Golub Capital BDC Stock Forecast, Price & News

Golub Capital BDC's stock was trading at $16.10 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, GBDC shares have decreased by 7.8% and is now trading at $14.85.
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3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Golub Capital BDC in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Golub Capital BDC stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in GBDC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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1,448 employees have rated Golub Capital BDC CEO Doug Parker on Glassdoor.com. Doug Parker has an approval rating of 60% among Golub Capital BDC's employees. This puts Doug Parker in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Golub Capital BDC is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 8th 2021.
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC) released its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, November, 29th. The investment management company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.01. The investment management company had revenue of $72.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $79.06 million. Golub Capital BDC had a return on equity of 7.95% and a net margin of 18.35%.
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Golub Capital BDC declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 30th. Investors of record on Friday, December 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.29 per share on Wednesday, December 30th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 10th.
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Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.94%. GBDC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Golub Capital BDC does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Golub Capital BDC is 95.08%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, Golub Capital BDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 101.75% in the coming year. This indicates that Golub Capital BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Golub Capital BDC issued an update on its first quarter 2021 After-Hours earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 20th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.27-0.29 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.28.

3 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Golub Capital BDC's stock. Their forecasts range from $11.50 to $12.00. On average, they expect Golub Capital BDC's stock price to reach $11.75 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 20.9%.
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Golub Capital BDC saw a decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,130,000 shares, a decrease of 32.7% from the December 15th total of 1,680,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 565,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days.
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Some companies that are related to Golub Capital BDC include BlackRock (BLK), The Bank of New York Mellon (BK), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), State Street (STT), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Northern Trust (NTRS), Franklin Resources (BEN), C3.ai (AI), Invesco (IVZ), SEI Investments (SEIC), Eaton Vance (EV), Ares Capital (ARCC), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS) and Prospect Capital (PSEC).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Golub Capital BDC investors own include AT&T (T), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Ares Capital (ARCC), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Energy Transfer (ET), (NMFC), Pfizer (PFE), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC) and The Boeing (BA).

Golub Capital BDC trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GBDC."

Golub Capital BDC's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Sound Income Strategies LLC (0.91%), Sage Mountain Advisors LLC (0.60%), Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC (0.21%), Triad Investment Management (0.07%), Prairiewood Capital LLC (0.04%) and Foundations Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Golub Capital BDC stock include Anita R Rosenberg, David Golub, Lawrence E Golub and Ohio Strs.
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GBDC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, Triad Investment Management, Ayrshire Capital Management LLC, and Wambolt & Associates LLC.
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GBDC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sage Mountain Advisors LLC, Sound Income Strategies LLC, Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources LLC, Prairiewood Capital LLC, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, and FNY Investment Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have bought Golub Capital BDC stock in the last two years include Anita R Rosenberg, David Golub, Lawrence E Golub, and Ohio Strs.
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Shares of GBDC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of GBDC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.85.

Golub Capital BDC has a market capitalization of $2.48 billion and generates $298.95 million in revenue each year. The investment management company earns $54.87 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.22 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Golub Capital BDC is www.golubcapitalbdc.com.

Golub Capital BDC's mailing address is 200 PARK AVENUE 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10166. The investment management company can be reached via phone at 212-750-6060.