Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (NYSE: GSBD) is a business development company that provides financing to privately owned, primarily middle-market companies in the United States. The company is externally managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, part of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Goldman Sachs BDC invests mainly in senior secured loans, including first-lien and unitranche facilities, and may also invest in second-lien loans, subordinated debt and equity securities. Its portfolio companies operate across a range of industries, and its investment strategy is focused on generating current income while also seeking long-term capital appreciation.

The company was formed in 2012 and began investment operations in 2013. As a regulated business development company, Goldman Sachs BDC generally seeks to provide financing to businesses that may not access traditional bank lending or public debt markets on comparable terms. Its investment activities are concentrated in the U.S. middle market and are supported by the investment-management resources of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.75 to $8.91
• 50-Day Range: $8.76 to $10.24
• 52-Week Range: $8.35 to $10.38
• Volume: 881,296 shs
• Average Volume: 846,334 shs
• Market Capitalization: $985.55 million
• P/E Ratio: 16.84
• Dividend Yield: 14.62%
• Price Target: $8.75
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Goldman Sachs BDC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Goldman Sachs BDC scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 681st out of 853 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Goldman Sachs BDC has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Goldman Sachs BDC is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Goldman Sachs BDC has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -7.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Goldman Sachs BDC are expected to decrease by -7.75% in the coming year, from $1.29 to $1.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Goldman Sachs BDC is 16.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Goldman Sachs BDC is 16.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.72.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Goldman Sachs BDC has a P/B Ratio of 0.70. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.72% of the float of Goldman Sachs BDC has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Goldman Sachs BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.17.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Goldman Sachs BDC has recently decreased by 0.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Goldman Sachs BDC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 14.60%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Goldman Sachs BDC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Goldman Sachs BDC is 246.15%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Goldman Sachs BDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 107.56% in the coming year. This indicates that Goldman Sachs BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Goldman Sachs BDC has a news sentiment score of 0.71. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Goldman Sachs BDC this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for GSBD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Goldman Sachs BDC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Goldman Sachs BDC insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.13% of the stock of Goldman Sachs BDC is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

28.72% of the stock of Goldman Sachs BDC is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Record date for 10/28 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/28 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GSBD
• CIK: 1572694
• Web: www.goldmansachsbdc.com
• Phone: (212) 902-0300
• Fax: 212-357-5281
• Employees: 8
• Year Founded: 1869

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Goldman Sachs BDC: $8.75
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.79
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $119.27 million
• Net Margins: 17.19%
• Pretax Margin: 17.19%
• Return on Equity: 11.04%
• Return on Assets: 4.62%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.36
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $365.57 million
• Price / Sales: 2.70
• Cash Flow: $1.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.51
• Book Value: $12.47 per share
• Price / Book: 0.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 112,570,000
• Free Float: 112,423,000
• Market Cap: $985.55 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.61