Belden (NYSE:BDC) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Belden (NYSE:BDC) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.430-1.530 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $115.08. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 567,850 shares, compared to its average volume of 229,557. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $117.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.92 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 1.43. Belden has a fifty-two week low of $78.05 and a fifty-two week high of $131.82.

Belden (NYSE:BDC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.24. Belden had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 21.42%. On average, research analysts predict that Belden will post 7.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Belden Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 12th were issued a $0.05 dividend. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 12th. Belden’s payout ratio is 4.16%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on BDC. StockNews.com cut shares of Belden from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 2nd. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Belden from $124.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $130.00 target price on shares of Belden in a report on Friday, January 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Belden has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price 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.