Golub Capital BDC (GBDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market companies. The company primarily invests in privately owned businesses through senior secured loans, unitranche loans, second-lien loans, subordinated debt and, to a lesser extent, equity investments. Its objective is to generate current income and long-term capital appreciation by supporting companies across a range of industries.

Golub Capital BDC generally works with companies that are backed by private equity firms and provides customized financing for acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings, growth initiatives and other corporate purposes. Its investment portfolio is focused primarily on businesses in the United States, with exposure spanning multiple sectors of the middle-market economy.

The company was formed in 2009 and is externally managed by GC Advisors LLC, an affiliate of Golub Capital, a private credit asset manager. Golub Capital BDC is led by David Golub, who is also associated with the broader Golub Capital organization.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.08 to $12.27
• 50-Day Range: $12.00 to $13.40
• 52-Week Range: $11.77 to $14.40
• Volume: 1.50 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.62
• Dividend Yield: 10.91%
• Price Target: $13.90
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Golub Capital BDC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Golub Capital BDC scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 279th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Golub Capital BDC has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Golub Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $13.90, representing about 14.9% upside from its current price of $12.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Golub Capital BDC has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -7.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Golub Capital BDC are expected to decrease by -7.35% in the coming year, from $1.36 to $1.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Golub Capital BDC is 18.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 41.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Golub Capital BDC is 18.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.67.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Golub Capital BDC has a P/B Ratio of 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.95% of the float of Golub Capital BDC has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Golub Capital BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.23.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Golub Capital BDC has recently decreased by 6.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Golub Capital BDC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Golub Capital BDC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Golub Capital BDC is 203.08%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Golub Capital BDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 104.76% in the coming year. This indicates that Golub Capital BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

Golub Capital BDC has a news sentiment score of 1.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Golub Capital BDC this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for GBDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Golub Capital BDC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Golub Capital BDC insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $21,893,614.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.40% of the stock of Golub Capital BDC is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.38% of the stock of Golub Capital BDC is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Record date for 9/29 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/29/2026
• Today: 10/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GBDC
• CIK: 1476765
• Web: www.golubcapitalbdc.com
• Phone: (212) 750-6060
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 875
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Golub Capital BDC: $13.90
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.90
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $376.65 million
• Net Margins: 21.45%
• Pretax Margin: 21.45%
• Return on Equity: 9.91%
• Return on Assets: 4.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.22
• Current Ratio: 1.33
• Quick Ratio: 1.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $870.78 million
• Price / Sales: 3.61
• Cash Flow: $1.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.70
• Book Value: $14.97 per share
• Price / Book: 0.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 259,650,000
• Free Float: 256,017,000
• Market Cap: $3.14 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.41