Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (NYSE:GSBD) Shares Purchased by MAS Advisors LLC

MAS Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (NYSE:GSBD) by 13.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,204 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,005 shares during the period. MAS Advisors LLC’s holdings in Goldman Sachs BDC were worth $208,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GSBD. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in Goldman Sachs BDC by 4,607.0% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,024 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,981 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Goldman Sachs BDC by 149.1% in the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,130 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 1,275 shares during the last quarter. WFA Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of Goldman Sachs BDC during the third quarter valued at $33,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Goldman Sachs BDC during the fourth quarter worth about $128,000. Finally, Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Goldman Sachs BDC during the fourth quarter worth about $135,000. 28.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Goldman Sachs BDC Stock Performance

Shares of GSBD stock opened at $12.89 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.42 and a beta of 1.06. Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. has a 12-month low of $11.72 and a 12-month high of $15.94.

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. Goldman Sachs BDC had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 17.01%. The company had revenue of $110.41 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $112.43 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. will post 2.19 EPS for the current year.

Goldman Sachs BDC Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.96%. Goldman Sachs BDC’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 257.15%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Goldman Sachs BDC from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th.

About Goldman Sachs BDC

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc is a business development company specializing in middle market and mezzanine investment in private companies. It seeks to make capital appreciation through direct originations of secured debt, senior secured debt, junior secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last-out unitranche and second lien debt, unsecured debt, including mezzanine debt and, to a lesser extent, investments in equities.