Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Lowers Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) Price Target to $14.00

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) had its price objective reduced by equities researchers at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $15.00 to $14.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the investment management company’s stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ target price would indicate a potential upside of 11.55% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on GBDC. Lucid Cap Mkts upgraded shares of Golub Capital BDC to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen raised Golub Capital BDC from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Golub Capital BDC in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Capital One Financial set a $15.00 price objective on Golub Capital BDC in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised Golub Capital BDC from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $14.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $14.38.

Golub Capital BDC Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GBDC opened at $12.55 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $14.05. Golub Capital BDC has a fifty-two week low of $12.28 and a fifty-two week high of $16.00. The company has a market capitalization of $3.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.04 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 1.90.

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The investment management company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.38. The firm had revenue of $110.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $208.89 million. Golub Capital BDC had a net margin of 38.57% and a return on equity of 10.37%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.42 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Golub Capital BDC will post 1.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Golub Capital BDC

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Golub Capital BDC by 116.8% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,192 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,181 shares in the last quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA acquired a new stake in Golub Capital BDC in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Golub Capital BDC during the 2nd quarter worth about $41,000. MTM Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Golub Capital BDC during the 2nd quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Golub Capital BDC by 13,588.0% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,422 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 3,397 shares during the last quarter. 42.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More Golub Capital BDC News

Here are the key news stories impacting Golub Capital BDC this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Declared quarterly dividend of $0.33 (record Mar 13, payable Mar 30), implying a ~10.6% yield — supports demand from income-focused investors. Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America / TipRanks note highlights “strong credit quality and prudent capital management,” which supports medium-term upside despite headwinds — a narrative that can calm investor concerns about portfolio risk. BofA Note
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholders re-elected directors and ratified the auditor at the annual meeting — governance stability that reduces execution risk. Shareholder Vote
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 results: EPS of $0.38 matched estimates but were slightly below prior-year EPS; investors will parse credit metrics and fee/revenue drivers rather than headline EPS. Zacks Earnings Note
• Neutral Sentiment: Published earnings call materials and transcript provide detail but no major surprise items; use the presentation/transcript to assess net interest margin, new originations and coverage metrics. Earnings Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data in the recent feed is effectively zero/erroneous (no actionable build in short exposure reported) — not a driver for today’s move. (Data appears to show zeros/NaN.)
• Negative Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered its price target from $15 to $14 (still an outperform rating) — a downward revision that trims upside and can weigh on sentiment. KBW Price Target Note
• Negative Sentiment: Company commentary and coverage pieces flagged a 2026 “dividend reset” and ongoing industry headwinds — investors should be cautious about distribution sustainability and potential pressure on NAV/earnings. Dividend Reset / Headwinds

Golub Capital BDC Company Profile

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ: GBDC) is a publicly traded business development company specializing in providing debt and equity financing solutions to middle-market companies in the United States. Externally managed by Golub Capital LLC, the firm focuses on building a diversified portfolio of senior secured loans, unitranche facilities and second-lien debt instruments designed to support growth, acquisitions and recapitalizations. As a closed-end investment vehicle, GBDC offers investors direct exposure to private credit strategies within a regulated structure.

The company’s core business activities center on originating and managing bespoke financing arrangements for U.S.