BBDCBarings BDC, Inc.

$8.32+4.0% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and lightly shorted.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −2% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest2.4% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How BBDC is trading

Barings BDC, Inc. is +4.0% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 12 points behind the market.

+4.0%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−2.3%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
37

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
12%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$6.75 – $9.45 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$8.32
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−3.4%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+4.0%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+27%
vs 50-day average$8.83
−5.8%
52-week high
$9.45
52-week low
$7.75
Annualised volatility
21%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$83K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−3.7%
2025+8.8%
2024+24%
2023+19%
2022−19%
2021+29%
2020−3.5%
2019+20%
2018+15%
2017−42%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+3.7%
Feb106 of 10+0.82%
Mar105 of 10−2.3%
Apr104 of 10−0.45%
May106 of 10+2.3%
Jun108 of 10+0.66%
Jul118 of 11+1.5%
Aug1110 of 11+2.5%
Sep116 of 11−2.2%
Oct114 of 11−1.3%
Nov107 of 10+0.92%
Dec104 of 10−1.4%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.