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Compare Stocks

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
$1.36
-3.5%
$1.34
$1.20
$2.36
$28.04M0.595,761 shs212 shs
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$83.63
-1.4%
$86.67
$60.54
$99.13
$3.40B1.04276,783 shs4,134 shs
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
$7.59
-2.1%
$30.00
$14.95
$30.17
$3.83B1.513.51 million shs2.56 million shs
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
$2.71
-2.2%
$2.88
$2.26
$4.74
$21.27M0.516,400 shs2,596 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
-3.55%-0.73%+0.74%-8.11%-4.23%
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
-0.55%-5.06%-1.78%+16.98%+5.34%
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
-2.06%-7.33%-9.21%+12.44%-74.70%
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
-2.81%-2.81%-3.48%+2.59%-36.90%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
0.6441 of 5 stars
0.05.00.00.02.80.00.6
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
4.8087 of 5 stars
2.45.01.73.22.82.53.1
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
1.659 of 5 stars
2.50.01.70.00.02.51.9
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
2.80
Moderate Buy$102.2522.26% Upside
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
3.00
Buy$9.0018.58% Upside
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest BDC, OCC, APWC, and BGC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/12/2024
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$8.50 ➝ $9.00
2/15/2024
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$8.00 ➝ $8.50
2/9/2024
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$89.00 ➝ $98.00
(Data available from 4/16/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
$433.89M0.06$0.45 per share2.99$10.26 per share0.13
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$2.51B1.35$9.23 per share9.06$27.98 per share2.99
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
$2.03B1.85$1.07 per share7.09$1.80 per share4.22
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
$72.17M0.29$0.57 per share4.74$3.13 per share0.87

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
$3.87MN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/A4/25/2024 (Estimated)
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$242.76M$5.6614.7811.49N/A9.66%25.11%9.31%5/1/2024 (Estimated)
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
$36.26M$0.07108.437.67N/A1.74%48.53%10.49%4/30/2024 (Confirmed)
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
$2.07M-$0.03N/AN/A-0.24%-6.09%-3.45%6/10/2024 (Estimated)

Latest BDC, OCC, APWC, and BGC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/30/2024N/A
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
$0.26N/A-$0.26N/AN/AN/A  
3/13/2024Q1 2024
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
N/A-$0.18-$0.18-$0.18N/A$14.86 million  
2/14/2024Q4 2023
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
$0.20$0.21+$0.01$0.38$495.40 million$516.76 million
2/8/2024Q4 2023
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$1.12$1.46+$0.34$2.01$522.06 million$551.24 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$0.200.24%N/A3.53%N/A
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
$0.040.53%-51.00%57.14%N/A
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest BDC, OCC, APWC, and BGC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/22/2024
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
Quarterly$0.050.24%3/13/20243/14/20244/9/2024
2/13/2024
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
quarterly$0.010.55%3/4/20243/5/20243/19/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
0.02
2.16
1.12
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
1.03
2.30
1.72
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
1.32
1.59
1.55
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
0.43
4.73
1.31

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
1.00%
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
98.75%
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
52.11%
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
13.61%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
0.06%
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
1.42%
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
47.93%
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
23.00%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Co. Limited stock logo
APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable
1,20720.62 million20.60 millionNot Optionable
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
8,00040.66 million40.09 millionOptionable
General Cable Corp stock logo
BGC
General Cable
3,895493.85 million257.15 millionOptionable
Optical Cable Co. stock logo
OCC
Optical Cable
3277.85 million6.05 millionNot Optionable

BDC, OCC, APWC, and BGC Headlines

SourceHeadline
Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $2.75Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $2.75
americanbankingnews.com - April 16 at 3:14 AM
Converge may not finish submarine cable projects this yearConverge may not finish submarine cable projects this year
msn.com - April 10 at 9:15 PM
Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average of $2.77Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average of $2.77
americanbankingnews.com - April 6 at 3:56 AM
Company installing fiber optic cable in Baker CityCompany installing fiber optic cable in Baker City
bakercityherald.com - April 1 at 3:44 PM
Researchers unlock fiber optic connection 1.2 million times faster than broadbandResearchers unlock fiber optic connection 1.2 million times faster than broadband
popsci.com - March 30 at 1:51 AM
Optimum Permanently Closes Island Cable Office, Pitches New Use As Fiber Upgrade NodeOptimum Permanently Closes Island Cable Office, Pitches New Use As Fiber Upgrade Node
lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com - March 28 at 2:41 PM
Pre-terminated Systems Market Aims for US$ 5.9 Billion by 2032 with 8.2% CAGRPre-terminated Systems Market Aims for US$ 5.9 Billion by 2032 with 8.2% CAGR
fmiblog.com - March 28 at 2:41 PM
Taylorville PD investigating fiber optic cable damageTaylorville PD investigating fiber optic cable damage
newschannel20.com - March 15 at 8:52 PM
Optical Cable First Quarter 2024 Earnings: US$0.18 loss per share (vs US$0.10 profit in 1Q 2023)Optical Cable First Quarter 2024 Earnings: US$0.18 loss per share (vs US$0.10 profit in 1Q 2023)
finance.yahoo.com - March 14 at 12:42 PM
Optical Cable Corporation Q1 sales $14.9 millionOptical Cable Corporation Q1 sales $14.9 million
poandpo.com - March 14 at 7:42 AM
Q1 2024 Optical Cable Corp Earnings CallQ1 2024 Optical Cable Corp Earnings Call
finance.yahoo.com - March 14 at 2:28 AM
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION REPORTS FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTSOPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION REPORTS FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS
finance.yahoo.com - March 13 at 10:50 AM
Joplin City Council hears details of fiber-optic broadband proposalJoplin City Council hears details of fiber-optic broadband proposal
joplinglobe.com - March 12 at 6:14 PM
Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving Optical Cable Corporations (NASDAQ:OCC) Stock Up Recently?Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving Optical Cable Corporation's (NASDAQ:OCC) Stock Up Recently?
finance.yahoo.com - March 12 at 8:14 AM
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION SCHEDULES CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2024 RESULTSOPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION SCHEDULES CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2024 RESULTS
finance.yahoo.com - March 11 at 9:18 AM
Could fiber optic cable help scientists probe the deep layers of the moon?Could fiber optic cable help scientists probe the deep layers of the moon?
msn.com - February 29 at 1:06 PM
Scientists want to put fiber optic cables on the moonScientists want to put fiber optic cables on the moon
msn.com - February 28 at 10:05 PM
Optical Cable Corp.Optical Cable Corp.
wsj.com - February 27 at 9:02 PM
Medical Fiber Optics Market Set to Soar Past USD 7.39 Billion by 2030 | Skyquest TechnologyMedical Fiber Optics Market Set to Soar Past USD 7.39 Billion by 2030 | Skyquest Technology
finance.yahoo.com - February 23 at 8:28 PM
Fiber Optic Collimating Lens Market to Witness Remarkable 11.6% CAGR, Projecting US$ 2,394.5 Million Valuation by 2033Fiber Optic Collimating Lens Market to Witness Remarkable 11.6% CAGR, Projecting US$ 2,394.5 Million Valuation by 2033
fmiblog.com - February 19 at 7:26 PM
Optical Cable Corp OCCOptical Cable Corp OCC
morningstar.com - February 18 at 12:05 AM
Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its CapitalOptical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its Capital
finance.yahoo.com - January 31 at 10:28 AM
Understanding The Duplex Fiber Optic Cable Market LandscapeUnderstanding The Duplex Fiber Optic Cable Market Landscape
opprairie.com - January 29 at 12:22 PM
Optical Cable Stock (NASDAQ:OCC) Earnings Dates and Earning CallsOptical Cable Stock (NASDAQ:OCC) Earnings Dates and Earning Calls
benzinga.com - December 21 at 8:56 PM

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Company Descriptions

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable logo

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable

NASDAQ:APWC
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes enameled wire, power cable, and telecommunications products in Thailand, Singapore, Australia, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and other markets in the Asia Pacific region. The company offers copper rods; and telecommunications cable products, including copper-based and fiber optic cables for telephone and data transmissions; and armored and unarmored low voltage power transmission cable, which is used to transmit electricity to and within commercial and residential buildings, as well as to outdoor installations, such as streetlights, traffic signals, and other signs. It also provides enameled wire for use in the assembly of a range of electrical products consisting of oil-filled transformers, refrigerator motors, telephones, radios, televisions, fan motors, air conditioner compressors, and other electric appliances. In addition, the company distributes wire and cable products; and offers project engineering services in the supply, delivery, and installation of power cables, as well as fabrication services for converting raw materials to wire and cable products. It serves government organizations, electric contracting firms, electrical dealers, appliance component manufacturers, state owned entities, and wire and cable dealers and factories. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited is a subsidiary of Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.
Belden logo

Belden

NYSE:BDC
Belden Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of signal transmission solutions for mission critical applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates in two segments, Enterprise Solutions and Industrial Automation Solutions. The Enterprise Solutions segment offers copper cable and connectivity solutions, fiber cable and connectivity solutions, interconnect panels, racks and enclosures, and signal extension and matrix switching systems for use in applications, such as local area networks, data centers, access control, 5G, fiber to the home, and building automation. It also provides power, cooling, and airflow management products for mission-critical data center operations; and end-to-end fiber and copper network systems. This segment serves commercial real estate, education, financial, stadiums and venues, military installations, and broadband and wireless service providers, as well as data centers, governments, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. The Industrial Automation Solutions segment offers network infrastructure and digitization solutions; secure networks for the digitization and automation of industries and infrastructure; and products and solutions covering various aspects of data handling, including acquisition, transmission, orchestration, and management for applications in discrete automation, process automation, energy, and mass transit. It sells its products to distributors, end-users, installers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company was formerly known as Belden CDT Inc. and changed its name to Belden Inc. in May 2007. Belden Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
General Cable logo

General Cable

NYSE:BGC
General Cable Corporation develops, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes copper, aluminum, and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, construction, specialty, and communications markets. It offers electric utility products, including low- and medium-voltage distribution cables; high- and extra-high voltage power transmission cables; bare overhead conductors; and submarine transmission and distribution cables. The company also provides electrical infrastructure products, such as rubber-and plastic-jacketed wires and cables, low- and medium-voltage industrial power cables, and cable wire harnesses, as well as rail and mass transit, shipboard, oil and gas, armored mining, and alternative energy power generation cables. In addition, it offers communications products comprising high-bandwidth twisted copper and fiber optic, multi conductor and pair fiber and copper networking, telecommunications exchange, coaxial, and low detection profile cables, as well as fiber-optic submarine cable systems, submarine networks, and offshore integration systems. Further, the company provides construction products consisting of construction cables, flexible cords, halogen-free, low-smoke, and flame retardant cables, as well as rod mill products, including copper and aluminum rods. Additionally, it offers design, integration, and installation services for products, such as high and extra-high voltage terrestrial and submarine systems. The company sells its products directly to utilities, independent distributors, retailers, contractors, and original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Africa/the Asia Pacific. General Cable Corporation was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Highland Heights, Kentucky.
Optical Cable logo

Optical Cable

NASDAQ:OCC
Optical Cable Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of fiber optic and copper data communications cabling and connectivity solutions primarily for the enterprise market in the United States and internationally. The company provides fiber optic and hybrid cables for high bandwidth transmission of data, video, and voice communications; and copper datacom cables, including unshielded and shielded twisted pair constructions. Its fiber optic connectivity products include fiber optic wall mounts, cabinet mount and rack mount enclosures, pre-terminated fiber optic enclosures, fiber optic connectors, splice trays, fiber optic jumpers, plug and play cassette modules, pre-terminated fiber optic cable assemblies, adapters, and accessories; and copper connectivity products comprising category compliant patch panels, jacks, plugs, patch cords, faceplates, surface mounted boxes, distribution and multi-media boxes, copper rack mount and wall mount enclosures, cable assemblies, cable organizers, and other wiring products for equipment rooms, telecommunications closets, data centers, and workstation applications. In addition, the company offers network, data storage, and telecommunications management systems, such as data cabinets, wall mount enclosures, horizontal and vertical cable management systems, and open frame relay racks; and datacom wiring products, including various enclosures, and modules and modular outlets for single dwelling and multiple dwelling residential uses. Further, it provides specialty fiber optic connectors and connectivity components, copper datacom connectors, and related systems and solutions for military, other harsh environment, and special applications, as well as cylindrical connector products. The company sells its products to distributors, original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, and end-users. Optical Cable Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia.