Signaturefd LLC Raises Stock Position in Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC)

Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC) by 0.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 106,746 shares of the investment management company’s stock after acquiring an additional 704 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Golub Capital BDC were worth $1,618,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of GBDC. Atria Investments Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Golub Capital BDC by 912.0% in the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 983,286 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $14,907,000 after acquiring an additional 886,123 shares during the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Golub Capital BDC by 38.8% during the 4th quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 2,509,449 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $38,043,000 after buying an additional 701,594 shares during the last quarter. Partners Group Holding AG raised its holdings in Golub Capital BDC by 48.2% during the 3rd quarter. Partners Group Holding AG now owns 1,994,663 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $30,139,000 after buying an additional 648,855 shares during the last quarter. LGT Capital Partners LTD. bought a new stake in Golub Capital BDC during the 3rd quarter valued at $8,721,000. Finally, Northeast Financial Consultants Inc raised its holdings in Golub Capital BDC by 25.9% during the 3rd quarter. Northeast Financial Consultants Inc now owns 2,648,321 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $40,016,000 after buying an additional 544,126 shares during the last quarter. 42.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on GBDC. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Golub Capital BDC from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Golub Capital BDC from $15.50 to $15.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Golub Capital BDC presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.38.

Golub Capital BDC Stock Up 2.0 %

NASDAQ:GBDC opened at $14.96 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $15.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $15.25. The company has a market capitalization of $3.97 billion, a PE ratio of 10.84 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 2.94 and a quick ratio of 2.94. Golub Capital BDC, Inc. has a 1-year low of $14.05 and a 1-year high of $17.72.

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The investment management company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.04). Golub Capital BDC had a return on equity of 11.18% and a net margin of 39.63%. On average, equities analysts predict that Golub Capital BDC, Inc. will post 1.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Golub Capital BDC Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.43%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Golub Capital BDC’s payout ratio is 113.04%.

Golub Capital BDC Company Profile

Golub Capital BDC, Inc (GBDC) is a business development company and operates as an externally managed closed-end non-diversified management investment company. It invests in debt and minority equity investments in middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors.