Round Rock Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 74,940 Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (NYSE:GSBD)

Round Rock Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (NYSE:GSBD - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 74,940 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $907,000. Round Rock Advisors LLC owned 0.06% of Goldman Sachs BDC as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Goldman Sachs BDC by 4,607.0% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,024 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 1,981 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Goldman Sachs BDC by 149.1% during the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,130 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 1,275 shares during the period. WFA Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in Goldman Sachs BDC during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its position in Goldman Sachs BDC by 15.9% during the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 9,584 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 1,316 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Street Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Goldman Sachs BDC during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $141,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.72% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Goldman Sachs BDC from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th.

Goldman Sachs BDC Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:GSBD traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $12.95. The company had a trading volume of 468,056 shares, compared to its average volume of 950,340. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $12.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.41. The company has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a PE ratio of 18.49 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.26. Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. has a one year low of $11.72 and a one year high of $15.94.

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $110.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $112.43 million. Goldman Sachs BDC had a net margin of 17.01% and a return on equity of 15.72%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. will post 2.19 EPS for the current year.

Goldman Sachs BDC Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.90%. Goldman Sachs BDC's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 257.15%.

Goldman Sachs BDC Profile

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc is a business development company specializing in middle market and mezzanine investment in private companies. It seeks to make capital appreciation through direct originations of secured debt, senior secured debt, junior secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last-out unitranche and second lien debt, unsecured debt, including mezzanine debt and, to a lesser extent, investments in equities.