Belden (BDC) Competitors $130.82 +4.12 (+3.25%) Closing price 09/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$130.93 +0.11 (+0.08%) As of 09/18/2025 06:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BDC vs. AEIS, AVT, DIOD, LFUS, APH, ARW, CR, RRX, TEL, and WCCShould you be buying Belden stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Belden include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Avnet (AVT), Diodes (DIOD), Littelfuse (LFUS), Amphenol (APH), Arrow Electronics (ARW), Crane (CR), Regal Rexnord (RRX), TE Connectivity (TEL), and WESCO International (WCC). Belden vs. Its Competitors Advanced Energy Industries Avnet Diodes Littelfuse Amphenol Arrow Electronics Crane Regal Rexnord TE Connectivity WESCO International Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Belden (NYSE:BDC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AEIS or BDC? Belden has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Belden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdvanced Energy Industries$1.48B4.32$54.21M$2.2176.81Belden$2.46B2.11$198.43M$5.5223.70 Is AEIS or BDC more profitable? Belden has a net margin of 8.60% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 5.13%. Belden's return on equity of 23.29% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Advanced Energy Industries5.13% 12.38% 6.58% Belden 8.60%23.29%8.71% Is AEIS or BDC a better dividend stock? Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Belden pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Belden pays out 3.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AEIS or BDC? 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Belden shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Belden shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, AEIS or BDC? Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Belden has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AEIS or BDC? In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries and Advanced Energy Industries both had 10 articles in the media. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Belden's score of 0.85 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Advanced Energy Industries 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Belden 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend AEIS or BDC? Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus price target of $140.90, indicating a potential downside of 17.00%. Belden has a consensus price target of $136.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.34%. Given Belden's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Belden is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92Belden 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryBelden beats Advanced Energy Industries on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Belden News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BDC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BDC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBeldenWIRE&CABLE PRDS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.02B$2.36B$7.77B$21.54BDividend Yield0.16%1.15%4.56%3.50%P/E Ratio23.7014.38306.7330.17Price / Sales2.110.97218.0275.23Price / Cash13.507.1328.8624.62Price / Book4.081.894.684.58Net Income$198.43M$224.93M$798.53M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.14%-0.80%1.27%1.52%1 Month Performance3.92%7.64%2.57%5.96%1 Year Performance18.79%8.70%25.77%14.24% Belden Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BDCBelden4.5283 of 5 stars$130.82+3.3%$136.50+4.3%+22.7%$5.02B$2.46B23.707,500Short Interest ↑AEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.654 of 5 stars$156.74-0.4%$140.90-10.1%+73.5%$5.94B$1.48B70.9210,000Positive NewsAVTAvnet4.3271 of 5 stars$53.35-0.2%$49.00-8.2%+5.0%$4.46B$22.20B19.5414,869Positive NewsDIODDiodes2.3817 of 5 stars$54.26+3.1%$55.00+1.4%-4.3%$2.44B$1.31B39.618,593Positive NewsGap UpLFUSLittelfuse4.637 of 5 stars$262.81-0.4%$234.50-10.8%+5.3%$6.54B$2.19B54.7516,000Positive NewsAPHAmphenol4.3121 of 5 stars$119.40+0.6%$105.62-11.5%+92.9%$144.90B$18.82B47.57125,000Positive NewsEx-DividendARWArrow Electronics3.4508 of 5 stars$127.58-0.6%$115.75-9.3%-5.2%$6.61B$27.92B14.4321,520CRCrane4.8178 of 5 stars$182.71-0.2%$222.20+21.6%+19.0%$10.51B$2.23B24.2011,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↓RRXRegal Rexnord4.9703 of 5 stars$140.90+1.5%$186.89+32.6%-12.8%$9.22B$6.03B37.4730,800Analyst ForecastTELTE Connectivity4.4965 of 5 stars$210.99+0.6%$199.55-5.4%+49.0%$62.00B$15.85B43.6887,000Positive NewsWCCWESCO International4.5423 of 5 stars$214.89+0.1%$232.67+8.3%+28.9%$10.44B$21.82B16.8320,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Advanced Energy Industries Competitors Avnet Competitors Diodes Competitors Littelfuse Competitors Amphenol Competitors Arrow Electronics Competitors Crane Competitors Regal Rexnord Competitors TE Connectivity Competitors WESCO International Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BDC) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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