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Belden Inc. (BDC)

Technology | Communication Equipment | Saint Louis, United States | NYSE
102.26 USD -4.70 (-4.394%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 102.26

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:51 a.m. EDT

Belden presents a compelling long-term investment case despite its recent technical weakness. The stock has fallen sharply over the last few weeks, trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which creates near-term headwinds. However, the underlying business remains robust with double-digit revenue growth and a strong return on equity. Analysts see significant room for appreciation, with price targets suggesting nearly 40 percent upside from current levels. While the dividend yield is modest, the payout is highly sustainable given the low payout ratio. Options activity reflects a mix of caution and expectation, with traders hedging downside risks while positioning for a rebound toward key resistance levels.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.049455
AutoTheta0.053677
AutoETS0.053765
AutoARIMA0.091587

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 0.97
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.268
Excess Kurtosis -1.01
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 107.34
Revenue per Share 70.968
Market Cap 3,982,417,664
Trailing P/E 17.22
Forward P/E 10.62
Beta 1.12
Profit Margins 8.49%
Website https://www.belden.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a rebound to the 115-120 strike range, evidenced by heavy open interest in calls at those levels. However, there is notable fear of further downside in the immediate term, highlighted by elevated implied volatility on near-term puts compared to calls. Longer-dated puts show new flow at lower strikes, suggesting a hedge against a deeper correction, while call volume spikes at higher strikes indicate speculative bets on a recovery.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.04% 0.16% 0.19% 0.24%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 2026-06-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0018698579
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2026-06-16
dividendDate 2026-07-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.124928415
Address1 1 North Brentwood Boulevard
Address2 15th Floor
All Time High 159.99
All Time Low 5.777778
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 627,100
Average Daily Volume3 Month 554,877
Average Volume 554,877
Average Volume10Days 627,100
Beta 1.121
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 1
Book Value 32.952
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 102.26
Current Ratio 2.086
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 106.55
Day Low 100.53
Debt To Equity 107.34
Display Name Belden
Dividend Date 1,783,555,200
Dividend Rate 0.2
Dividend Yield 0.19
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,552,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,552,200
Earnings Growth 0.024
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.018
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,414,600
Ebitda 444,983,008
Ebitda Margins 0.15968001
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.433
Enterprise To Revenue 1.826
Enterprise Value 5,087,438,336
Eps Current Year 8.32479
Eps Forward 9.62901
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.94
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,568,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 111.8488
Fifty Day Average Change -9.5887985
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.08573001
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -12.492842
Fifty Two Week High 159.99
Fifty Two Week High Change -57.730003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.36083508
Fifty Two Week Low 100.53
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.7300034
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.017208828
Fifty Two Week Range 100.53 - 159.99
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 754,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.25
Float Shares 38,373,510
Forward Eps 9.62901
Forward P E 10.619991
Free Cashflow 81,421,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 8,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.37458
Gross Profits 1,043,841,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01595
Held Percent Institutions 1.06124
Implied Shares Outstanding 38,944,040
Industry Communication Equipment
Industry Disp Communication Equipment
Industry Key communication-equipment
Ir Website http://investor.belden.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,568,000
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 3,982,417,664
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_200199
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,742,400
Net Income To Common 236,612,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,165,454,518
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 105.53
Operating Cashflow 328,756,992
Operating Margins 0.11129
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.0337
Peg Ratio 1.05
Phone 314 854 8000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 102.26
Post Market Time 1,783,981,471
Previous Close 106.96
Price Eps Current Year 12.283793
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.1033018
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.4290761
Profit Margins 0.084910005
Quick Ratio 1.257
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -4.7
Regular Market Change Percent -4.39416
Regular Market Day High 106.55
Regular Market Day Low 100.53
Regular Market Day Range 100.53 - 106.55
Regular Market Open 105.53
Regular Market Previous Close 106.96
Regular Market Price 102.26
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 562,179
Return On Assets 0.060539998
Return On Equity 0.18887
Revenue Growth 0.114
Revenue Per Share 70.968
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 38,944,040
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0673
Shares Short 2,621,887
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 2,196,072
Short Name Belden Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.1087
Short Ratio 4.11
Source Interval 15
State MO
Symbol BDC
Target High Price 155.0
Target Low Price 150.0
Target Mean Price 152.4
Target Median Price 152.0
Total Cash 272,151,008
Total Cash Per Share 6.988
Total Debt 1,377,171,968
Total Revenue 2,786,707,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0018698579
Trailing Eps 5.94
Trailing P E 17.215488
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 119.5084
Two Hundred Day Average Change -17.248398
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14432791
Type Disp Equity
Volume 562,179
Website https://www.belden.com
Zip 63,105