Barings BDC - BBDC Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barings BDC in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" BBDC shares.
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3 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Barings BDC's stock. Their BBDC share price forecasts range from $11.50 to $12.50. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $12.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.4% from the stock's current price.
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Barings BDC's stock was trading at $11.02 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, BBDC stock has decreased by 5.6% and is now trading at $10.40.
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Barings BDC saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 956,400 shares, a drop of 18.9% from the July 15th total of 1,180,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 552,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 8th 2022.
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Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE:BBDC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 9th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $55.59 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $50.94 million. Barings BDC had a net margin of 12.83% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.97%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 67.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.22 EPS.

Barings BDC announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 7th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Wednesday, September 14th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.23%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 6th.
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Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC) pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 9.33%. BBDC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 228.57%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, BBDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 94.12% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include UBS Group AG (1.85%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.35%), Van ECK Associates Corp (1.26%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.49%), Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. (0.44%) and Advisors Asset Management Inc. (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include David Mihalick, Eric J Lloyd, Geoff Craddock, Jill Dinerman, John Switzer, Jonathan Bock, Michael Freno, Roger W Crandall, Stephen R Byers, Thomas F Finke, Thomas M Finke, Thomas Mcdonnell and Thomas Okel.
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One share of BBDC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.40.

Barings BDC (NYSE:BBDC) has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion and generates $135.34 million in revenue each year. The company earns $77.68 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.42 on an earnings per share basis.

Barings BDC's mailing address is 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC, 28202. The official website for the company is www.baringsbdc.com. The company can be reached via phone at (704) 805-7200, via email at investorrelations@barings.com, or via fax at 919-719-4777.