Barings BDC
BBDC
Market cap $989M

9.40 USD

+0.13

1.40%

At close Jul 10, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

1.40%

5 days

1.73%

1 month

2.96%

3 months

13.66%

6 months

0.21%

Year to date

-2.79%

1 year

-6.37%

5 years

25.67%

10 years

-58.93%

About: Barings BDC Inc operates as a closed-end, non-diversified investment company and has elected to be treated as a business development 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. Barings employs fundamental credit analysis and targets investments in businesses with low levels of cyclicality and operating risk relative to other businesses in this market segment. The holding size of each position will generally be dependent upon a number of factors including total facility size, pricing and structure, and the number of other lenders in the facility.

Employees: 2

Financials Asset Management

0

Funds holding %

of 7,312 funds

–

Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 18

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 55

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 197 [Q4 2024] → 210 (+13) [Q1 2025]

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.7M | Put options by funds: $1.69M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q4 2024] → 2 (+0) [Q1 2025]

0.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.67% [Q4 2024] → 42.39% (-0.28%) [Q1 2025]

52% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $882M [Q4 2024] → $426M (-$456M) [Q1 2025]

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Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$9.50

1%

upside

Avg. target

$9.75

4%

upside

High target

$10

6%

upside

2 analyst ratings

2 positive

100%

0 neutral

0%

0 negative

0%

Wells Fargo Finian O'Shea	1%upside $9.50	Overweight Upgraded	28 May 2025
B of A Securities Derek Hewett	6%upside $10	Buy Maintained	19 May 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about BBDC published over the past 30 days

Barings BDC, Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2025 Results

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 second quarter ended June 30, 2025 on Thursday, August 7, 2025, after the market closes. Barings BDC, Inc. has scheduled a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2025 financial results for Friday, August 8, 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.

Barings BDC, Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2025 Results

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Barings BDC: Rising Concerns, But Dividend Should Remain Safe Near-Term (Downgrade)

Barings BDC's dividend appears safe for the near-term, but declining financials and economic uncertainty warrant caution for income investors. Recent earnings showed net investment income fell below dividend coverage, with credit quality and leverage metrics also weakening. Despite attractive discount to NAV and defensive portfolio moves, I recommend waiting for financial and NAV stability before buying.

Barings BDC: Rising Concerns, But Dividend Should Remain Safe Near-Term (Downgrade)

2 BDCs To Dump Before Rates Fall

Recent Fed actions and economic data suggest a material risk of further interest rate cuts in the near to medium term. Lower rates threaten BDC dividend sustainability, even for solid names like ARCC and BXSL, as shown by recent NII declines. In this article, I discuss two high-quality BDCs (not ARCC and BXSL), which investors should consider divesting if they also assume an interest rate cut scenario as a base case.

2 BDCs To Dump Before Rates Fall

Barings BDC: Dividend Cut Risk Is High, I'm Avoiding This One

Barings BDC is a well-established vehicle with one of the longest track records in the sector. The portfolio quality is solid, and certainly better than what could be implied from the 20% discount to NAV. Yet, the base dividend seems unsustainable or at least with no material margin of safety.

Barings BDC: Dividend Cut Risk Is High, I'm Avoiding This One

BDC Weekly Review: NII Is Stabilizing

We take a look at the action in business development companies through the third week of May and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs have rebounded strongly, with most lenders up for the month and sector valuations approaching long-term averages, signaling renewed investor confidence. Key income headwinds from Fed rate cuts are behind us; leverage and lending spreads are rising, supporting net investment income (NII) stability.

BDC Weekly Review: NII Is Stabilizing

Barings BDC Inc. (BBDC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Start Time: 09:00 January 1, 0000 9:22 AM ET Barings BDC Inc. (NYSE:BBDC ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 09, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Company Participants Eric Lloyd - Chairman and CEO Matt Freund - President Elizabeth Murray - CFO and COO Bryan High - Head of Global Private Finance Joe Mazzoli - Head, IR Conference Call Participants Operator At this time, I'd like to welcome everyone to the Barings BDC Inc. Conference Call for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025. All participants are in a listen-only mode.

Barings BDC Inc. (BBDC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Zacks Investment Research

Barings BDC (BBDC) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

Barings BDC (BBDC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.25 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.28 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.28 per share a year ago.

Barings BDC (BBDC) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

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