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The price of Barings BDC Inc (NYSE: BBDC) closed at $9.41 in the last session, up 0.21% from day before closing price of $9.39. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. BBDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.21.
On November 13, 2023, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $9 to $8.50.
Oppenheimer Downgraded its Outperform to Perform on February 24, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $10 to $9.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 06 ’25 when Murray Elizabeth A. bought 3,400 shares for $8.84 per share. The transaction valued at 30,056 led to the insider holds 25,387 shares of the business.
BYERS STEPHEN R bought 8,700 shares of BBDC for $77,343 on Jun 06 ’25. The Director now owns 59,734 shares after completing the transaction at $8.89 per share. On May 19 ’25, another insider, Lloyd Eric J, who serves as the CEO of the company, bought 34,375 shares for $9.12 each. As a result, the insider paid 313,525 and bolstered with 73,569 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BBDC now has a Market Capitalization of 989546176 and an Enterprise Value of 2513370624. As of this moment, Barings’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.966.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BBDC is 0.78, which has changed by -0.03388089 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20221436 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BBDC has reached a high of $10.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.42%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BBDC traded on average about 409.33K shares per day over the past 3-months and 574710 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 105.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 100.68M. Insiders hold about 0.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.50% stake in the company. Shares short for BBDC as of 1755216000 were 467058 with a Short Ratio of 1.14, compared to 1752537600 on 417260. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 467058 and a Short% of Float of 0.50999997.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BBDC is 1.08, which was 1.04 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.110756114The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.67.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 5.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.26, with high estimates of $0.27 and low estimates of $0.26.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.08 and $1.06 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.07. EPS for the following year is $0.99, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $1.05 and $0.95.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $69.71M. It ranges from a high estimate of $71.03M to a low estimate of $67.83M. As of the current estimate, Barings BDC Inc’s year-ago sales were $70.85MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $68.11M. There is a high estimate of $69.89M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $66.04M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BBDC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $279.61M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $272.7M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $276.66M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $286.17MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $263.33M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $280.74M and the low estimate is $251.24M.
