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Golub Capital BDC (GBDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$15.25 +0.22 (+1.46%)
As of 01/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About Golub Capital BDC Stock (NASDAQ:GBDC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.06
$15.25
50-Day Range
$14.69
$15.67
52-Week Range
$14.05
$17.72
Volume
1.00 million shs
Average Volume
1.20 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.03 billion
P/E Ratio
10.82
Dividend Yield
10.23%
Price Target
$16.40
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (GBDC) is a business development company and operates as an externally managed closed-end non-diversified management investment company. It invests in debt and minority equity investments in middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors. It typically invests in diversified consumer services, automobiles, healthcare technology, insurance, health care equipment and supplies, hotels, restaurants and leisure, healthcare providers and services, IT services and specialty retails. It seeks to invest in the United States. It primarily invests in first lien traditional senior debt, first lien one stop, junior debt and equity, senior secured, one stop, unitranche, second lien, subordinated and mezzanine loans of middle-market companies, and warrants.

Golub Capital BDC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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GBDC MarketRank™: 

Golub Capital BDC scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 841st out of 966 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Golub Capital BDC has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Golub Capital BDC has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Golub Capital BDC's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Golub Capital BDC are expected to decrease by -5.33% in the coming year, from $1.69 to $1.60 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Golub Capital BDC is 10.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 110.18.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Golub Capital BDC is 10.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.63.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Golub Capital BDC has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Golub Capital BDC's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.29% of the outstanding shares of Golub Capital BDC have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Golub Capital BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Golub Capital BDC has recently increased by 26.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Golub Capital BDC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.41%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Golub Capital BDC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Golub Capital BDC is 110.64%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Golub Capital BDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 97.50% in the coming year. This indicates that Golub Capital BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Golub Capital BDC's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.29% of the outstanding shares of Golub Capital BDC have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Golub Capital BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Golub Capital BDC has recently increased by 26.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Golub Capital BDC has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Golub Capital BDC this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 20 people have searched for GBDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -5% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Golub Capital BDC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Golub Capital BDC insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.60% of the stock of Golub Capital BDC is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    42.38% of the stock of Golub Capital BDC is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Golub Capital BDC's insider trading history.
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GBDC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Golub Capital BDC's stock was trading at $15.16 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GBDC stock has increased by 0.6% and is now trading at $15.25.
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 5th. The investment management company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.01. The investment management company had revenue of $171.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $205.24 million. Golub Capital BDC had a net margin of 37.78% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.86%.

Top institutional shareholders of Golub Capital BDC include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.13%), Eagle Bay Advisors LLC (0.07%), Adams Asset Advisors LLC (0.03%) and Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Lawrence E Golub, David Golub and Anita J Rival.
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Shares of GBDC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Golub Capital BDC investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), General Electric (GE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend
11/29/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/27 Dividend
12/09/2024
Dividend Payable
12/13/2024
Dividend Payable
12/27/2024
Today
1/14/2025
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
2/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Investors, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Asset Management & Custody Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:GBDC
CUSIP
38173M10
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$16.40
High Stock Price Target
$17.00
Low Stock Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+7.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$273.79 million
Pretax Margin
37.78%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$272.57 million
Cash Flow
$1.51 per share
Book Value
$15.19 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
257,142,000
Market Cap
$4.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.53

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This page (NASDAQ:GBDC) was last updated on 1/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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