QCTA Stock Chart & Stats
€91.00
€1.50(1.68%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
€91.00
€1.50(1.68%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range€85.00 - €126.00
Previous CloseN/A
Volume0.00
Average Volume (3M)3.00
Market Cap
€3.67B
Enterprise Value€5.69B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)€348.65M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)€1.32B
Price to Earnings (P/E)17.3
Beta0.92
Next Earnings
Oct 29, 2026EPS Estimate
2.01Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)6.23
Shares Outstanding39,078,190
10 Day Avg. Volume0
30 Day Avg. Volume3
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 CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€138.23Price Target Upside51.90% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)7.68
Revenue Forecast (FY)€3.00B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Industrial And Data-center DemandRecord orders, positive book-to-bill, and broad-based industrial growth indicate durable demand for Belden’s mission-critical networking products. Continued automation, data-center, and AI infrastructure investment can support revenue visibility and strengthen the company’s position across important end markets.
Improved Profitability And Operating LeverageStrong gross profit and EBITDA growth show that Belden is converting revenue expansion into substantial earnings gains. Healthy margins provide resources for product investment, integration spending, and debt reduction, while supporting resilience if individual industrial markets moderate.
Positive Free-cash-flow Generation And Deleveraging PlanBelden is generating meaningful cash to support debt service and strategic investment, with management outlining a sizeable post-acquisition cash-generation opportunity. If achieved, this should improve financial flexibility and help reduce leverage while preserving capacity for growth initiatives.
Bears Say
Near-term Leverage Increase After RUCKUS AcquisitionThe RUCKUS transaction materially increases leverage from Belden’s standalone level, reducing balance-sheet flexibility during the integration period. Higher debt obligations may constrain capital allocation and leave the company more exposed if industrial demand weakens before planned deleveraging occurs.
Moderate Cash ConversionAlthough cash generation is positive, conversion below net income indicates that earnings are not translating into cash at a best-in-class rate. This can limit the pace of debt reduction and increase reliance on consistent operating performance to fund investment and acquisition-related obligations.
Uneven End-market Demand And Near-term Margin Mix PressureBelden’s growth is not uniform across end markets, and a shift toward lower-margin businesses can temper consolidated margin improvement. Persistent softness in broadband or an unfavorable mix would make earnings growth more dependent on stronger industrial and data-center performance.
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QCTA FAQ
What was Belden Inc’s price range in the past 12 months?
Belden Inc lowest stock price was €85.00 and its highest was €126.00 in the past 12 months.
What is Belden Inc’s market cap?
Belden Inc’s market cap is €3.67B.
When is Belden Inc’s upcoming earnings report date?
Belden Inc’s upcoming earnings report date is Oct 29, 2026 which is in 5 days.
How were Belden Inc’s earnings last quarter?
Belden Inc released its earnings results on Jul 30, 2026. The company reported €2.087 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of €1.8 by €0.287.
Is Belden Inc overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Belden Inc’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Belden Inc pay dividends?
Belden Inc does not currently pay dividends.
What is Belden Inc’s EPS estimate?
Belden Inc’s EPS estimate is 2.01.
How many shares outstanding does Belden Inc have?
Belden Inc has 39,078,190 shares outstanding.
What happened to Belden Inc’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Belden Inc reported an EPS of €2.087 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of €1.8. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 2.222%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Belden Inc?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in DE:QCTA
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Belden Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
€138.23 (51.90% Upside)
€138.23 (51.90% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
DE:QCTA Sentiment 88%
Sector Average 65%
Sector Average 65%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-11.92%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
18.87%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
4.93%
Trailing 12-Months
Learn more about TipRanks Smart Score
Company Description
Belden Inc
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 and Industrial Solutions. Its Enterprise Solutions division furnishes comprehensive cabling (copper and fiber) and connectivity infrastructure, encompassing interconnect panels, racks, enclosures, and signal extension/matrix switching systems. These offerings are vital for modern applications such as local area networks, data centers, access control, 5G, fiber deployments, and building automation. Additionally, this segment provides power, cooling, and airflow management products crucial for mission-critical data center operations, alongside complete copper and fiber network systems. It caters to diverse sectors including commercial real estate, hospitality, healthcare, education, finance, government, and broadband/wireless service providers, with its solutions deployed in venues like sports stadiums, data centers, military facilities, and academic institutions. The Industrial Solutions segment specializes in robust infrastructure components and on-machine connectivity systems. Its extensive product range features industrial Ethernet switches, network management software, routers, firewalls, gateways, I/O connectors/systems, and a wide array of specialized industrial cables (including Ethernet, optical fiber, Fieldbus, and IP/networking cables). These products are integral to network and fieldbus infrastructure, sensor and actuator connectivity, and efficient power, control, and data transmission. Furthermore, it supplies heat-shrinkable tubing and wire management products for organizing and protecting cable assemblies. Its clientele spans distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), installers, and end-users. Originally established in 1902 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, the company transitioned from Belden CDT Inc. to Belden Inc. in May 2007.
QCTA Company Deck
QCTA Earnings Call
Q2 2026
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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.View all DE:QCTA earnings summariesQCTA Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
€138.23
▲(51.90% Upside)