Belden (BDC) Competitors $128.39 +1.23 (+0.97%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$128.52 +0.13 (+0.10%) As of 07/25/2025 06:34 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. AVT, DIOD, LFUS, APH, ARW, CR, NVT, RRX, TEL, and GNRCShould you be buying Belden stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Belden include Avnet (AVT), Diodes (DIOD), Littelfuse (LFUS), Amphenol (APH), Arrow Electronics (ARW), Crane (CR), nVent Electric (NVT), Regal Rexnord (RRX), TE Connectivity (TEL), and Generac (GNRC). Belden vs. Its Competitors Avnet Diodes Littelfuse Amphenol Arrow Electronics Crane nVent Electric Regal Rexnord TE Connectivity Generac Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) and Belden (NYSE:BDC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Is AVT or BDC more profitable? Belden has a net margin of 8.35% compared to Avnet's net margin of 1.43%. Belden's return on equity of 22.28% beat Avnet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avnet1.43% 6.96% 2.83% Belden 8.35%22.28%8.23% Does the media refer more to AVT or BDC? In the previous week, Belden had 4 more articles in the media than Avnet. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Belden and 6 mentions for Avnet. Avnet's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Belden's score of 0.81 indicating that Avnet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avnet 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Belden 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AVT or BDC? Avnet presently has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.41%. Belden has a consensus target price of $132.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.39%. Given Belden's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Belden is more favorable than Avnet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avnet 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Belden 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AVT or BDC a better dividend stock? Avnet pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Belden pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Avnet pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Belden pays out 3.9% 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. Avnet has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Avnet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, AVT or BDC? Avnet has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Belden has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AVT or BDC? Avnet has higher revenue and earnings than Belden. Avnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Belden, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvnet$22.15B0.20$498.70M$3.5714.99Belden$2.55B1.99$198.43M$5.1824.79 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AVT or BDC? 95.8% of Avnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Belden shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Avnet 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. SummaryBelden beats Avnet on 13 of the 19 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BDC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$5.08B$2.59B$7.88B$21.10BDividend Yield0.15%0.92%4.55%3.59%P/E Ratio24.7913.3725.5828.44Price / Sales1.990.97101.4558.59Price / Cash13.557.3327.9222.92Price / Book4.002.014.464.69Net Income$198.43M$224.93M$795.63M$995.51M7 Day Performance0.36%4.90%1.41%1.65%1 Month Performance10.10%11.06%5.67%4.54%1 Year Performance39.65%5.51%32.01%9.99% Belden Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BDCBelden4.6052 of 5 stars$128.39+1.0%$132.75+3.4%+38.7%$5.08B$2.55B24.797,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeAVTAvnet4.6889 of 5 stars$55.05+0.1%$49.00-11.0%+3.2%$4.61B$23.76B15.4215,462Positive NewsDIODDiodes1.5663 of 5 stars$55.26+0.5%$55.00-0.5%-35.7%$2.55B$1.31B100.478,593News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeLFUSLittelfuse4.2815 of 5 stars$232.18-1.0%$252.25+8.6%-10.0%$5.80B$2.19B26.3216,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAPHAmphenol4.475 of 5 stars$103.69+0.3%$94.07-9.3%+69.9%$125.00B$15.22B50.34125,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionARWArrow Electronics3.9239 of 5 stars$130.61+0.1%$115.75-11.4%+6.4%$6.77B$27.92B17.9921,520News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeCRCrane3.8368 of 5 stars$186.89-1.2%$207.50+11.0%+22.8%$10.75B$2.18B24.7511,000Upcoming EarningsNVTnVent Electric3.452 of 5 stars$74.97-1.2%$80.33+7.2%+11.8%$12.50B$3.01B21.4212,100News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionRRXRegal Rexnord4.8216 of 5 stars$148.85-2.2%$185.25+24.5%+4.1%$10.10B$6.03B42.4130,800Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementTELTE Connectivity4.5221 of 5 stars$179.62+0.4%$177.10-1.4%+34.4%$53.07B$15.85B39.4887,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGNRCGenerac3.2396 of 5 stars$150.27-1.9%$168.11+11.9%+2.7%$9.05B$4.30B26.189,239Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Avnet Competitors Diodes Competitors Littelfuse Competitors Amphenol Competitors Arrow Electronics Competitors Crane Competitors nVent Electric Competitors Regal Rexnord Competitors TE Connectivity Competitors Generac 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredElon Musk: “This will transform civilization as we know it.”Robots are no longer science fiction — they’re the next trillion-dollar megatrend. 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