Golub Capital BDC Inc (NASDAQ: GBDC) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.45 in relation to its previous close of 15.59. However, the company has experienced a -3.00% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-07-13 that We take a look at the action in business development companies through the first week of July and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs had a strong week with a 1.5% total return, outperforming the broader income market. Trinity Capital updated the conversion rate of its 2025 convertible bonds, providing benefits for management and mixed impact for existing shareholders.
Is It Worth Investing in Golub Capital BDC Inc (NASDAQ: GBDC) Right Now?
Golub Capital BDC Inc (NASDAQ: GBDC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 7.67x compared to its average ratio. GBDC has 36-month beta value of 0.57. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for GBDC is 258.35M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.78% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GBDC on July 19, 2024 was 1.22M shares.
GBDC’s Market Performance
The stock of Golub Capital BDC Inc (GBDC) has seen a -3.00% decrease in the past week, with a -1.40% drop in the past month, and a -6.04% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.40%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.35% for GBDC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.28% for GBDC’s stock, with a 0.41% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GBDC
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to GBDC, setting the target price at $15.50 in the report published on August 09th of the previous year.
GBDC Trading at -3.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GBDC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.82% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.35%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.40%, as shares sank -0.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.19% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GBDC fell by -3.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +5.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.72. In addition, Golub Capital BDC Inc saw 3.95% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GBDC starting from Golub David, who purchase 450,000 shares at the price of $16.03 back on Jun 11 ’24. After this action, Golub David now owns 1,718,880 shares of Golub Capital BDC Inc, valued at $7,213,500 using the latest closing price.
Golub Lawrence E, the Chairman of Golub Capital BDC Inc, purchase 361,252 shares at $16.03 during a trade that took place back on Jun 11 ’24, which means that Golub Lawrence E is holding 1,718,880 shares at $5,790,870 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GBDC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.78 for the present operating margin
- 0.89 for the gross margin
The net margin for Golub Capital BDC Inc stands at 0.77. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 13.50, with 6.00 for asset returns.
Based on Golub Capital BDC Inc (GBDC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 292.77 million with net debt to EBITDA at 8.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 15.83. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Golub Capital BDC Inc (GBDC) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
