Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for BDC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryThis week's news centers on Belden's RUCKUS Networks integration and analyst attention. The company announced plans to manufacture select RUCKUS Networks ICX Ethernet switches at its Pune, India facility, following the earlier close of the RUCKUS acquisition, a move tied to expanding local manufacturing capacity and supporting India's "Make in India" initiative. Needham initiated coverage on Belden with a Buy rating and a $140 price target, citing positioning in IT/OT convergence, re-shoring and automation trends. Separately, Belden holds a consensus price target of $156.00 from eight analysts, well above its recent opening price.
Belden closed at $109.82, down 2.3%, with the stock below both its 50-day average of $118.17 and 200-day average of $119.49. Shares have fallen 8.4% over one month and 11.8% over one year. The GekkoIndex reads 62.6, placing Belden in the Accumulation zone. The price sits 16.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $131.58.
Belden's next earnings report is scheduled for 29 October 2026, before the open, 30 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. At the last report, on 30 July 2026, adjusted EPS of $2.34 beat estimates of $2.02, producing a 21.6% reaction, with an average absolute reaction of 6.5% across eight quarters. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -3.3% across 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Belden price vs fair value
Close $109.82200-day averageGekko Fair Value $131.58
Belden quick facts
- Market cap
- $4.29B
- P/E ratio
- 18
- Forward P/E
- 14.9
- EPS, TTM
- $6.16
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.86B
- Profit margin
- 8.5%
- Dividend yield
- 0.18%
- Beta
- 1.09
- Volume
- 397,068 avg 444,551
- 1-year return
- −11.8%
- Typical daily move
- ±4.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.1%
- 50-day average
- $118.17
- 200-day average
- $119.49
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 39.08M
Belden swing-trade checklist
Belden scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $109.82 is below the 50-day ($118.17) and 200-day ($119.49) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
62.6, Accumulation
Reading 62.6 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
16.5% below
Price is 16.5% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 30 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 30 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
−3.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −3.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Belden stock chart and price history
Belden closed at $109.82 on Sep 28, 2026, −11.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $98.00 to $159.99.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −8.4%
- 3 months
- −7.4%
- 6 months
- −2.7%
- 1 year
- −11.8%
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About Belden
Belden builds the physical and networking infrastructure that carries data and signals for businesses and industrial operations. Its offerings range from copper and fiber cabling to connectivity hardware such as racks, enclosures and switching equipment, supporting uses like office networks, data centers, 5G rollouts and automated buildings, plus power and cooling gear that keeps data centers running. Its customers span real estate firms, hotels, hospitals, schools, banks, government agencies and broadband or wireless carriers, with installations found in places like stadiums, data centers, military sites and college campuses.
Beyond that, Belden produces gear for industrial settings, including Ethernet switches, network software, routers, firewalls, gateways and connectors, along with cables built for tough environments and tubing used to organize wiring. These items help link sensors, machines and control systems, and move power and data through factories and similar operations. Buyers in this part of the business include distributors, equipment makers, installers and other end users, and Belden reaches markets throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.
The company dates back to 1902 and keeps its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, having taken its present name in May 2007 after operating as Belden CDT Inc. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker BDC.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Electrical products
- Website
- belden.com
Belden GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Belden’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.6, in the Accumulation zone, down 0.8 points over five sessions.
62.6Accumulation
Down 0.8 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 24 | +1.6% | +10.2% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 211 | +1.3% | +5.3% | ||
| Neutral | 382 | −0.2% | −0.2% | ||
| Distribution | 46 | +1.7% | −2.9% | ||
| Selling | 9 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average BDC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Belden stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Belden trades 16.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $131.58, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Belden shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$131.58
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
16.5% Undervalued
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Belden insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Belden, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in BDC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Belden has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 28, 2026
- $1.43M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.03%
- Trailing four quarters
- $126.7M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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Belden earnings: next date and track record
Belden reports on Oct 29, 2026, before the open (30 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected before the open, 30 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.30
- Revenue estimate
- $961.9M
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.5%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Belden reported record Q2 2026 revenue of $750M, up 12% YoY, with Adjusted EPS of $2.34, up 24% YoY, both exceeding guidance. Results included a $0.25/share tariff benefit. Record orders of $836M rose 19% YoY with book-to-bill of 1.11x. Organic revenue grew 8% with key wins including a $20M hyperscaler AI data center contract. RUCKUS Networks acquisition closed July 1, expanding Belden to a projected $3.6B revenue platform.
- Guidance
- RUCKUS acquisition is immediately accretive to revenue, EPS, and EBITDA. Pro forma combined company targets $3.6B revenue, ~43% gross margins, and ~18% adjusted EBITDA margins. Management expects broad-based order strength to continue into Q3 2026.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $2.34 est $2.02 | $750.2M est $746.8M | +21.6% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $1.77 est $1.69 | $696.4M est $677.0M | −10.5% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $2.08 est $1.95 | $720.1M est $696.9M | +5.2% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $1.97 est $1.92 | $698.2M est $697.0M | +2.1% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $1.89 est $1.76 | $672.0M est $678.2M | −8.1% |
| May 1, 2025 | $1.60 est $1.49 | $624.9M est $664.6M | +1.6% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $1.42 est $1.13 | $666.0M est $624.0M | −1.0% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $1.70 est $1.61 | $654.9M est $654.0M | −2.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Belden stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Belden is $153.20, +39.5% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$153.20consensus 12-month target, +39.5% from the last close
Now $109.82Avg $153.20
Low $140High $170
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | Needham | $140 | +27.5% |
| Sep 17 | Truist Financial | — | — |
| Sep 3 | Citi | $150 | +36.6% |
| Aug 19 | D.A. Davidson | $170 | +54.8% |
| Aug 6 | Goldman Sachs | $161 | +46.6% |
+5.3%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−3.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Belden seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Belden averaged −3.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −3.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −3.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.6% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, BDC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.1%.
Belden market cap and key statistics
Belden’s market cap is $4.29B, with a P/E ratio of 18 and revenue of $2.86B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $4.29B
- P/E ratio
- 18
- Forward P/E
- 14.9
- EPS, TTM
- $6.16
- Gekko Fair Value
- $131.58
Trading
- Volume
- 397,068
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 444,551
- 52-week high
- $159.99
- 52-week low
- $98.00
- Shares outstanding
- 39.08M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $2.86B
- Profit margin
- 8.5%
- Return on equity
- 18.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +13.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.09
- Typical daily move
- ±4.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.1%
- Dividend yield
- 0.18%
Belden stock news this week
Coverage of Belden this week reads positive: 8 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Belden Inc (NYSE:BDC) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $156.00MarketBeat, Sep 25
- Belden Demonstrates Early Progress on RUCKUS Integration and Value Creation01net, Sep 24
- Belden to manufacture RUCKUS switches at India facilityInvesting.com, Sep 24
- Belden-Ruckus Wireless to expand local manufacturing capacity in IndiaBusiness Standard, Sep 24
- Bank of America Corp DE Invests $27.24 Million in Belden Inc $BDCMarketBeat, Sep 24
- Needham initiates coverage of Belden with Buy rating, $140 price targetTradingView, Sep 23
Belden peers
Belden’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEVGE Vernova | Neutral | 6.0% above |
| ETNEaton | Neutral | 18.4% above |
| LITELumentum | Accumulation | 5.5% below |
| AMEAMETEK | Neutral | 14.0% above |
| ROKRockwell Automation | Neutral | 12.0% above |
| HUBBHubbell | Neutral | 7.4% below |
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Belden stock FAQ
What is Belden’s market cap?
Belden’s market cap is $4.29B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $109.82, with 39.08M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 18.
What is the Belden stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Belden is $153.20, +39.5% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Belden stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Belden is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $109.82 is 16.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $131.58. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Belden report earnings next?
Belden is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, before the market opens (30 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.30 per share on revenue of $961.9M. Belden beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.5% on average across the report.
What is Belden’s 52-week high and low?
Belden’s 52-week high is $159.99 and its 52-week low is $98.00; it closed at $109.82 on Sep 28, 2026, −11.8% over the past year.
Is Belden stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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