The stock price of Barings BDC Inc (NYSE: BBDC) has jumped by 1.75 compared to previous close of 8.55. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 5.20% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-10 that CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) (“Barings BDC” or the “Company”) announced today that it will report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 on Thursday, May 8, 2025, after the market closes. Barings BDC, Inc. has scheduled a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2025 financial results for Friday, May 9, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. ET. To listen to the call, please dial 877-407-8831 or 201-493-6736 approximately 10 minutes prior to the sta.
Is It Worth Investing in Barings BDC Inc (NYSE: BBDC) Right Now?
Barings BDC Inc (NYSE: BBDC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 8.37x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.80. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BBDC is 104.78M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.65% of that float. On April 18, 2025, the average trading volume of BBDC was 604.43K shares.
BBDC’s Market Performance
BBDC’s stock has seen a 5.20% increase for the week, with a -8.52% drop in the past month and a -10.05% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.51%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.10% for Barings BDC Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.11% for BBDC’s stock, with a -10.64% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BBDC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BBDC stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for BBDC by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for BBDC in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $8.50 based on the research report published on November 13, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BBDC reach a price target of $9, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for BBDC stocks is “Perform” according to the report published on February 24th, 2023.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to BBDC, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on November 14th of the previous year.
BBDC Trading at -9.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BBDC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.42% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.51%, as shares sank -9.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.86% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BBDC rose by +5.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.98. In addition, Barings BDC Inc saw -8.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BBDC starting from BYERS STEPHEN R, who purchase 8,485 shares at the price of $9.73 back on Dec 13 ’24. After this action, BYERS STEPHEN R now owns 50,001 shares of Barings BDC Inc, valued at $82,559 using the latest closing price.
BYERS STEPHEN R, the Director of Barings BDC Inc, purchase 1,063 shares at $9.89 during a trade that took place back on Dec 11 ’24, which means that BYERS STEPHEN R is holding 41,516 shares at $10,514 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BBDC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Barings BDC Inc stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.0.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.02. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.02.
Conclusion
To sum up, Barings BDC Inc (BBDC) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
