Group 1 - Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. reported quarterly earnings of $0.53 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.57 per share, and showing a decrease from $0.56 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of -7.02% [1] - The company posted revenues of $53.59 million for the quarter ended March 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.32%, compared to year-ago revenues of $51.6 million [2] - The stock has underperformed the market, losing about 7.3% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 declined by -4.3% [3] Group 2 - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $0.47 on revenues of $57.4 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.96 on revenues of $231.3 million [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry is currently in the bottom 28% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential underperformance compared to the top 50% of ranked industries [8] - The estimate revisions trend for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. is unfavorable, resulting in a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell) for the stock, suggesting expected underperformance in the near future [6]

Group 1 - Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NYSE: NCDL) is one of six Business Development Companies (BDCs) currently held in the portfolio alongside other high-quality names such as Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) [1] - Roberts Berzins has over a decade of experience in financial management, assisting top-tier corporates in shaping financial strategies and executing large-scale financings [1] - Berzins has contributed to institutionalizing the REIT framework in Latvia to enhance the liquidity of pan-Baltic capital markets [1] Group 2 - Berzins has been involved in policy-level work, including the development of national State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) financing guidelines and frameworks for channeling private capital into affordable housing [1] - Berzins holds a CFA Charter and an ESG investing certificate, and has interned at the Chicago Board of Trade while residing in Latvia [1] - He is actively engaged in thought-leadership activities to support the development of pan-Baltic capital markets [1]