Belden (BDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) is a global provider of signal transmission, networking, and connectivity solutions. The company develops and supplies products that help organizations move, manage, and secure data across enterprise, industrial, broadcast, and other specialized environments.

Its offerings include copper and fiber-optic cable, connectors, enclosures, networking equipment, industrial Ethernet products, automation and control solutions, and audio-video infrastructure. Belden also provides related software and cybersecurity solutions designed to support network visibility, monitoring, management, and protection.

Founded in 1902 by Joseph C. Belden, the company has expanded from a cable manufacturer into a broader provider of network infrastructure and industrial technology. Belden serves customers internationally, with solutions used in manufacturing, transportation, energy, enterprise communications, broadcasting, healthcare, and other markets. Its portfolio includes established industrial and networking brands such as Hirschmann and ProSoft Technology.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $102.00 to $104.94
• 50-Day Range: $103.95 to $138.15
• 52-Week Range: $98.00 to $159.99
• Volume: 118,455 shs
• Average Volume: 432,941 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.78
• Dividend Yield: 0.19%
• Price Target: $156.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Belden Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Belden scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 49th out of 589 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Belden has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Belden has a consensus price target of $156.00, representing about 49.6% upside from its current price of $104.29.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Belden has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Belden are expected to grow by 16.92% in the coming year, from $8.69 to $10.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Belden is 17.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Belden is 17.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.90.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Belden has a P/B Ratio of 3.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.62% of the float of Belden has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Belden has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.94.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Belden has recently decreased by 8.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Belden has a dividend yield of 0.19%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Belden does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Belden is 3.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Belden will have a dividend payout ratio of 1.97% next year. This indicates that Belden will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.12

News Sentiment

Belden has a news sentiment score of 1.12. 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 Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Belden this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for BDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Belden to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Belden insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.05% of the stock of Belden is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.75% of the stock of Belden is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 10/8 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/8 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/08/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Communications Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BDC
• CIK: 913142
• Web: www.belden.com
• Phone: (314) 854-8000
• Fax: 314-854-8001
• Employees: 8,000
• Year Founded: 1902

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Belden: $156.00
• High Price Target: $175.00
• Low Price Target: $140.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +50.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.89
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $237.52 million
• Net Margins: 8.52%
• Pretax Margin: 9.99%
• Return on Equity: 25.00%
• Return on Assets: 9.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.89
• Current Ratio: 2.14
• Quick Ratio: 1.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.49
• Cash Flow: $10.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.45
• Book Value: $32.17 per share
• Price / Book: 3.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 39,080,000
• Free Float: 38,668,000
• Market Cap: $4.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.13