Belden (NYSE:BDC - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c+)" rating restated by research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report released on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on BDC. Benchmark lifted their price target on Belden from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered Belden from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Belden in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $136.50.
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Belden Stock Up 0.0%
BDC traded up $0.03 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $115.44. The company had a trading volume of 254,965 shares, compared to its average volume of 282,006. The company has a market cap of $4.57 billion, a PE ratio of 20.91 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a 50-day moving average of $125.53 and a 200-day moving average of $114.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Belden has a 1-year low of $83.18 and a 1-year high of $133.77.
Belden (NYSE:BDC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.72 by $0.17. Belden had a return on equity of 23.29% and a net margin of 8.60%.The company had revenue of $671.99 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $654.82 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.51 earnings per share. Belden's quarterly revenue was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Belden has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.850-1.950 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Belden will post 7.07 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Belden
In other news, SVP Brian Edward Anderson sold 7,158 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.51, for a total value of $934,190.58. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 39,574 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,164,802.74. This represents a 15.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.48% of the company's stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Belden
Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Belden by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,071,846 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $126,328,000 after buying an additional 28,336 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Belden by 37.2% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,024,497 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $102,706,000 after buying an additional 277,782 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Belden by 18.1% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 821,118 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $82,319,000 after buying an additional 125,722 shares in the last quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC raised its position in Belden by 16.2% in the second quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 625,893 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $72,478,000 after purchasing an additional 87,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Belden by 5.4% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 621,671 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $71,989,000 after buying an additional 31,834 shares during the period. 98.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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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.
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