Head-To-Head Survey: Baltic International USA (OTCMKTS:BISA) & Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) and Baltic International USA (OTCMKTS:BISA) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund and Baltic International USA”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	$416.08 million	3.17	$215.56 million	$1.65	9.20
Baltic International USA	N/A	N/A	-$30,000.00	($0.01)	-0.03

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Baltic International USA. Baltic International USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund and Baltic International USA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	35.92%	10.21%	4.70%
Baltic International USA	N/A	N/A	-806.45%

Volatility and Risk

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baltic International USA has a beta of -1.21, suggesting that its share price is 221% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund and Baltic International USA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	0	6	1	0	2.14
Baltic International USA	0	0	0	0	0.00

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund currently has a consensus target price of $17.58, indicating a potential upside of 15.83%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is more favorable than Baltic International USA.

Summary

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund beats Baltic International USA on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company. It is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is based in NEW YORK.

About Baltic International USA

Baltic International USA, Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to investigate and acquire a target company or business seeking to become a publicly held corporation. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas.