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

Company Overview

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (GBDC) is a business development company and operates as an externally managed closed-end non-diversified management investment company. It invests in debt and minority equity investments in middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors. It typically invests in diversified consumer services, automobiles, healthcare technology, insurance, health care equipment and supplies, hotels, restaurants and leisure, healthcare providers and services, IT services and specialty retails. It seeks to invest in the United States. It primarily invests in first lien traditional senior debt, first lien one stop, junior debt and equity, senior secured, one stop, unitranche, second lien, subordinated and mezzanine loans of middle-market companies, and warrants.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.02 to $15.20
• 50-Day Range: $13.03 to $15.37
• 52-Week Range: $12.68 to $16.76
• Volume: 1.33 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.00
• Dividend Yield: 10.28%
• Price Target: $15.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Golub Capital BDC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Golub Capital BDC scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 773rd out of 911 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: 1.4 / 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 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Golub Capital BDC has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Golub Capital BDC are expected to remain at $1.60 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Golub Capital BDC is 11.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.11.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Golub Capital BDC is 11.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.84.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Golub Capital BDC has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.21% of the outstanding shares of Golub Capital BDC have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Golub Capital BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Golub Capital BDC has recently increased by 4.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Golub Capital BDC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.48%, 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 138.05%. 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 97.50% in the coming year. This indicates that Golub Capital BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.21% of the outstanding shares of Golub Capital BDC have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Golub Capital BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Golub Capital BDC has recently increased by 4.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.48

News Sentiment

Golub Capital BDC has a news sentiment score of 1.48. 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 0.97 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Golub Capital BDC this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for GBDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Golub Capital BDC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -73% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.60% 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.

GBDC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GBDC shares performed this year?

Golub Capital BDC's stock was trading at $15.16 at the start of the year. Since then, GBDC shares have increased by 0.1% and is now trading at $15.18.
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How were Golub Capital BDC's earnings last quarter?

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 5th. The investment management company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. The investment management company earned $211.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $223.89 million. Golub Capital BDC had a net margin of 39.63% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.18%.
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Who are Golub Capital BDC's major shareholders?

Golub Capital BDC's top institutional shareholders include Allen Investment Management LLC (1.56%), Northeast Financial Consultants Inc (1.55%), Sound Income Strategies LLC (1.20%) and Lindbrook Capital LLC (1.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Lawrence E Golub, David Golub and Anita J Rival.
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How do I buy shares of Golub Capital BDC?

Shares of GBDC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Golub Capital BDC own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Golub Capital BDC investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), GE Aerospace (GE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/28 Dividend: 3/03/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/28 Dividend: 3/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/28/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/05/2025
• Today: 5/20/2025
• Record date for 6/27 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/27/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investors, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GBDC
• CIK: 1476765
• Web: www.golubcapitalbdc.com
• Phone: (212) 750-6060
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $15.50
• High Stock Price Target: $17.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.49
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $273.79 million
• Net Margins: 39.63%
• Pretax Margin: 39.63%
• Return on Equity: 11.18%
• Return on Assets: 5.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.22
• Current Ratio: 2.94
• Quick Ratio: 2.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $300.65 million
• Price / Sales: 13.45
• Cash Flow: $1.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.64
• Book Value: $15.13 per share
• Price / Book: 1.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 266,388,000
• Free Float: 255,941,000
• Market Cap: $4.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55