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As of close of business last night, Belden Inc’s stock clocked out at $109.48, up 0.56% from its previous closing price of $108.87. In other words, the price has increased by $0.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.16 million shares were traded. BDC stock price reached its highest trading level at $110.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $108.63.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of BDC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.29 and its Current Ratio is at 1.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.05.
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 this company, Vertical Research on July 23, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $110.
On September 27, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $115.UBS initiated its Buy rating on September 27, 2023, with a $115 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 14 ’25 when Lieser Brian sold 297 shares for $113.64 per share. The transaction valued at 33,751 led to the insider holds 37,405 shares of the business.
Tate Leah sold 231 shares of BDC for $26,251 on May 14 ’25. The SVP – HR now owns 30,170 shares after completing the transaction at $113.64 per share. On May 14 ’25, another insider, Wirts Jay V, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 3,544 shares for $114.01 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BDC now has a Market Capitalization of 4324120576 and an Enterprise Value of 5371687424. As of this moment, Belden’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.106 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.099.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BDC is 1.24, which has changed by 0.16443312 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BDC has reached a high of $131.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $83.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.64%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that BDC traded 271.61K shares on average per day over the past three months and 231320 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 39.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 38.88M. Insiders hold about 1.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.20% stake in the company. Shares short for BDC as of 1748563200 were 851389 with a Short Ratio of 3.13, compared to 1745971200 on 1224457. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 851389 and a Short% of Float of 3.4099999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.2, BDC has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.20. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0018370533The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.32. The current Payout Ratio is 4.16% for BDC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-12 with an ex-dividend date of 1749686400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-07-16 when the company split stock in a 1:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 6.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.82, with high estimates of $1.87 and low estimates of $1.77.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.25 and $6.9 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.1. EPS for the following year is $7.83, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $8.26 and $7.4.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $655.21M. It ranges from a high estimate of $660M to a low estimate of $650.7M. As of the current estimate, Belden Inc’s year-ago sales were $604.34MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $675.29M. There is a high estimate of $690.03M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $664.83M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BDC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.67B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.61B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.64B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.46BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.77B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.83B and the low estimate is $2.69B.
