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After finishing at $15.32 in the prior trading day, Golub Capital BDC Inc (NASDAQ: GBDC) closed at $15.37, up 0.33%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.6 million shares were traded. GBDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.32.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GBDC by taking a closer look at its different ratios.
Raymond James Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on August 09, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $15.50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 05 ’24 when Golub Lawrence E bought 20,000 shares for $14.91 per share. The transaction valued at 298,200 led to the insider holds 1,998,880 shares of the business.
Golub Lawrence E bought 20,000 shares of GBDC for $295,600 on Sep 06 ’24. The Chairman now owns 2,018,880 shares after completing the transaction at $14.78 per share. On Sep 05 ’24, another insider, Golub David, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $14.91 each. As a result, the insider paid 298,200 and bolstered with 1,998,880 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, GBDC now has a Market Capitalization of 4080719616 and an Enterprise Value of 8861000704. As of this moment, Golub’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.351.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GBDC is 0.38, which has changed by -0.0707376 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GBDC has reached a high of $17.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.20%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.44M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1342340 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 265.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 246.76M. Insiders hold about 6.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 40.94% stake in the company. Shares short for GBDC as of 1741910400 were 4713944 with a Short Ratio of 3.27, compared to 1739491200 on 3906888. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4713944 and a Short% of Float of 1.83.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GBDC’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.56, compared to 1.55 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.10182767The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 8.95. The current Payout Ratio is 136.22% for GBDC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1740960000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-04-13 when the company split stock in a 1021:1000 ratio.
