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CALDWELL PHYLLIS R

Director

Director
6 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2026-03-18

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp OCSL 11 0 Net buying

Activity

March 2026
Buy
2,500 shares
$26,925
Significance 4/10

Director Phyllis R Caldwell buys 2,500 shares of OCSL at $10.77; stock down 28.6% from 52-week high.

Director Caldwell purchased 2,500 shares at $10.77, increasing her holdings by 11.9% to 23,500 shares post-transaction. The stock has declined 28.6% from its 52-week high of $15.78 and is currently trading at $11.26, only $0.49 above the purchase price. Her prior trades at OCSL show mixed timing: 3 of 5 prior buys were well-timed at the 90-day mark, with returns ranging from -10.9% to +7.5% over 90 days. The company's current valuation metrics show a P/E of 30.43 against $5.6M net income and a market cap of $991.8M, suggesting relatively elevated valuations despite recent price weakness. This purchase occurs within a context of elevated valuations and recent price deterioration, with her historical trading pattern at this ticker showing inconsistent predictive power.

September 2025
Buy
3,000 shares
$39,576
Significance 4/10

Director Caldwell purchases 3,000 shares at $13.19 blended average; stock down 19.9% from 52-week high, but 5 prior OCSL buys show 0% timing success at 90-day mark.

Phyllis R. Caldwell, Director, executed 3 separate purchases totaling 3,000 shares for $39,576.45 on 2025-09-15, raising her holdings 16.7% from 18,000 to 21,000 shares. The stock is trading at $13.32, down 19.9% from its 52-week high of $16.62, and her blended average purchase price of $13.19 suggests entry near recent lows. However, her same-ticker trade history at OCSL presents a cautionary pattern: all 5 prior buys at this stock generated negative or flat 90-day returns, with a 0% win rate at the 90-day horizon despite occasional 30-day rallies. The cross-ticker track record reinforces this pattern with an average 90-day return of -4.2% across 8 open-market buys elsewhere. While a depressed valuation relative to 52-week levels may have motivated this purchase, the director's historical timing outcomes at this specific ticker offer limited evidence of predictive accuracy for subsequent price appreciation.

May 2025
medium
Buy
2,000 shares
$26,650
Significance 3/10

Director Phyllis R Caldwell buys 2,000 OCSL shares at $13.32; stock down -30.8% from 52-week high, insider's prior OCSL buys showed 0 wins at 90-day mark.

Phyllis R Caldwell, a director, purchased 2,000 shares of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp at $13.32 on 2025-05-07, increasing holdings by 12.5% to 18,000 shares. The current price of $13.66 reflects a -30.8% decline from the 52-week high of $19.75, placing the purchase in a depressed price environment. However, her prior trade history at OCSL offers limited reassurance: across 5 prior trades at this ticker, all were buys, and the timing pattern shows 0 of 4 prior buys generated positive 90-day returns, with an average 90-day outcome of -5.2% at OCSL. The company is also trading at a P/E of 136.60 with negative net income of $-36,249,000.00, suggesting fundamental stress that may warrant investor scrutiny independent of this insider's transaction pattern.

February 2025
medium
Buy
2,500 shares
$39,575
Significance 3/10

Director Phyllis R Caldwell buys 2,500 shares of OCSL at $15.83; cluster pattern with 2 other insiders buying in past 14 days.

Director Caldwell purchased 2,500 shares at $15.83 on 2025-02-25, increasing her holdings from 13,500 to 16,000 shares (+18.5% increase). The transaction occurs within a cluster: 2 other insiders also bought within the past 14 days, suggesting coordinated board or management interest. However, her own prior trades at OCSL show a poor timing pattern—0 of 5 prior buys resulted in positive 90-day returns, with all five trades posting 90-day declines ranging from -1.7% to -5.2%. The stock is currently 21.0% below its 52-week high at $15.92, and her cross-ticker track record shows a 0.00% 90-day win rate across 6 prior buys. The weak historical timing pattern and depressed price relative to the 52-week range should be weighed against the multi-insider cluster buy signal.

September 2024
medium
Buy
1,000 shares
$16,009
Significance 4/10

Director Phyllis R Caldwell bought 1,000 shares at $16.01 on 2024-09-20; stock now -25.6% from 52-week high and -5.9% over 30 days.

Director Phyllis R Caldwell executed 3 separate purchases totaling 1,000 shares for $16,009.49 on 2024-09-20, raising her holdings to 13,500 shares (an 8.0% increase). The purchases occurred at $16.01 blended average, near the current price of $16.02, but the stock has declined -25.6% from its 52-week high of $21.54 and fallen -5.9% over the past 30 days. Her prior same-ticker trades at OCSL show mixed timing: two August 2024 buys posted modest short-term gains (+0.8% and +0.7% at 30 days), while a February 2024 buy yielded -1.8% and -3.7% returns at the 30- and 90-day marks respectively. Across her cross-ticker trading history, she has achieved a 0.00% 90-day win rate on 3 prior buys. The transaction reflects continued accumulation at a depressed price, though the insider's broader pattern offers limited evidence of reliable buy timing.

August 2024
medium
Buy
1,334 shares
$21,726
Significance 4/10

Director Phyllis R Caldwell purchased 1,334 shares for $21,725.86 at OCSL; stock is -23.4% from 52-week high, -10.9% over 30 days.

Director Caldwell made two separate purchases totaling 1,334 shares on 2024-08-13 at a blended average price of $16.29, bringing her holdings to 12,500 shares post-transaction. The transaction occurred when Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL) is down 23.4% from its 52-week high of $21.54 and has declined 10.9% over the prior 30 days, suggesting the purchase followed recent weakness in the stock price. However, Caldwell's prior buy at this ticker on 2024-02-12 produced a 90-day return of -3.7%, indicating a pattern where her past open-market purchases at OCSL have not preceded near-term recovery. The current stock price of $16.49 is only marginally higher than her transaction prices of $16.28 and $16.29, leaving limited upside realized to date.

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