Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC – Get Rating) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,020,000 shares, a growth of 13.2% from the August 31st total of 3,550,000 shares. Currently, 2.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 625,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.4 days.
Insider Transactions at Golub Capital BDC
In other news, Director Anita J. Rival bought 10,000 shares of Golub Capital BDC stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 26th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $13.91 per share, with a total value of $139,100.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 61,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $848,510. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 3.30% of the company's stock.
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Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lindbrook Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Golub Capital BDC by 69.7% during the second quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 4,442,722 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $57,578,000 after purchasing an additional 1,824,642 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp boosted its stake in shares of Golub Capital BDC by 2.0% during the first quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 3,395,555 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $51,646,000 after purchasing an additional 65,560 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Golub Capital BDC by 13.2% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,643,471 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $34,259,000 after purchasing an additional 308,826 shares during the period. Ares Management LLC lifted its stake in Golub Capital BDC by 23.3% in the first quarter. Ares Management LLC now owns 2,628,419 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $39,978,000 after acquiring an additional 497,391 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in Golub Capital BDC by 90.2% in the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 2,345,089 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $35,668,000 after acquiring an additional 1,111,973 shares during the period. 42.64% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Golub Capital BDC Price Performance
NASDAQ GBDC traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $12.46. The company's stock had a trading volume of 781,997 shares, compared to its average volume of 846,773. The company has a quick ratio of 2.93, a current ratio of 2.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $13.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $14.05. Golub Capital BDC has a 1 year low of $11.94 and a 1 year high of $16.23. The company has a market capitalization of $2.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.85 and a beta of 0.64.Golub Capital BDC Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 1st. Golub Capital BDC's payout ratio is 94.49%.
Golub Capital BDC Company Profile
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc (GBDC) is a business development company and operates as an externally managed closed-end non-diversified management investment company. It invests in debt and minority equity investments in middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors.
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