Virtu Financial LLC Buys Shares of 33,668 Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC)

Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 33,668 shares of the investment management company's stock, valued at approximately $510,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in GBDC. BluePointe Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Golub Capital BDC by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. BluePointe Capital Management LLC now owns 103,140 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $1,564,000 after purchasing an additional 4,355 shares during the period. Condor Capital Management lifted its holdings in Golub Capital BDC by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Condor Capital Management now owns 307,627 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $4,664,000 after buying an additional 7,605 shares during the period. Boston Partners boosted its position in Golub Capital BDC by 39.5% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 936,035 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $14,246,000 after acquiring an additional 264,947 shares during the last quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Golub Capital BDC by 42.7% during the 4th quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC now owns 56,153 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $851,000 after acquiring an additional 16,809 shares during the period. Finally, Delphi Management Inc. MA raised its position in shares of Golub Capital BDC by 14.8% in the 4th quarter. Delphi Management Inc. MA now owns 33,880 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $514,000 after acquiring an additional 4,373 shares in the last quarter. 42.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Golub Capital BDC from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $16.17.

Golub Capital BDC Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ GBDC traded down $0.12 during trading on Friday, hitting $15.25. 1,653,712 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,316,687. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.05 and a beta of 0.50. The business's fifty day moving average is $15.40 and its 200 day moving average is $15.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 2.94. Golub Capital BDC, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $14.05 and a fifty-two week high of $17.72.

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The investment management company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.04). Golub Capital BDC had a net margin of 39.63% and a return on equity of 11.18%. Equities research analysts predict that Golub Capital BDC, Inc. will post 1.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Golub Capital BDC Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.23%. Golub Capital BDC's dividend payout ratio is presently 113.04%.

About Golub Capital BDC

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.