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The price of Barings BDC Inc (NYSE: BBDC) closed at $8.47 in the last session, up 7.35% from day before closing price of $7.89. In other words, the price has increased by $7.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. BBDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.66.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BBDC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on November 13, 2023, Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $8.50 from $9 previously.
On February 24, 2023, Oppenheimer Downgraded its rating to Perform which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $10 to $9.
Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on November 14, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $10.50 to $10.
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 Dec 13 ’24 when BYERS STEPHEN R bought 8,485 shares for $9.73 per share. The transaction valued at 82,559 led to the insider holds 50,001 shares of the business.
BYERS STEPHEN R bought 1,063 shares of BBDC for $10,514 on Dec 11 ’24. The Director now owns 41,516 shares after completing the transaction at $9.89 per share. On Dec 12 ’24, another insider, O’Connor Michael James, who serves as the Adviser Board Member of the company, sold 29,424 shares for $9.70 each. As a result, the insider received 285,409 and left with 0 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 892814272 and an Enterprise Value of 2271923456. As of this moment, Barings’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.939.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BBDC is 0.85, which has changed by -0.09989375 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.049593568 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BBDC has reached a high of $10.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.31%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BBDC traded on average about 570.98K shares per day over the past 3-months and 755070 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 105.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 104.78M. Insiders hold about 0.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.93% stake in the company. Shares short for BBDC as of 1741910400 were 747570 with a Short Ratio of 1.31, compared to 1739491200 on 688489. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 747570 and a Short% of Float of 0.8200000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BBDC is 1.04, which was 1.04 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.13181242The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.39.
