Belden Inc $BDC Shares Sold by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC reduced its stake in shares of Belden Inc (NYSE:BDC) by 63.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,197 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 26,725 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Belden were worth $1,771,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Belden by 712.6% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 145,029 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,443,000 after buying an additional 127,182 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Belden by 1.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,893,012 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $588,483,000 after acquiring an additional 93,274 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of Belden by 64.9% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 185,662 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $22,330,000 after purchasing an additional 73,061 shares during the period. Candelo Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Belden in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,071,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Belden by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,015,651 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $122,152,000 after purchasing an additional 39,096 shares during the period. 98.75% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BDC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Belden from $149.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Weiss Ratings raised Belden from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Benchmark increased their target price on Belden from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Belden from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Belden presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $148.33.

Insider Transactions at Belden

In other news, SVP Leah Tate sold 2,954 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.00, for a total value of $384,020.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 24,881 shares in the company, valued at $3,234,530. This represents a 10.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Doug Zink sold 1,452 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.96, for a total transaction of $194,509.92. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,642 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $621,842.32. The trade was a 23.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 4,891 shares of company stock worth $639,640 over the last 90 days. 1.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Belden Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Belden stock opened at $114.96 on Monday. Belden Inc has a twelve month low of $83.18 and a twelve month high of $159.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $128.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $121.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.45 and a beta of 1.27.

Belden (NYSE:BDC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $2.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $720.12 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $696.97 million. Belden had a net margin of 8.75% and a return on equity of 24.43%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.92 earnings per share. Belden has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.750 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Belden Inc will post 7.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Belden Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 12th. Belden’s payout ratio is currently 3.38%.

Belden Profile

Belden, formerly Belden Inc (NYSE:BDC), was a global provider of signal transmission solutions for demanding applications. The company produced a wide range of copper and fiber optic cables, connectors, patch panels, cable assemblies, and surge protection devices. Its portfolio extended into networking and security hardware, including managed switches, industrial routers, and software tools for remote monitoring and network management.

Founded in 1902 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Belden built its reputation on delivering high‐performance, reliable products for harsh environments.