Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (NYSE:GSBD) Shares Bought by Round Rock Advisors LLC

Round Rock Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (NYSE:GSBD - Free Report) by 174.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 205,876 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 130,936 shares during the quarter. Round Rock Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.18% of Goldman Sachs BDC worth $2,394,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Goldman Sachs BDC during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in Goldman Sachs BDC by 211.1% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,074 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 2,086 shares during the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV bought a new position in Goldman Sachs BDC during the first quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Goldman Sachs BDC by 81.1% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 3,858 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transce3nd LLC bought a new position in Goldman Sachs BDC during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $105,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 28.72% of the company's stock.

Goldman Sachs BDC Stock Up 0.7%

NYSE GSBD traded up $0.08 on Friday, reaching $11.80. 1,091,413 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 804,959. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $11.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.74. The company has a market cap of $1.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.22 and a beta of 0.72. Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. has a 12 month low of $9.51 and a 12 month high of $15.60.

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.02). Goldman Sachs BDC had a net margin of 12.38% and a return on equity of 15.05%. The company had revenue of $96.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $101.12 million. As a group, research analysts forecast that Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. will post 2.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Goldman Sachs BDC Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 30th. This represents a yield of 17.09%. Goldman Sachs BDC's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 284.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Goldman Sachs BDC from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, March 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Goldman Sachs BDC from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 28th.

Goldman Sachs BDC Company Profile

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc is a business development company specializing in middle market and mezzanine investment in private companies. It seeks to make capital appreciation through direct originations of secured debt, senior secured debt, junior secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last-out unitranche and second lien debt, unsecured debt, including mezzanine debt and, to a lesser extent, investments in equities.