BDC · Belden Inc.
$119.95
+1.86 (+1.58%)
At close · Aug 27
Market Cap
$4.61B
Shares
39.08M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$119.95
Open$118.06
Day$117.65–120.41
52W close$99.52–150.91
Avg vol 30d454K
Short int3.3M · 8.4% float · 7.8d
Short vol80%
Last earningsJul 30, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Jul 30
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Jul 30, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Excellent
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 14.5 · calm
Equity put/call 0.39
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+0%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+2%
above
RSI (14)
47
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
40%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+2%
trailing
6-month return
−2%
trailing
YTD return
+3%
this year
Relative strength
−16%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $117 › 200d $119 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-3% holders QoQ · +52 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
8.37% of float · ▼ -6.4% MoM · 7.8 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
372 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score
65
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+10%
Y/Y
Gross margin
38%
expanding
EPS growth
+23%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$218.7M
Valuation
P/E 19.2
below peers
Buyback
$115.0M
remaining
Balance sheet
$895.8M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
40%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−34%
past year
ATR
3.9%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Jul 30, 2026
GAAP EPS
· Third Quarter 2026
Initiated
$0.69 – $0.84
prior qtr $1.74
midpoint −56.0% QoQ
Adjusted EPS
· Third Quarter 2026
Maintained
$2.15 – $2.30
Jun 30, 2026
$2.15 – $2.30
changed to
Jul 30, 2026
$2.15 – $2.30
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Apr 30, 2026
GAAP EPS
· second quarter of 2026
$1.53 – $1.63
Adjusted EPS
· second quarter of 2026
$1.95 – $2.05
Guided vs delivered
· last 8 settled
GAAP EPS
second quarter of 2026
guided $1.53 – $1.63
$1.74
Beat +10.1%
GAAP EPS
Third Quarter 2025
guided $1.33 – $1.43
$1.41
In line
GAAP EPS
second quarter 2025
guided $1.25 – $1.35
$1.53
Beat +17.7%
Revenues
second quarter 2025
guided $645M – $660M
$671.99M
Beat +3.0%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+0%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+2%
Bullish
RSI (14)
47
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
40%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $117 › 200d $119 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-3% holders QoQ · +52 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
8.37% of float · ▼ -6.4% MoM · 7.8 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
372 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $100
Now $120 · 40%
Range high $151
vs 200-day avg +0%
vs 50-day avg +2%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $146M | Q2 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP GAAP net income 68.54M
+16.67M Income tax expense
+13.6M Interest expense, net
+0K Loss on debt extinguishment
+14.82M Amortization of intangible assets
+3.5M Amortization of software development intangible assets
+7.19M Severance, restructuring, and acquisition integration costs
+3.82M Adjustments related to acquisitions and divestitures
+17.77M Depreciation expense
= Adjusted EBITDA 145.91M
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| Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 19.5% | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EPS non-GAAP | $2.34 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Book-to-bill | 1.11 | Q2 2026 | — |
| Organic growth non-GAAP | 8% | Q2 2026 | — |
| Record orders | $836M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Repurchased shares | 0.3M | First Quarter 2026 | — |
| Adjusted gross profit non-GAAP | $1.04B | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP GAAP gross profit 1.03B
+12.29M Amortization of software development intangible assets
+771K Severance, restructuring, and acquisition integration costs
+0K Adjustments related to acquisitions and divestitures
= Adjusted gross profit 1.04B
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| Adjusted gross profit margin non-GAAP | 38.5% | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted net income attributable to Belden stockholders non-GAAP | $303.1M | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Non-GAAP free cash flow non-GAAP | $218.88M | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP GAAP net cash provided by operating activities 354.86M
-136.17M Capital expenditures
+191K Proceeds from disposal of assets
= Non-GAAP free cash flow 218.88M
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Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Communication Equipment — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BDC
this stock
Belden Inc.
|
$4.61B | +2.9% | +10.3% | 19.2 | 8.4% |
|
CSCO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
|
$440.60B | +45.6% | +2.8% | 37.1 | 1.5% |
|
MSI
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
|
$80.97B | +26.9% | +5.7% | 38.6 | 1.9% |
|
LITE
Lumentum Holdings Inc.
|
$80.30B | +159.4% | +24.6% | — | 8.1% |
|
HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
|
$72.05B | +126.5% | +13.8% | 49.9 | 4.5% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDC | -3.2% | +2.4% | -1.8% | -3.3% | +2.9% |
| SPY | +1.1% | +4.0% | +14.7% | +3.2% | +13.1% |
| vs SPY | -4.3% | -1.5% | -16.4% | -6.5% | -10.2% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.05
/ share · ex Jun 16, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.05
/ share · ex Sep 16, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.20
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
0.17%
Buyback program
· as of Jun 28, 2026
Authorized
$300.00M
Spent (derived)
$185.00M
Remaining
$115.00M
Spent
Remaining
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
913142
CUSIP
077454106
13F (30d)
306 filings
306 filers
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