SeekingAlpha · Sep 28, 2026
BBDC: Valuation Re-Rating Has Run Its Course
Barings BDC (BBDC) trades 21% below book with a 12% yield, strong credit quality and income catalysts. Read the latest analysis on the stock here.
NYSE · BBDC
Barings BDC, Inc.
Financial Services · Financial - Credit Services
$8.48
Down-$0.03 (-0.35%)
Updated Oct 8, 2026, 3:46 AM
SID Score
6.2/10
Composite research score
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- Market cap
- 946.96M
- P/E ratio
- 12.15
- Dividend yield
- 7.90%
- 52-week range
- $7.96 – $9.54
- Volume
- 690.74K
- Avg. volume
- 573.55K
Price performance · BBDC
BBDC price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 7, 2026
BBDC closed at $8.48 after 21 trading sessions, down 3.09% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $8.48
- Period change
- -3.09%
- Period low
- $8.48
- Period high
- $8.94
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | $8.50 | $8.52 | $8.40 | $8.48 | 690.74K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $8.62 | $8.63 | $8.505 | $8.51 | 543.02K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $8.64 | $8.75 | $8.52 | $8.55 | 538.78K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $8.76 | $8.82 | $8.62 | $8.63 | 690.94K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $8.64 | $8.725 | $8.555 | $8.70 | 582.61K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $8.79 | $8.79 | $8.61 | $8.62 | 645.24K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $8.65 | $8.794 | $8.64 | $8.72 | 549.46K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $8.67 | $8.70 | $8.56 | $8.64 | 426.57K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $8.63 | $8.71 | $8.575 | $8.67 | 451.49K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $8.65 | $8.71 | $8.58 | $8.62 | 454.95K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $8.77 | $8.805 | $8.65 | $8.66 | 371.93K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $8.86 | $8.89 | $8.75 | $8.76 | 432.28K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $8.83 | $8.83 | $8.7239 | $8.80 | 387.89K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $8.92 | $8.92 | $8.715 | $8.74 | 600.81K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $8.78 | $9.07 | $8.78 | $8.94 | 758.07K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $8.75 | $8.775 | $8.6205 | $8.74 | 491.73K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $8.73 | $8.77 | $8.69 | $8.73 | 385.26K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $8.76 | $8.85 | $8.75 | $8.77 | 625.78K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $8.79 | $8.84 | $8.695 | $8.77 | 519.3K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $8.74 | $8.775 | $8.69 | $8.71 | 608.49K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $8.86 | $8.9456 | $8.75 | $8.75 | 694.39K |
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Company profile
Barings BDC Inc operates as a closed-end, non-diversified investment company and has elected to be treated as a business development company. The company's investment objective is to generate current income by investing directly in privately held middle-market companies to help these companies fund acquisitions, growth, or refinancing. Barings employs fundamental credit analysis and targets investments in businesses with low levels of cyclicality and operating risk relative to other businesses in this market segment. The holding size of each position will generally be dependent upon a number of factors including total facility size, pricing and structure, and the number of other lenders in the facility.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $12.50
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 11
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Apr 28, 2026 | LUCID CAPITAL MARKETS | Neutral | — |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | — |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| May 28, 2025 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
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SeekingAlpha · Sep 27, 2026
Barings BDC Outperformed My Expectations (Rating Upgrade)
BBDC is upgraded to a buy, reflecting strong financials and resilience versus BDC peers.
SeekingAlpha · Sep 9, 2026
Barings BDC: This BDC Should Not Trade At A 19% NAV Discount
Barings BDC remains a Strong Buy due to robust asset quality, full dividend coverage, and an unjustified 19% discount to NAV. Read more on BBDC stock here.
Yahoo · Aug 27, 2026
BDCs Are Selling Investment-Grade Bonds Again After a Frozen Quarter
Are the headwinds clearing for business development companies, or is there more to consider?
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