Goldman Sachs BDC - GSBD Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Goldman Sachs BDC in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" GSBD shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in GSBD, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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4 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Goldman Sachs BDC's shares. Their GSBD share price forecasts range from $14.50 to $18.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $16.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.4% from the stock's current price.
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Goldman Sachs BDC's stock was trading at $13.72 at the start of the year. Since then, GSBD stock has increased by 0.1% and is now trading at $13.73.
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Goldman Sachs BDC saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,860,000 shares, a decrease of 13.9% from the February 13th total of 2,160,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 606,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.1 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 4th 2023.
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Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (NYSE:GSBD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.14. The financial services provider earned $106.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.02 million. Goldman Sachs BDC had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.31% and a net margin of 15.17%.

Goldman Sachs BDC announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share on Thursday, April 27th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.11%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 30th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) stock in their portfolio include VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD), Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (KBWD), ProShares Global Listed Private Equity ETF (PEX), Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF (VPC) and GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF (HIPS).Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF (PSP) and

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 12.87%. GSBD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 339.63%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, GSBD will have a dividend payout ratio of 87.80% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Goldman Sachs BDC investors own include AT&T (T), Ares Capital (ARCC), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Energy Transfer (ET), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), New Residential Investment (NRZ) and Prospect Capital (PSEC).

(GSBD) raised $123 million in an IPO on Wednesday, March 18th 2015. The company issued 6,000,000 shares at a price of $20.00-$21.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Wells Fargo Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Raymond James and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers.

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

Goldman Sachs BDC's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Morgan Stanley (3.05%), Raymond James & Associates (1.46%), Van ECK Associates Corp (1.28%), Creative Planning (0.78%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.66%) and Advisors Capital Management LLC (0.56%). Insiders that own company stock include Ann B Lane, Carlos E Evans, Jonathan Lamm and Jordan Walter.
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Shares of GSBD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of GSBD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.73.

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion and generates $357.45 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $55 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.53 on an earnings per share basis.

Goldman Sachs BDC's mailing address is 200 West Street, New York NY, 10282. The official website for the company is www.goldmansachsbdc.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (212) 902-0300 or via fax at 212-357-5281.