Barings Bdc (BBDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Barings BDC Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) is a closed-end, externally managed business development company that provides flexible financing solutions to middle-market companies. As an investment vehicle organized under the Investment Company Act of 1940, BBDC seeks to generate both current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in senior secured loans, second lien loans, mezzanine debt and equity co-investments. The company targets established businesses across a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, industrials, consumer products and business services.

The company is sponsored and managed by Barings LLC, a global investment manager and subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). Barings LLC’s credit team leverages deep sector expertise and extensive underwriting capabilities to structure customized loan facilities and equity investments tailored to each portfolio company’s strategic needs. BBDC’s investment approach emphasizes downside protection through secured structures and active portfolio monitoring, while seeking to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to its shareholders.

Since completing its initial public offering in June 2018, Barings BDC has grown its portfolio across a geographically diversified set of U.S. businesses. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company benefits from Barings LLC’s global platform and research resources. Under the leadership of seasoned credit professionals, BBDC continues to focus on originating differentiated, relationship-driven transaction flow in the U.S. middle market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.29 to $8.43
• 50-Day Range: $8.00 to $9.22
• 52-Week Range: $7.96 to $9.92
• Volume: 877,411 shs
• Average Volume: 797,710 shs
• Market Capitalization: $873.80 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.82
• Dividend Yield: 12.46%
• Price Target: $9.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Barings Bdc Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Barings Bdc scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 158th out of 884 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: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Barings Bdc has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Barings Bdc has a consensus price target of $9.50, representing about 13.8% upside from its current price of $8.35.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Barings Bdc has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Barings Bdc are expected to decrease by -3.00% in the coming year, from $1.00 to $0.97 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Barings Bdc is 9.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.76.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Barings Bdc is 9.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.92.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Barings Bdc has a P/B Ratio of 0.76. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.93% of the float of Barings Bdc has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Barings Bdc has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.61, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Barings Bdc has recently decreased by 5.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Barings Bdc is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 12.35%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Barings Bdc has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Barings Bdc is 122.35%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Barings Bdc will have a dividend payout ratio of 107.22% in the coming year. This indicates that Barings Bdc may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.36

News Sentiment

Barings Bdc has a news sentiment score of 1.36. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Barings Bdc this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for BBDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Barings Bdc to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,000% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $82,700.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0095% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Barings Bdc insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $82,700.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.60% of the stock of Barings Bdc is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.09% of the stock of Barings Bdc is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/11 Dividend: 3/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/11 Dividend: 3/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/11/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Record date for 6/10 Dividend: 6/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend: 6/03/2026
• Today: 6/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - SBIC&COMMRL
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BBDC
• CIK: 1379785
• Web: www.baringsbdc.com
• Phone: (704) 805-7200
• Fax: 919-719-4777
• Employees: 26
• Year Founded: 1762

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Barings Bdc: $9.50
• High Price Target: $9.50
• Low Price Target: $9.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.35
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $101.92 million
• Net Margins: 32.45%
• Pretax Margin: 32.49%
• Return on Equity: 10.08%
• Return on Assets: 4.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.25
• Current Ratio: 0.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $279.21 million
• Price / Sales: 3.13
• Cash Flow: $1.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.99
• Book Value: $11.04 per share
• Price / Book: 0.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 104,710,000
• Free Float: 104,079,000
• Market Cap: $873.80 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58