NYSE:BDCBelden Stock Price, Forecast & News

Belden's stock was trading at $37.77 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BDC stock has decreased by 16.9% and is now trading at $31.38. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Belden in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Belden.

Belden is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Belden.

Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.67. The industrial products company had revenue of $463.53 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $462.50 million. Belden had a negative net margin of 18.20% and a positive return on equity of 18.10%. The business's revenue was down 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. View Belden's earnings history.

Belden declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Thursday, July 9th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. View Belden's dividend history.

Belden announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, November 29th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $300,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 13.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Belden updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Monday, April, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.64-0.69 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.72. The company issued revenue guidance of $460-465 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $484.40 million.

9 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Belden's stock. Their forecasts range from $30.00 to $62.00. On average, they anticipate Belden's share price to reach $41.94 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Belden.

News stories about BDC stock have been trending positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Belden earned a news impact score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Belden.

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

Belden's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.56%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own Belden stock include Biddle Neil, Henk Derksen, John S Stroup, Leo Kulmaczewski, Paul Keith Turner and Roel Vestjens. View institutional ownership trends for Belden.

BDC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Belden.

BDC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. Company insiders that have bought Belden stock in the last two years include Biddle Neil, Henk Derksen, John S Stroup, Leo Kulmaczewski, and Roel Vestjens. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $31.38.

Belden has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion and generates $2.13 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $-377,020,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $4.52 on an earnings per share basis. Belden employs 7,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Belden is 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]