SeekingAlpha · Sep 15, 2026
Private Credit (Someone Out There Likes It, Besides Me)
Private credit and BDCs are gaining share over the past year from media and banking competitors. Read why I favor BDCs and private credit funds for their yield.
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NYSE · NCDL
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp.
Financial Services · Asset Management
$12.11
Up+$0.01 (+0.08%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 8:02 PM
SID Score
4.5/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
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Institutional and insider signal
- Market cap
- 715.12M
- P/E ratio
- 7.81
- Dividend yield
- 23.12%
- 52-week range
- $11.97 – $15.00
- Volume
- 269.51K
- Avg. volume
- 247.64K
Price performance
NCDL price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
NCDL closed at $12.11 after 20 trading sessions, down 1.54% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $12.11
- Period change
- -1.54%
- Period low
- $12.07
- Period high
- $12.60
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $12.14 | $12.25 | $12.0201 | $12.11 | 269.51K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $12.19 | $12.51 | $12.19 | $12.22 | 236.11K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $12.07 | $12.1758 | $12.04 | $12.15 | 105.02K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $12.15 | $12.22 | $12.01 | $12.07 | 213.93K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $12.26 | $12.38 | $12.125 | $12.20 | 125.72K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $12.51 | $12.55 | $12.27 | $12.27 | 135.35K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $12.55 | $12.62 | $12.4576 | $12.52 | 159.23K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $12.65 | $12.8199 | $12.535 | $12.57 | 272.41K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $12.70 | $12.70 | $12.52 | $12.60 | 158.58K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $12.78 | $12.8301 | $12.53 | $12.54 | 220.3K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $12.39 | $12.68 | $12.355 | $12.51 | 161.36K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $12.32 | $12.4799 | $12.29 | $12.31 | 104.61K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $12.23 | $12.49 | $12.23 | $12.40 | 198.13K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $12.40 | $12.42 | $12.245 | $12.27 | 129.14K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $12.41 | $12.42 | $12.28 | $12.36 | 72.18K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $12.28 | $12.47 | $12.17 | $12.32 | 121.67K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $12.40 | $12.535 | $12.21 | $12.31 | 150.15K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $12.27 | $12.44 | $12.27 | $12.37 | 103.26K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $12.43 | $12.54 | $12.34 | $12.35 | 146.89K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $12.25 | $12.42 | $12.1595 | $12.30 | 101.29K |
Latest NCDL news
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NCDL research
Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp is a specialty finance company focused predominantly on investing in senior secured loans to private equity-owned U.S. middle market companies. It invest in senior secured loans that typically pay floating interest rates and are senior in the capital structure to junior debt and equity.
Visit company websiteAnalyst outlook
Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- —
- Average target
- $15.00
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Underweight | — |
| May 18, 2026 | UBS | Neutral | — |
| Apr 20, 2026 | UBS | Neutral | — |
News briefing
Generated Sep 16, 2026, 5:23 PM
Why Is NCDL Up Today?
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. gained 0.58% today as the broader private credit market continues to attract investor interest. The modest uptick reflects a continued positive sentiment toward direct lending strategies, despite limited company-specific catalysts in today's news cycle.
Bottom line: NCDL's modest gain reflects positive sentiment toward the private credit market broadly rather than compelling company-specific news. While structural trends supporting alternative lending strategies remain favorable, investors should monitor NCDL's portfolio credit quality, distribution stability, and competitive positioning as interest rates and economic conditions evolve.
Yahoo · Sep 10, 2026
Nuveen Churchill’s (NCDL) Payout Cushion Widens Even As Risk Flags Rise
On August 6, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NYSE:NCDL) reported second quarter results that pulled in two directions at once. Net investment income of $0.41 per share comfortably covered the regular distribution, yet net asset value slipped for the second straight quarter and the number of loans on non-accrual nearly tripled. For a business development […]
SeekingAlpha · Sep 5, 2026
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Q2: 27% Discount And 9.5% Expected ROE
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending maintains a conservative credit profile with a non-accrual ratio of 1.5%. Read more on NCDL stock here.
Fintel · Sep 4, 2026
UBS Upgrades Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) to Buy from Neutral
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