Barings BDC Stock Forecast, Price & News

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 2.9% and is now trading at $9.14.
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6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barings BDC in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Barings BDC stock.
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6,978 employees have rated Barings BDC CEO Larry J. Merlo on Glassdoor.com. Larry J. Merlo has an approval rating of 37% among Barings BDC's employees. This puts Larry J. Merlo in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Barings BDC is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 25th 2021.
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Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE:BBDC) announced its earnings results on Monday, November, 9th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.02. The company earned $16.33 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.86 million. Barings BDC had a positive return on equity of 5.71% and a negative net margin of 5.76%.
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Barings BDC announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 25th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Wednesday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 24th. This is an increase from Barings BDC's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16.
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Barings BDC pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.39%. 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 111.48%. 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 94.44% in the coming year. This indicates that Barings BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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6 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Barings BDC's shares. Their forecasts range from $7.25 to $11.00. On average, they expect Barings BDC's stock price to reach $9.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.2% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to Barings BDC include Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), BrightSphere Investment Group (BSIG), Victory Capital (VCTR), Sculptor Capital Management (SCU), Pzena Investment Management (PZN), GCM Grosvenor (GCMG), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Puyi (PUYI), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Value Line (VALU), Saratoga Investment (SAR), Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG), Monroe Capital (MRCC), StoneCastle Financial (BANX) and Dundee (DDEJF).
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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."

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.

One share of BBDC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.14.

Barings BDC has a market capitalization of $438.37 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'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]