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Belden (BDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$122.69 -0.89 (-0.72%)
Closing price 03:58 PM Eastern
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$123.08 +0.40 (+0.33%)
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About Belden Stock (NYSE:BDC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$122.25
$123.85
50-Day Range
$103.77
$123.81
52-Week Range
$83.18
$131.82
Volume
263,623 shs
Average Volume
272,404 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.85 billion
P/E Ratio
23.68
Dividend Yield
0.16%
Price Target
$128.20
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Belden Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

BDC MarketRank™: 

Belden scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 183 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Belden has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Belden has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Belden's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Belden are expected to grow by 18.53% in the coming year, from $7.07 to $8.38 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Belden is 23.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.86.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Belden is 23.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.14.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Belden has a P/B Ratio of 3.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Belden's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.96% 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 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Belden has recently decreased by 14.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Belden has a dividend yield of 0.16%, 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 3.86%. 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 2.39% next year. This indicates that Belden will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Belden's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.96% 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 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Belden has recently decreased by 14.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Belden has a news sentiment score of 0.72. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Belden this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for BDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Belden to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Belden insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $26,251.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.48% 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.

  • Read more about Belden's insider trading history.
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BDC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Belden's stock was trading at $112.61 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BDC shares have increased by 9.7% and is now trading at $123.54.

Belden Inc (NYSE:BDC) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The industrial products company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.12. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Belden subsidiaries include NetModule AG, macmon secure GmbH, OTN Systems N.V., Special Product Company, Opterna International Corp., FutureLink, Net-Tech Technology Inc., and others.

Belden's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.06%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.05%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.03%) and Private Client Services LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Ashish Chand, David J Aldrich, Roel Vestjens, Brian Edward Anderson, Leah Tate, Brian Lieser, Anshuman Mehrotra, Jonathan C Klein, Nancy E Calderon, Doug Zink and Gregory James Mccray.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of BDC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Belden investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Hawkins (HWKN), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) and Athabasca Oil (ATH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/01/2025
Record date for 7/9 Dividend
6/12/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend
6/12/2025
Dividend Payable
7/09/2025
Today
7/11/2025
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
7/31/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
WIRE&CABLE PRDS
Sub-Industry
Electrical Components & Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:BDC
CIK
913142
Employees
7,500
Year Founded
1902

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$145.00
Low Price Target
$110.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.18
Trailing P/E Ratio
23.85
Forward P/E Ratio
17.47
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$198.43 million
Net Margins
8.35%
Pretax Margin
9.58%
Return on Equity
22.28%
Return on Assets
8.23%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.96
Current Ratio
1.93
Quick Ratio
1.29

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.46 billion
Price / Sales
1.98
Cash Flow
$9.50 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.00
Book Value
$32.10 per share
Price / Book
3.85

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
39,500,000
Free Float
38,912,000
Market Cap
$4.88 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.24

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This page (NYSE:BDC) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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