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Barings BDC Inc

BBDC
9.150USD
+0.110+1.22%
Close 10/28, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
962.20MMarket Cap
9.62P/E TTM

Barings BDC Inc

9.150
+0.110+1.22%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Barings BDC Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-28

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a good stock market performance and strong technicals, the fundamentals don't support the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Barings BDC Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
7 / 28
Overall Ranking
146 / 4370
Industry
Collective Investments

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
10.150
Target Price
+12.28%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Barings BDC Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Barings BDC, Inc. is a closed-end, non-diversified investment company. The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income by investing directly in privately held middle-market companies to help these companies fund acquisitions, growth or refinancing. The Company invest in predominately senior secured private debt investments in middle-market businesses that operate across a range of industries. It invests primarily in loans that have terms of between five and seven years, and bear interest at rates ranging from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) (or an applicable successor rate) plus 450 basis points to LIBOR plus 650 basis points per annum. Its investment capabilities include first lien debt, unitranche, second lien debt and equity co-investments. It invests in various industries, including manufacturing and distribution, business services and technology, and transportation and logistics. Its investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Barings LLC.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 143.48% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 265.26M.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 99.79%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 99.79%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PB is 0.82, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 46.91M shares, decreasing 13.18% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Paul Tudor Jones
Star Investor Paul Tudor Jones holds 405.10K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-28

The company's current financial score is 5.64, which is lower than the Collective Investments industry's average of 7.03. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 65.15M, representing a year-over-year increase of 24.84%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 5.76%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.64
Change
0

Financials

5.69

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

4.00

Operational Efficiency

2.69

Growth Potential

8.52

Shareholder Returns

7.30

Barings BDC Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-28

The company’s current valuation score is 8.19, which is higher than the Collective Investments industry's average of 7.72. Its current P/E ratio is 9.65, which is 1929.31% below the recent high of 195.78 and 24.96% above the recent low of 7.24.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.19
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 7/28
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-28

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.40, which is higher than the Collective Investments industry's average of 6.78. The average price target for Barings BDC Inc is 10.00, with a high of 10.75 and a low of 10.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.40
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
10.150
Target Price
+12.28%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

31
Total
5
Median
4
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Barings BDC Inc
BBDC
5
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc
TSLX
12
FS KKR Capital Corp
FSK
11
SLR Investment Corp
SLRC
9
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd
PFLT
8
Gladstone Capital Corp
GLAD
8
1
2
3
...
6

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-28

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.09, which is higher than the Collective Investments industry's average of 7.90. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 9.44 and the support level at 8.62, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.29
Change
-0.2

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(2)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.171
Neutral
RSI(14)
63.478
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
89.567
Overbought
ATR(14)
0.178
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
180.932
Buy
Williams %R
7.317
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
-0.097
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(2)
Neutral(0)
Buy(4)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
8.946
Buy
MA10
8.800
Buy
MA20
8.691
Buy
MA50
9.105
Buy
MA100
9.212
Sell
MA200
9.301
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-28

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Collective Investments industry's average of 3.29. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 44.61%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.34%. The largest institutional shareholder is Invesco, holding a total of 1.05M shares, representing 1.00% of shares outstanding, with 0.69% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Barings LLC
13.64M
--
Ares Management LLC
3.80M
+5.27%
Private Management Group, Inc.
3.16M
+1.93%
Van Eck Associates Corporation
2.34M
+7.81%
Two Sigma Investments, LP
1.65M
-19.04%
Cresset Asset Management, LLC
1.57M
-19.83%
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
1.18M
+38.81%
Invesco Capital Management LLC
Star Investors
1.05M
-0.25%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC
1.04M
-3.04%
Franklin Advisers, Inc.
864.58K
+3.27%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-28

The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.13, which is higher than the Collective Investments industry's average of 7.40. The company's beta value is 0.74. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.13
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.74
VaR
+1.88%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+26.45%
240-Day Volatility
+23.77%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.46%
120 days
+4.46%
5 years
+7.35%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.48%
120 days
-4.48%
5 years
-6.78%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.03
120 days
+0.74
5 years
+0.57

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+26.45%
3 years
+26.45%
5 years
+37.31%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.22
3 years
+0.07
5 years
+0.01
Skewness
240 days
-0.34
3 years
-0.19
5 years
-0.15

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+23.77%
5 years
+21.88%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.86%
5 years
+1.86%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+101.21%
240 days
+101.21%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+15.29%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+13.52%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.37%
120 days
+0.44%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-10.22%
60 days
-14.56%
120 days
+1.60%

Peer Comparison

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8.15 /10
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Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc
TSLX
7.99 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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7.63 /10
Score
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