Belden (BDC)


September 13, 2024

BDC: Meeting Emphasizes Solution Sales Potential

By Steven Fox

Yesterday (9/12), we attended Belden’s (BDC; $100.93; E/W) Investor Day, which was held in Chicago, at one of its Customer Innovation Centers (CIC), to further highlight the company’s thoughtful focus on expanding its mix of…

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August 1, 2024

BDC: Solid Print Supports Prior Annual Estimates

By Steven Fox

We basically maintain our 2024/2025E EPS for Belden (BDC; $100.52; E/W) at $5.95/$7.00 after its solid Q2, albeit with Q3E guidance that was below our and Street forecasts excluding the just completed acquisition of Precision…

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May 3, 2024

BDC: Upside Highlights Further Solutions Success

By Steven Fox

We raise 2024/2025E EPS for Belden (BDC; $88.91; E/W) from $5.60/$6.95 to $5.95/$7.05 after a healthy Q1 beat and Q2E guidance that lived up to Street expectations, which we think reflected a better-than-expected mix on…

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May 2, 2024

BDC: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Belden (BDC; $81.32; E/W) reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $1.24, which beat our $1.05 and the Street’s $1.06 on sales of $536mm (vs. our $513mm and the Street’s $514mm). Recall, BDC’s Q1 guidance called for…

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February 12, 2024

BDC: Sees A Stabilizing Backdrop

By Steven Fox

The shares of Belden (BDC; $83.23; E/W) surged 11% last week after a Q4 beat that came with Q1E guidance that jibed with the Street. The stock is now 33% “off the bottom” put in…

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February 8, 2024

BDC: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Belden (BDC; $74.50; E/W) reported Q4 non-GAAP EPS of $1.46, which was handily ahead of our consensus matching $1.13 on some better than expected sales ($551mm vs. our $527mm and the Street’s $522mm). We estimate…

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January 19, 2024

BDC: Expanding in India

By Steven Fox

Over the past several days, Belden (BDC; $72.71; E/W) announced it expanded its existing manufacturing facility in Pune, India, as well as opened a new Customer Innovation Center (CIC) in Bengaluru, India, as per plan….

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November 3, 2023

BDC: Tougher Than We Imagined

By Steven Fox

We further reduce 2023/2024E EPS for Belden (BDC; $62.73; E/W) from $6.90/$6.30 to $6.50/$5.05 after Q3 results jibed with its negative pre-announcement, albeit with Q4E guidance that suggested a more challenged financial picture in the…

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October 13, 2023

BDC: Story Changes Quickly; Reduce to Equal-Weight

By Steven Fox

We are reducing our rating on the shares of Belden (BDC; $95.27) from Outperform to Equal-Weight after management negatively pre-announced Q3 results last night and warned about its Q4E outlook. Our rating change reflects the…

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August 4, 2023

BDC: Post EPS Reaction Creates Buying Opportunity

By Steven Fox

The shares of Belden (BDC; $88.79; O/P) dropped 6% on Thursday after a solid “beat and meet”, despite the company continuing to prove out the significant potential of a detailed strategy shifting more revenues to…

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August 3, 2023

BDC: First Look at Q2 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Belden (BDC; $94.05; O/P) reported Q2 non-GAAP EPS of $1.91, which comfortably beat our $1.75 and the Street’s $1.77 on sales of $692mm (vs. our $688mm and the Street’s $687mm). Recall, BDC’s outlook called for…

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July 21, 2023

BDC: A Reasonable Path to Best Managing the Macro

By Steven Fox

We raise our target on the shares of Belden (BDC; $96.46; O/P) from $95 to $110 ahead of its Q2 results and outlook, scheduled for August 3rd (before market). The stock is up 19% (vs….

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May 10, 2023

BDC: More Support for Solutions Story

By Steven Fox

Last Friday (5/5), Belden (BDC; $80.76; O/P) opened a new Customer Innovation Center (CIC) in Chicago, as per plan. This is on top of its three other CIC locations in Stuggart, Germany (opened 2021), Santa…

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May 5, 2023

BDC: Raise Rating to Outperform on Strategy Momentum

By Steven Fox

We raise our rating on the shares of Belden (BDC; $78.51) from Equal-Weight to Outperform after another much better than expected quarter on Wednesday that did not “skip a beat” for a recent CEO change…

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May 3, 2023

BDC: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Belden (BDC; $79.49; E/W) reported Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $1.68, which was handily ahead of our consensus matching $1.55 on sales of $642mm (vs. our and the Street’s $625mm). Recall, BDC’s outlook called for Q1…

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