Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC - Get Free Report) is projected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, May 8th. Analysts expect Barings BDC to post earnings of $0.28 per share and revenue of $67.78 million for the quarter.
Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $70.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $69.35 million. Barings BDC had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 38.54%.
Barings BDC Stock Up 1.6 %
NYSE:BBDC traded up $0.14 on Friday, reaching $8.75. 344,691 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 452,022. The company has a market capitalization of $922.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.41 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $9.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.61. Barings BDC has a 12 month low of $7.66 and a 12 month high of $10.85.
Barings BDC Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.26 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.89%. Barings BDC's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 100.00%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have weighed in on BBDC. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Barings BDC from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on Barings BDC from $10.50 to $9.50 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th.
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About Barings BDC
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Barings BDC, Inc is a publicly traded, externally managed investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. It seeks to invest primarily in senior secured loans, first lien debt, unitranche, second lien debt, subordinated debt, equity co-investments and senior secured private debt investments in private middle-market companies that operate across a wide range of industries.
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