Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL – Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $327.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $310.23 million. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund had a net margin of 55.54% and a return on equity of 14.06%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.06 EPS.
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Stock Down 0.2 %
Shares of NYSE:BXSL traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $29.90. 610,468 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 926,807. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $30.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.54. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a one year low of $25.83 and a one year high of $32.67. The company has a market cap of $5.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.97 and a beta of 0.44.
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.77 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.30%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund’s dividend payout ratio is currently 82.13%.
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Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Company Profile
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is business development company and a Delaware statutory trust formed on March 26, 2018, and structured as an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment Fund. On October 26, 2018, the fund elected to be regulated as a business development company (BDC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act).
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