Barings BDC Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barings BDC in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 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 the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 258,400 shares, an increase of 140.1% from the June 15th total of 107,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 248,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Barings BDC is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 6th 2021.
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Barings BDC will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, August 6th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 201-612-7415 with passcode "13721150".

Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE:BBDC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 6th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.02. The business earned $30.59 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.84 million. Barings BDC had a net margin of 172.63% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.19%.
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Barings BDC's stock was trading at $8.88 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BBDC shares have increased by 18.5% and is now trading at $10.52.
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Barings BDC declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Wednesday, June 16th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.60%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 8th. This is a boost from Barings BDC's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19.
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Barings BDC pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.60%. 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 strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Barings BDC is 125.00%. 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 87.91% in the coming year. This indicates that Barings BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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5 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Barings BDC's shares. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $13.00. On average, they expect Barings BDC's share price to reach $11.31 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.5% from the stock's current price.
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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.94%) and TCW Group Inc. (0.08%). 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 TCW Group Inc..
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BBDC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Confluence Investment Management 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 $10.52.

Barings BDC has a market capitalization of $504.56 million and generates $71.03 million in revenue each year. The company earns $8.18 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.64 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]