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$135.90 -1.26 (-0.92%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$5.31B
Shares
39.08M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$135.90 Open$137.21 Day$135.21–137.85 52W close$99.52–150.91 Avg vol 30d521K Short int3.5M · 8.9% float · 5.9d Short vol60% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Neutral Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +14%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +18%
      above
      RSI (14) 71
      overbought
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 71%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return +34%
      trailing
      6-month return −6%
      trailing
      YTD return +17%
      this year
      Relative strength −20%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $115 › 200d $119 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +51 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      8.94% of float · ▲ +17.1% MoM · 5.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      367 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 70
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +10%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 38%
      expanding
      EPS growth +23%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $218.7M
      Valuation P/E 22.1
      below peers
      Buyback $115.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $895.8M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 40%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −34%
      past year
      ATR 3.6%
      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 $0.69 – $0.84
      Adjusted EPS · Third Quarter 2026 $2.15 – $2.30
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Apr 30, 2026
      GAAP EPS · Second Quarter 2026 $1.53 – $1.63
      Adjusted EPS · Second Quarter 2026 $1.95 – $2.05
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Sales first quarter
      guided $505M – $520M
      $535.68M Beat +4.5%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +14% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +18% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      71 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      71% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $115 › 200d $119 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +51 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      8.94% of float · ▲ +17.1% MoM · 5.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      367 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $100 Now $136 · 71% Range high $151
      vs 200-day avg +14% vs 50-day avg +18%

      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
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP 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
      Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 19.5% Q2 2026
      Book-to-bill 1.11 Q2 2026
      Orders 836M Q2 2026
      Repurchased shares 1.7M full year

      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
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      BDC
      Belden Inc.
      this stock
      $5.31B +16.6% +10.3% 22.1 8.9%
      CSCO
      Cisco Systems, Inc.
      $440.18B +45.0% +2.8% 37.1 1.7%
      HPE
      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
      $77.74B +144.4% +13.8% 53.9 4.9%
      MSI
      Motorola Solutions, Inc.
      $77.20B +21.7% +5.7% 36.8 2.3%
      LITE
      Lumentum Holdings Inc.
      $72.05B +151.3% +24.6% 167.2 11.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      367
      % held
      106.5%
      Net QoQ
      +1.7M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      424
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.5M
      Days to cover
      5.9d
      Change
      +509.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      60%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      181
      Value
      $21.6K
      As of
      Jun 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      36.8%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Gilbert Cisneros
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 16, 2020
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.7B
      Net income (FY)
      $237.5M
      EPS diluted
      $5.91
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $300.0M
      Remaining
      $115.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 30, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $355.3K
      Shares
      2.7K
      Filed
      Apr 14, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Belden Reports Record Second Quar…
      Published
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      BDC +2.3% +34.0% -6.2% +9.6% +16.6%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +1.9% +29.6% -20.0% +5.6% +2.8%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.05 / share · ex Jun 16, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.20 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.15%
      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) 352 filings 349 filers Visit website Investor relations