Barings BDC Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barings BDC in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Barings BDC stock.
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Barings BDC saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 160,300 shares, an increase of 73.9% from the February 28th total of 92,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 329,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.
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Barings BDC is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, May 7th 2021.
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Barings BDC will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, May 7th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE:BBDC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March, 22nd. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $19.88 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $17.56 million. Barings BDC had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.71% and a negative net margin of 5.76%.
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Barings BDC's stock was trading at $8.88 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BBDC shares have increased by 16.3% and is now trading at $10.33.
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Barings BDC declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Wednesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 9th. This is a boost from Barings BDC's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17.
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Barings BDC pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.42%. BBDC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Barings BDC does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Barings BDC is 124.59%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, Barings BDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 105.56% in the coming year. This indicates that Barings BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Barings BDC updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 9th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.19 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.17.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Barings BDC's shares. Their forecasts range from $8.50 to $11.00. On average, they anticipate Barings BDC's share price to reach $9.75 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.6%.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Barings BDC investors own include Prospect Capital (PSEC), AT&T (T), Energy Transfer (ET), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Brookfield Property Partners (BPY), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Hercules Capital (HTGC) and New Residential Investment (NRZ).

Barings BDC trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BBDC."

Barings BDC's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.93%), Mcdonald Partners LLC (0.06%) and FNY Investment Advisers LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Barings BDC stock include David Mihalick, Eric J Lloyd, Geoff Craddock, Jill Dinerman, John Switzer, Jonathan Bock, Michael Freno, Roger W Crandall, Thomas F Finke, Thomas M Finke and Thomas Mcdonnell.
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BBDC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Confluence Investment Management LLC.
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BBDC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mcdonald Partners LLC, and FNY Investment Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have bought Barings BDC stock in the last two years include David Mihalick, Eric J Lloyd, Geoff Craddock, John Switzer, Jonathan Bock, Michael Freno, Roger W Crandall, Thomas F Finke, Thomas M Finke, and Thomas Mcdonnell.
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Shares of BBDC 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.
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One share of BBDC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.33.

Barings BDC has a market capitalization of $495.45 million and generates $75.65 million in revenue each year. The company earns $58.19 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.61 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Barings BDC is www.baringsbdc.com.

Barings BDC is headquartered at 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC, 28202.

Barings BDC's mailing address is 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC, 28202. The company can be reached via phone at 704-805-7200 or via email at [email protected]