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Belden
(NYSE:BDC)
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Rating:65Neutral
Price Target:
$145.00
▲(41.11% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/30/26
The score is primarily supported by solid underlying financial performance (healthy margins, improving growth, and positive free cash flow) and a constructive earnings outlook highlighted by a strong quarter and strategic portfolio expansion plans. Offsetting these strengths are a clearly weak technical trend (price below all major moving averages) and only moderate valuation support given the low dividend yield and moderate P/E.
Positive Factors
Healthy margins and profitability
Belden’s multi-year margin profile shows durable operating leverage for a hardware-plus-solutions provider. Sustained gross and EBIT margins support reinvestment in R&D, higher-margin solutions expansion, and provide a buffer versus cyclical end-market swings, underpinning long-term earnings resilience.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage post-transaction
Leverage remains meaningfully above conservative industrial norms and rises with acquisition financing, tightening financial flexibility. Higher net debt increases interest and covenant risk, limits capital allocation (buybacks/M&A paused), and raises sensitivity to an economic downturn or weaker cash conversion.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Healthy margins and profitability
Belden’s multi-year margin profile shows durable operating leverage for a hardware-plus-solutions provider. Sustained gross and EBIT margins support reinvestment in R&D, higher-margin solutions expansion, and provide a buffer versus cyclical end-market swings, underpinning long-term earnings resilience.
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Belden Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Geography
Shows how sales are split across regions, revealing where Belden earns most of its revenue, which markets are driving growth, and the company’s exposure to regional economic cycles, currency moves, and supply‑chain risks.
Shows how sales are split across regions, revealing where Belden earns most of its revenue, which markets are driving growth, and the company’s exposure to regional economic cycles, currency moves, and supply‑chain risks.
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The FlyBelden (BDC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$5.31B
Dividend Yield0.15%
Average Volume (3M)571.06K
Price to Earnings (P/E)21.8
Beta (1Y)1.37
Revenue Growth9.44%
EPS Growth11.37%
CountryUS
Employees8,000
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryCommunication Equipment
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)6.23
Shares Outstanding39,078,190
10 Day Avg. Volume561,633
30 Day Avg. Volume571,064
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.85
Price to Book (P/B)3.65
Price to Sales (P/S)1.70
P/FCF Ratio21.11
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$152.75Price Target Upside48.65% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)8.64
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.37B
Belden Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Belden Inc. stands as a global leader in signal transmission solutions, serving a diverse customer base across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The company operates through two primary segments: Enterprise Solutions...
How the Company Makes Money
Belden makes money primarily by selling network infrastructure products and solutions to commercial and industrial customers, with revenue recognized largely from product sales and, to a lesser extent, software and services attached to networking ...
Belden Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 30, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlighted multiple strong financial and operational achievements: record revenue, record orders, double-digit growth in key industrial verticals, a large hyperscaler win, immediate accretion from the RUCKUS acquisition, and a robust free cash flow outlook with a clear de-leveraging plan. Near-term headwinds include a one-time tariff-related benefit in Q2, a planned rise in leverage post-acquisition (~3.9x at Q3), temporary integration inefficiencies, and mixed performance in some end markets (notably broadband). Overall, the positives — sizable organic growth, record bookings, strategic wins in AI/hyperscale and Physical AI, and a large accretive acquisition — materially outweigh the near-term lowlights and risks.Positive Updates
Record Revenue and Profitability
Revenue of $750.0M in Q2, up 12% year-over-year; Adjusted EPS of $2.34, up 24% year-over-year and above the high end of guidance. Adjusted gross profit of $297M, up 14% with gross margin at 39.6%, and Adjusted EBITDA of $146M, up 28% with EBITDA margin of 19.5%.
Negative Updates
Near-Term Leverage Increase from Acquisition
Net leverage expected to rise from standalone 1.7x to approximately 3.9x net debt/adjusted EBITDA at the end of Q3 following the RUCKUS close, creating near-term leverage risk despite a clear path to de-lever.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Revenue and Profitability
Revenue of $750.0M in Q2, up 12% year-over-year; Adjusted EPS of $2.34, up 24% year-over-year and above the high end of guidance. Adjusted gross profit of $297M, up 14% with gross margin at 39.6%, and Adjusted EBITDA of $146M, up 28% with EBITDA margin of 19.5%.
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Company Guidance
For the third quarter, Belden guided revenue of $950 million to $970 million (includes RUCKUS for the full quarter), GAAP EPS of $0.69 to $0.84 and Adjusted EPS of $2.15 to $2.30 (a 9%–17% YoY increase); the guidance reflects ~6%–8% organic revenue growth, assumes interest expense of ~$40.5 million, depreciation of $18.8 million, a 20% tax rate and a diluted share count of 39.4 million, and management said RUCKUS’s net EPS impact in the guidance is about $0.12; they expect third‑quarter adjusted EBITDA margins roughly in the 17.6%–17.7% range, incremental margins including RUCKUS around 35%+, and balance‑sheet leverage to rise to about 3.9x net debt/adjusted EBITDA at quarter end.Belden Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
66
Positive
Cash Flow
62
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 2.86B | 2.72B | 2.46B | 2.51B | 2.61B | 2.30B |
| Gross Profit | 1.04B | 978.24M | 922.22M | 954.97M | 916.29M | 771.84M |
| EBITDA | 452.63M | 442.67M | 381.99M | 418.83M | 449.69M | 377.46M |
| Net Income | 244.14M | 237.52M | 198.43M | 242.76M | 254.66M | 63.92M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.57B | 3.54B | 3.33B | 3.24B | 3.16B | 3.42B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 348.65M | 389.89M | 370.30M | 597.04M | 687.68M | 641.56M |
| Total Debt | 1.32B | 1.40B | 1.25B | 1.30B | 1.24B | 1.54B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.18B | 2.28B | 2.03B | 2.07B | 2.02B | 2.46B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.38B | 1.26B | 1.29B | 1.17B | 1.14B | 955.29M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 212.08M | 218.69M | 222.98M | 202.91M | 176.20M | 181.07M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 375.95M | 354.86M | 352.08M | 319.64M | 281.30M | 272.06M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -163.96M | -128.24M | -426.75M | -200.36M | 168.41M | -92.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -165.27M | -217.77M | -143.72M | -211.93M | -393.21M | -32.93M |
Belden Technical Analysis
Positive
102.76
Price Trends
115.10
Positive
115.90
Positive
119.22
Positive
Market Momentum
7.49
Negative
71.21
Negative
81.89
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For BDC, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 102.76 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 119.40, below the 50-day MA of 115.10, and below the 200-day MA of 119.22, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 7.49 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 71.21 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 81.89 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for BDC.
Belden Risk Analysis
Belden disclosed 31 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Belden reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Belden Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 Outperform | $3.23B | 65.48 | 7.39% | ― | 20.26% | 11.95% | |
68 Neutral | $3.19B | 76.11 | 50.74% | ― | 12.59% | ― | |
65 Neutral | $5.31B | 21.81 | 18.87% | 0.19% | 9.44% | 11.37% | |
64 Neutral | $10.74B | -339.10 | -3.16% | ― | 40.03% | -193.79% | |
62 Neutral | $5.28B | -190.19 | -12.86% | ― | 3.51% | -5666.87% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% |
* Technology Sector Average
BDC
Belden
135.90
11.88
9.58%
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Digi International
85.12
51.66
154.39%
EXTR
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24.41
4.54
22.85%
VIAV
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43.54
32.82
305.97%
PI
IMPINJ
172.65
6.91
4.17%
Belden Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Belden Completes RUCKUS Networks Acquisition, Expanding Networking Portfolio
Positive
Jul 1, 2026
On July 1, 2026, Belden completed its acquisition of RUCKUS Networks from Vistance Networks for approximately $1.87 billion in cash, net of cash acquired and subject to customary post‑closing adjustments. The deal was funded in part by a new...
Shareholder Meetings
Belden Stockholders Back Board, Pay and Incentive Plan
Positive
May 26, 2026
On May 21, 2026, Belden Inc. held its regular Annual Meeting of Stockholders, during which shareholders elected ten directors to one-year terms with strong majority support and minimal opposition. The board slate, including figures such as David A...
Glossary
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