NYSE:BDC - Belden Stock Price, Forecast & News

Belden trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BDC."

Belden announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 18th. View Belden's Dividend History.

Belden announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, November 29th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $300,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 13.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.23. The industrial products company had revenue of $620.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $632.68 million. Belden had a negative net margin of 7.44% and a positive return on equity of 18.09%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.72 EPS. View Belden's Earnings History.

Belden is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Belden.

Belden updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, December, 3rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.00-1.15 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.08. The company issued revenue guidance of $510-530 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $520.75 million.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Belden's stock. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Belden's share price to reach $60.01 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Belden.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Belden in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Belden.

News headlines about BDC stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Belden earned a media sentiment score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Belden.

Some companies that are related to Belden include Emerson Electric (EMR), Eaton (ETN), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), Regal Beloit (RBC), Brady (BRC), EnerSys (ENS), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Franklin Electric (FELE), II-VI (IIVI), Vicor (VICR) and Encore Wire (WIRE).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Belden investors own include CA (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Hawkins (HWKN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (OZM), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE) and ALJ Regional (ALJJ).

Belden's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Boston Partners (3.27%), State Street Corp (2.89%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.53%), Lapides Asset Management LLC (0.47%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.34%) and Foundry Partners LLC (0.34%). Company insiders that own Belden stock include Biddle Neil, Bryan C Cressey, Henk Derksen, John S Stroup, Leo Kulmaczewski, Paul Keith Turner, Roel Vestjens and Ross Rosenberg. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Belden.

BDC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Phocas Financial Corp., Boston Partners, Barclays PLC, First Trust Advisors LP, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. and Strs Ohio. View Insider Buying and Selling for Belden.

BDC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Mackay Shields LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., California Public Employees Retirement System, Lapides Asset Management LLC and Foundry Partners LLC. Company insiders that have bought Belden stock in the last two years include Biddle Neil, Bryan C Cressey, Henk Derksen, John S Stroup, Leo Kulmaczewski and Roel Vestjens. View Insider Buying and Selling for Belden.

Shares of BDC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BDC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.01.

Belden has a market capitalization of $2.41 billion and generates $2.59 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $160.89 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.06 on an earnings per share basis. Belden employs 9,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Belden.

The official website for Belden is http://www.belden.com/.

Belden's mailing address is 1 NORTH BRENTWOOD BLVD 15TH FLOOR, ST. LOUIS MO, 63105. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 314-854-8000 or via email at [email protected]