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Belden Inc. (BDC)

Technology | Communication Equipment | Saint Louis, United States | NYSE
102.49 USD -1.74 (-1.665%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 3:41 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:22 a.m. EDT

Belden Inc. presents a classic value-versus-momentum divergence. The underlying business remains robust with double-digit revenue growth and an 18% return on equity, supported by a nine-year price history showing a 60% cumulative gain. However, the stock is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, and the most recent annual return was negative. While analysts project significant upside, the short-term technical setup is weak, and the dividend yield is negligible at under 0.2%. Investors should view this as a long-term hold rather than a short-term trade, waiting for the price to reclaim key moving averages before adding to positions.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.178233
AutoARIMA0.179496
AutoETS0.179497
AutoTheta0.205543

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 3.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.040
Excess Kurtosis 0.67
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 97.069
Revenue per Share 73.212
Market Cap 4,004,928,512
Trailing P/E 16.66
Forward P/E 10.21
Beta 1.13
Profit Margins 8.52%
Website https://www.belden.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:22 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a long-term recovery with heavy call open interest at the 200 strike for late 2026, suggesting a belief in a massive upside move. Conversely, put buyers are hedging downside at the 80 and 100 strikes, reflecting the high short interest and recent price weakness. Implied volatility is elevated on deep ITM puts, indicating fear of further declines.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.04% 0.17% 0.19% 0.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-16 0.05 0.044437
2026-06-16 0.05 0.042223
2026-03-12 0.05 0.042852
2025-12-11 0.05 0.040010
2025-09-11 0.05 0.037456
2025-06-12 0.05 0.045139
2025-03-13 0.05 0.050090
2024-12-12 0.05 0.040703
2024-09-12 0.05 0.049539
2024-06-13 0.05 0.051125
2024-03-13 0.05 0.057790
2023-12-13 0.05 0.067395
2023-09-12 0.05 0.051921
2023-06-14 0.05 0.052466
2023-03-13 0.05 0.060894
2022-12-14 0.05 0.064524
2022-09-14 0.05 0.076840
2022-06-15 0.05 0.091659
2022-03-09 0.05 0.089047
2021-12-16 0.05 0.082960
2021-09-14 0.05 0.088952
2021-06-16 0.05 0.096191
2021-03-11 0.05 0.109601
2020-12-17 0.05 0.122639
2020-09-17 0.05 0.153468
2020-06-17 0.05 0.144718
2020-03-12 0.05 0.145307
2019-12-18 0.05 0.089638
2019-09-18 0.05 0.094286
2019-06-18 0.05 0.083921
2019-03-13 0.05 0.085940
2018-12-14 0.05 0.116469
2018-09-17 0.05 0.069109
2018-06-19 0.05 0.080425
2018-03-14 0.05 0.065215
2017-12-14 0.05 0.061950
2017-09-14 0.05 0.063227
2017-06-13 0.05 0.065608
2017-03-14 0.05 0.072254
2016-12-14 0.05 0.065232
2016-09-13 0.05 0.078162
2016-06-14 0.05 0.081222
2016-03-14 0.05 0.085837
2015-12-14 0.05 0.105597
2015-09-14 0.05 0.100705
2015-06-12 0.05 0.058637
2015-03-16 0.05 0.057248
2014-12-11 0.05 0.062197
2014-09-10 0.05 0.068833
2014-06-12 0.05 0.065394
2014-03-14 0.05 0.069911
2013-12-12 0.05 0.073584
2013-09-12 0.05 0.078864
2013-06-12 0.05 0.099800
2013-03-14 0.05 0.094643
2012-12-06 0.05 0.128370
2012-09-13 0.05 0.128139
2012-06-12 0.05 0.156006
2012-03-13 0.05 0.125913
2011-12-05 0.05 0.149120
2011-08-31 0.05 0.163881
2011-05-31 0.05 0.139121
2011-03-11 0.05 0.141203
2010-12-14 0.05 0.135355
2010-09-13 0.05 0.198886
2010-05-28 0.05 0.193050
2010-03-16 0.05 0.206016
2009-12-14 0.05 0.217202
2009-09-14 0.05 0.215983
2009-06-10 0.05 0.257732
2009-03-12 0.05 0.516529
2008-12-12 0.05 0.276855
2008-09-11 0.05 0.147232
2008-06-09 0.05 0.128932
2008-03-11 0.05 0.142086
2007-12-13 0.05 0.101420
2007-09-12 0.05 0.105955
2007-06-06 0.05 0.090629
2007-03-13 0.05 0.097466
2006-12-08 0.05 0.126904
2006-09-12 0.05 0.135172
2006-06-07 0.05 0.156740
2006-03-13 0.05 0.186706
2005-12-19 0.05 0.200240
2005-09-14 0.05 0.240038
2005-06-01 0.05 0.243191
2005-03-08 0.05 0.210084
2004-12-14 0.05 0.218627
2004-09-15 0.05 0.234742
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.2
dividendYield 0.19
exDividendDate 2026-09-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0019190175
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2026-09-16
dividendDate 2026-10-08

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.07351762
Address1 1 North Brentwood Boulevard
Address2 15th Floor
All Time High 159.99
All Time Low 5.777778
Ask 103.16
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 322,960
Average Daily Volume3 Month 426,528
Average Volume 426,528
Average Volume10Days 322,960
Beta 1.128
Bid 102.77
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 35.523
City Saint Louis
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 102.485
Current Ratio 2.135
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 104.94
Day Low 102.375
Debt To Equity 97.069
Display Name Belden
Dividend Date 1,791,417,600
Dividend Rate 0.2
Dividend Yield 0.19
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Earnings Growth 0.137
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.123
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 454,784,992
Ebitda Margins 0.15875
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.144
Enterprise To Revenue 1.769
Enterprise Value 5,068,045,824
Eps Current Year 8.64518
Eps Forward 10.03492
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.15
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 117.4842
Fifty Day Average Change -14.999199
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.12766993
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -7.351762
Fifty Two Week High 159.99
Fifty Two Week High Change -57.505005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.35942873
Fifty Two Week Low 98.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.4850006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.04576531
Fifty Two Week Range 98.0 - 159.99
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 754,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.21
Float Shares 38,348,210
Forward Eps 10.03492
Forward P E 10.212837
Free Cashflow 99,734,624
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 8,000
Fullday Change -1.7350006
Fullday Change Percent -1.6647482
Fullday Price 102.485
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.37185
Gross Profits 1,065,297,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0156
Held Percent Institutions 1.08797
Implied Shares Outstanding 39,078,191
Industry Communication Equipment
Industry Disp Communication Equipment
Industry Key communication-equipment
Ir Website http://investor.belden.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,089,936,000
Last Split Factor 1:2
Long Business Summary Belden Inc. provides connection solutions to bring data infrastructure into alignment to unlock new possibilities for its customers. The company provides 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 local area networks, data centers, access control, 5G, fiber to the home, and building automation applications. It also provides power, cooling, and airflow management products for mission-critical data center operations; and end-to-end fiber and copper network systems. It also serves commercial real estate, education, financial institutions, stadiums and venues, military installations, and broadband and wireless service providers, as well as data centers, government, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. In addition, the company offers network digitization and automation solutions; 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. It sells its products to distributors, end-users, installers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company was formerly known as Belden CDT Inc. and changed its name to Belden Inc. in May 2007. Belden Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Long Name Belden Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,004,928,512
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_200199
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common 244,142,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,459,993,938
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 104.0
Operating Cashflow 375,952,000
Operating Margins 0.113579996
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.0325
Peg Ratio 1.05
Phone 314 854 8000
Previous Close 104.22
Price Eps Current Year 11.854583
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.8850324
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.3979428
Profit Margins 0.08522
Quick Ratio 1.352
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.7350006
Regular Market Change Percent -1.6647482
Regular Market Day High 104.94
Regular Market Day Low 102.375
Regular Market Day Range 102.375 - 104.94
Regular Market Open 104.0
Regular Market Previous Close 104.22
Regular Market Price 102.485
Regular Market Time 1,792,179,710
Regular Market Volume 169,438
Return On Assets 0.059609998
Return On Equity 0.18643999
Revenue Growth 0.116
Revenue Per Share 73.212
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 39,078,191
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0952
Shares Short 3,719,723
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,368,888
Short Name Belden Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.1533
Short Ratio 8.44
Source Interval 15
State MO
Symbol BDC
Target High Price 170.0
Target Low Price 140.0
Target Mean Price 153.2
Target Median Price 150.0
Total Cash 348,655,008
Total Cash Per Share 8.922
Total Debt 1,343,971,968
Total Revenue 2,864,872,960
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0019190175
Trailing Eps 6.15
Trailing P E 16.664227
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 118.7564
Two Hundred Day Average Change -16.2714
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.13701494
Type Disp Equity
Volume 169,438
Website https://www.belden.com
Zip 63,105