Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. is a business development company that provides financing to privately held U.S. middle-market businesses. The company seeks to generate income and long-term capital appreciation by investing in the debt and equity securities of companies that may have limited access to traditional financing.

Its investment activities primarily include providing secured loans and other forms of credit, along with potential investments in subordinated debt, preferred equity and common equity. Through these investments, Kayne Anderson BDC aims to support acquisitions, recapitalizations, growth initiatives and other corporate financing needs.

The company is affiliated with Kayne Anderson, an alternative investment firm with experience across private credit and other private-market strategies. Kayne Anderson BDC is externally managed and draws on the firm's investment platform and industry expertise in evaluating and managing middle-market investments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.40 to $12.58
• 50-Day Range: $12.42 to $14.12
• 52-Week Range: $12.32 to $15.87
• Volume: 395,857 shs
• Average Volume: 406,210 shs
• Market Capitalization: $821.71 million
• P/E Ratio: 11.42
• Dividend Yield: 12.86%
• Price Target: $14.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kayne Anderson BDC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kayne Anderson BDC scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 414th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kayne Anderson BDC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Kayne Anderson BDC has a consensus price target of $14.50, representing about 16.5% upside from its current price of $12.44.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kayne Anderson BDC has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.73%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kayne Anderson BDC are expected to decrease by -3.73% in the coming year, from $1.61 to $1.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kayne Anderson BDC is 11.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kayne Anderson BDC is 11.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.75.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kayne Anderson BDC has a P/B Ratio of 0.77. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.06% of the float of Kayne Anderson BDC has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kayne Anderson BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.51, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kayne Anderson BDC has recently increased by 58.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kayne Anderson BDC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 12.85%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kayne Anderson BDC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kayne Anderson BDC is 146.79%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Kayne Anderson BDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 103.23% in the coming year. This indicates that Kayne Anderson BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.61

News Sentiment

Kayne Anderson BDC has a news sentiment score of -0.61. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Kayne Anderson BDC this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for KBDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Kayne Anderson BDC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $10,002,000.00 in company stock, which represents 1.2172% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kayne Anderson BDC insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $10,002,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.90% of the stock of Kayne Anderson BDC is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Kayne Anderson BDC has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/16 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/16 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Record date for 10/16 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/16 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KBDC
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:KBDC
• CIK: 1747172
• Web: www.kaynebdc.com
• Phone: 713-493-2020
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kayne Anderson BDC: $14.50
• High Price Target: $15.50
• Low Price Target: $13.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.73
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $93.71 million
• Net Margins: 31.54%
• Pretax Margin: 32.04%
• Return on Equity: 10.63%
• Return on Assets: 5.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.16
• Current Ratio: 1.25
• Quick Ratio: 1.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $235.82 million
• Price / Sales: 3.48
• Cash Flow: $1.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.00
• Book Value: $16.23 per share
• Price / Book: 0.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 66,040,000
• Free Float: 64,123,000
• Market Cap: $821.74 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.34