The price-to-earnings ratio for Golub Capital BDC Inc (NASDAQ: GBDC) is above average at 13.79x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.55.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GBDC is 244.95M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.40% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of GBDC on May 23, 2025 was 1.65M shares.
GBDC) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Golub Capital BDC Inc (NASDAQ: GBDC) has dropped by 0.00 compared to previous close of 14.89. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.33% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-15 that Golub Capital BDC delivered a solid quarter with a 2% total NAV return, trading at an 11% dividend yield and a 6% discount to NAV. The company’s portfolio is well-diversified with 368 positions, primarily in floating-rate first-lien loans, focusing on the software and healthcare sectors. Despite a slight NAV decline and net realized losses, GBDC’s low-cost fee structure and resilient portfolio have driven strong performance, beating the median BDC by 2.5%.
GBDC’s Market Performance
Golub Capital BDC Inc (GBDC) has experienced a -0.33% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a 3.84% rise in the past month, and a -5.94% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.13% for GBDC.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.04% for GBDC’s stock, with a -0.68% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GBDC
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to GBDC, setting the target price at $15.50 in the report published on August 09th of the previous year.
GBDC Trading at 2.42% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GBDC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.74% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.17%, as shares surge +2.97% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.13% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GBDC fell by -0.33%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.59. In addition, Golub Capital BDC Inc saw -1.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GBDC starting from Golub Lawrence E, who purchase 20,000 shares at the price of $14.91 back on Sep 05 ’24. After this action, Golub Lawrence E now owns 1,998,880 shares of Golub Capital BDC Inc, valued at $298,200 using the latest closing price.
Golub Lawrence E, the Chairman of Golub Capital BDC Inc, purchase 20,000 shares at $14.78 during a trade that took place back on Sep 06 ’24, which means that Golub Lawrence E is holding 2,018,880 shares at $295,600 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GBDC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.9 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Golub Capital BDC Inc stands at 0.43. The total capital return value is set at 0.07.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 274.36 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Golub Capital BDC Inc (GBDC) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
