • Patria Investments Limited (PAX)

Recent insider activity

  • Stanley Robert J. — J-Other (20000 shares) on 2026-05-28
  • Bruck Ross Anthony — P-Purchase (8000 shares) on 2026-05-11
  • Covington P Emery — P-Purchase (7500 shares) on 2026-03-06
  • Waxman Alan — P-Purchase (200000 shares) on 2026-03-06
  • Waxman Alan — P-Purchase (100000 shares) on 2026-03-05

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