NYSE:BDC - Belden Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Belden declared 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 0.37%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 18th. View Belden's Dividend History.

Belden declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 29th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $300,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 13.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.23. The industrial products company earned $620.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $632.68 million. Belden had a negative net margin of 7.44% and a positive return on equity of 18.09%. Belden's revenue for the quarter was down 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. 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 earnings per share (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.

5 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Belden's stock. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Belden's share price to reach $61.07 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Belden.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Belden in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Belden.

Press coverage about BDC stock has been trending negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Belden earned a coverage optimism score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Belden.

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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 AutoZone (AZO).

Belden's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.52%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.33%), Eidelman Virant Capital (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%) and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.01%). 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 Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for Belden.

BDC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eidelman Virant Capital and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . 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 $54.43.

Belden has a market capitalization of $2.47 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]