Belden (NYSE:BDC) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Belden (NYSE:BDC) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.430-1.530 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.620. The company issued revenue guidance of $605.0 million-$620.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $634.5 million.

Belden Price Performance

Shares of BDC stock traded up $0.15 on Friday, reaching $115.21. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 424,331 shares, compared to its average volume of 246,458. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. Belden has a 12-month low of $78.05 and a 12-month high of $131.82. The company has a market capitalization of $4.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.80 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $117.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $112.74.

Belden (NYSE:BDC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.24. Belden had a return on equity of 20.55% and a net margin of 7.61%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Belden will post 6.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Belden Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were given a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 12th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.17%. Belden’s payout ratio is 4.65%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on BDC. Truist Financial raised their price target on Belden from $124.00 to $136.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com downgraded Belden from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 2nd. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $130.00 target price on shares of Belden in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Belden presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $122.75.

About Belden

Belden Inc designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of signal transmission solutions for mission critical applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates in two segments, Enterprise Solutions and Industrial Automation Solutions. The Enterprise Solutions segment offers copper cable and connectivity solutions, fiber cable and connectivity solutions, interconnect panels, racks and enclosures, and signal extension and matrix switching systems for use in applications, such as local area networks, data centers, access control, 5G, fiber to the home, and building automation.