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Barings BDC (BBDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$9.38 -0.07 (-0.69%)
Closing price 03:58 PM Eastern
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$9.36 -0.01 (-0.11%)
As of 04:24 PM Eastern
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About Barings BDC Stock (NYSE:BBDC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$9.36
$9.55
50-Day Range
$9.39
$10.80
52-Week Range
$8.96
$10.85
Volume
622,734 shs
Average Volume
521,782 shs
Market Capitalization
$988.21 million
P/E Ratio
9.01
Dividend Yield
11.09%
Price Target
$10.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Barings BDC, Inc. is a publicly traded, externally managed investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. It seeks to invest primarily in senior secured loans, first lien debt, unitranche, second lien debt, subordinated debt, equity co-investments and senior secured private debt investments in private middle-market companies that operate across a wide range of industries. It specializes in mezzanine, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, ESOPs, change of control transactions, acquisition financings, growth financing, and recapitalizations in lower middle market, mature, and later stage companies. It invests in manufacturing and distribution; business services and technology; transportation and logistics; consumer product and services. It invests in United States. It invests in companies with EBITDA of $10 million to $75 million, typically in private equity sponsor backed.

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Barings BDC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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46th Percentile Overall Score

BBDC MarketRank™: 

Barings BDC scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 694th out of 951 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Barings BDC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Barings BDC has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Barings BDC's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Barings BDC is 9.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.13.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Barings BDC is 9.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.68.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Barings BDC has a P/B Ratio of 0.83. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    0.54% of the float of Barings BDC has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Barings BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barings BDC has recently decreased by 17.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Barings BDC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Barings BDC is 100.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

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

    0.54% of the float of Barings BDC has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Barings BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barings BDC has recently decreased by 17.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Barings BDC has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Barings BDC this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    20 people have searched for BBDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 5 people have added Barings BDC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Barings BDC insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $82,559.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.45% of the stock of Barings BDC is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    44.09% of the stock of Barings BDC is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Barings BDC's insider trading history.
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BBDC Stock News Headlines

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BBDC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Barings BDC's stock was trading at $9.57 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BBDC shares have decreased by 1.7% and is now trading at $9.4050.
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Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE:BBDC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 20th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $70.63 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $69.35 million. Barings BDC had a net margin of 38.54% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.94%.

Top institutional investors of Barings BDC include Private Management Group Inc. (2.92%), Van ECK Associates Corp (2.22%), Cresset Asset Management LLC (1.64%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Freno, Stephen R Byers, Geoff Craddock, Elizabeth A Murray, Thomas Okel, Matthew Freund, Jeffrey Chillag, Albert Perley and Michael James O'connor.
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Shares of BBDC 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Barings BDC investors own include CTO Realty Growth (CTO), Dorchester Minerals (DMLP), Energy Transfer (ET), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Ares Capital (ARCC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/12 Dividend
3/05/2025
Dividend Payable
3/12/2025
Today
3/13/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Investment advice
Sub-Industry
Financial Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:BBDC
Employees
26
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$10.00
High Stock Price Target
$10.50
Low Stock Price Target
$9.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
9.05
Forward P/E Ratio
8.33
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$110.29 million
Pretax Margin
38.54%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$123.59 million
Cash Flow
$1.02 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.24
Book Value
$11.28 per share
Price / Book
0.83

Miscellaneous

Free Float
104,935,000
Market Cap
$992.43 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.66
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This page (NYSE:BBDC) was last updated on 3/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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