How to buy Belden stock (BDC)

Belden is a communication equipment business based in the US. Belden shares (BDC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $113.47 – a decrease of 0.24% over the previous week. Belden employs 8,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2.3 billion.

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Belden stock price (NYSE: BDC)

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Belden shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-25.

Latest market close	$113.47
52-week range	$71.06 - $131.77
50-day moving average more info button	$120.20
200-day moving average more info button	$102.48
Wall St. target price	$140.40
PE ratio more info button	26.5661
Dividend yield more info button	$0.2 (0.18%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.31

Is it a good time to buy Belden stock?

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Belden price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $115.38 from 2024-12-26

1 week (2024-12-20)	1.44%
1 month (2024-11-27)	-5.33%
3 months (2024-09-27)	-0.42%
6 months (2024-06-27)	25.24%

1 year (2023-12-27)	47.21%
2 years (2022-12-27)	57.64%
3 years (2021-12-27)	78.07%
5 years (2019-12-27)	111.35%

Is Belden stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Belden stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Belden's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Belden's P/E ratio

Belden's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 27x. In other words, Belden shares trade at around 27x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Belden's PEG ratio

Belden's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.14. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Belden's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Belden's EBITDA

Belden's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $360.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Belden's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Belden financials

Revenue TTM	$2.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	11.55%
Gross profit TTM	$926.3 million
Return on assets TTM	5.04%
Return on equity TTM	14.67%
Profit margin	7.61%
Book value	$30.39
Market Capitalization more info button	$4.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Belden share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 3.38% of net profits

Recently Belden has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Belden shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Belden's case, that would currently equate to about $0.2 per share.

While Belden's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Belden is investing more in its future growth.

Belden's most recent dividend payout was on 8 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Belden's shares ever split?

Belden's shares were split on a 1:2 basis on 15 July 2004 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Belden shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 100% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Belden shares which in turn could have impacted Belden's share price.

Belden share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Belden's shares have ranged in value from as little as $71.0579 up to $131.7664. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Belden's is 1.075. This would suggest that Belden's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Belden overview

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. It also provides power, cooling, and airflow management products for mission-critical data center operations; and end-to-end fiber and copper network systems. This segment serves commercial real estate, education, financial, stadiums and venues, military installations, and broadband and wireless service providers, as well as data centers, governments, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. The Industrial Automation Solutions segment offers network infrastructure and digitization solutions; secure networks for the digitization and automation of industries and infrastructure; and products and solutions covering various aspects of data handling, including acquisition, transmission, orchestration, and management for applications in discrete automation, process automation, energy, and mass transit.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Belden is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.255% of Belden shares are held by insiders and 105.077% by institutions. How many people work for Belden?
Latest data suggests 8,000 work at Belden. When does the fiscal year end for Belden?
Belden's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Belden based?
Belden's address is: 1 North Brentwood Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO, United States, 63105 What is Belden's ISIN number?
Belden's international securities identification number is: US0774541066 What is Belden's CUSIP number?
Belden's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 126924109