NYSE:BBDC Barings BDC (BBDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $9.38 -0.07 (-0.69%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.36 -0.01 (-0.11%) As of 04:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Barings BDC Stock (NYSE:BBDC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Barings BDC alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$9.36▼$9.5550-Day Range$9.39▼$10.8052-Week Range$8.96▼$10.85Volume622,734 shsAverage Volume521,782 shsMarket Capitalization$988.21 millionP/E Ratio9.01Dividend Yield11.09%Price Target$10.00Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewBarings 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.Read More… Remove Ads Barings BDC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks46th Percentile Overall ScoreBBDC 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. Analyst's Opinion1.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingBarings 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 CoverageBarings BDC has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Barings BDC's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe 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. SectorThe 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 RatioBarings 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. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.54% of the float of Barings BDC has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBarings 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 monthShort interest in Barings BDC has recently decreased by 17.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipBarings 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 GrowthBarings BDC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe 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. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted0.54% of the float of Barings BDC has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBarings 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 monthShort interest in Barings BDC has recently decreased by 17.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment0.50 News SentimentBarings 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 WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Barings BDC this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest20 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 FollowsOnly 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. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 InsidersOnly 0.45% of the stock of Barings BDC is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions44.09% 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. Receive BBDC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Barings BDC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BBDC Stock News HeadlinesBarings BDC Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average - Notable for BBDCMarch 8, 2025 | nasdaq.comBarings BDC: This Is Why I Am Downgrading It Back To HoldFebruary 28, 2025 | seekingalpha.comYour Wealth is Under AttackHave you looked at the stock market recently? Millions of investors are scrambling trying to figure out what's coming next. But here's the truth… This is just the beginning. Trump has made it clear his tariffs are coming, and that the market will get worse before it gets better. Luckily, our FREE Presidential Transition Guide details exactly what will happen in the next 100 days, and how to protect your hard-earned savings during these times. Don't wait for the next crash to wipe you out. Act now.March 13, 2025 | American Alternative (Ad)Analysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Morgan Stanley (MS) and Barings BDC (BBDC)February 24, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comBarings BDC reports Q4 NII 28c, consensus 29cFebruary 22, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comBarings BDC, Inc. (NYSE:BBDC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 22, 2025 | msn.comQ4 2024 Barings BDC Inc Earnings CallFebruary 22, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comBarings BDC Inc 2024 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationFebruary 21, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines BBDC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BBDC shares performed this year? 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. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Barings BDC's earnings last quarter? 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%. Who are Barings BDC's major shareholders? 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Barings BDC? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Barings BDC own? 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 Earnings2/20/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/12 Dividend3/05/2025Dividend Payable3/12/2025Today3/13/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/06/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Investment advice Sub-IndustryFinancial Services Current SymbolNYSE:BBDC CIK1379785 Webwww.baringsbdc.com Phone(704) 805-7200Fax919-719-4777Employees26Year FoundedN/APrice 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 RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.04 Trailing P/E Ratio9.05 Forward P/E Ratio8.33 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$110.29 million Net Margins38.54% Pretax Margin38.54% Return on Equity10.94% Return on Assets4.95% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.37 Current Ratio0.14 Quick Ratio0.14 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$123.59 million Price / Sales8.03 Cash Flow$1.02 per share Price / Cash Flow9.24 Book Value$11.28 per share Price / Book0.83Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares105,409,000Free Float104,935,000Market Cap$992.43 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.66 The Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025Discover the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025 and secure reliable income in uncertain markets. 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