Belden (NYSE:BDC) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Belden (NYSE:BDC) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.430-1.530 for the period, compared to the consensus 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Belden from $124.00 to $136.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Belden in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Belden from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Belden currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $122.75.

Belden Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:BDC opened at $115.91 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $4.68 billion, a PE ratio of 26.96 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $117.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $112.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. Belden has a 12-month low of $73.53 and a 12-month high of $131.82.

Belden (NYSE:BDC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The industrial products company reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.24. Belden had a net margin of 7.61% and a return on equity of 20.55%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Belden will post 6.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Belden Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 12th were paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 12th. Belden’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.65%.

Belden Company Profile

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.