BDC NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Belden Inc · Technology · Communication Equipment

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Latest close 124.0 USD
20.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 42.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 20.7%, after a 7.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 43/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 60/100.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 124.0 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 20.7% latest completed week
4W Return 7.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 10.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 40.4% 21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.78% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 20.7% Latest completed week; four-week move 7.5%. Indicator stack 22/8 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 55.78% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 43/100 conviction; expected move 10.4%. News sentiment 60/100 57 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 30 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 42.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 20.7%, after a 7.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0812-week average 0.18

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.08Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 7.5% over four weeks, 10.5% over 12 weeks, and 5.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W20.7%
4W7.5%
12W10.5%
26W5.7%
52W5.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.40Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-433.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-4.98Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change62.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength72/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Value71/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Quality81/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Momentum19/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Growth68/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework62/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
16.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
35.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
17.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
9.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
11.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-3.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
3.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.4x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

BDC shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.37, expected move of 10.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction43/100
Expected move10.4%
Put/call volume0.37
Pressure56
Speculation44
Volatility77
Trend agreement7
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Insider activity16 / 1

16 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

30 positive · 26 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings30 JulLatest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
Options expected move10.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-22.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.7%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-15.0%Week of 1 May.
Latest week+20.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses6
Recent vol7.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.8% / -3.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape34/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 34/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis13/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.08; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.78%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.78% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors62/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 17; Small Cap Core rank 38 SVQF62/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 382.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options45/100

BDC shows bullish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.37, expected move of 10.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 10.4% Sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

Wall Street Analysts See a 26.95% Upside in Belden (BDC): Can the Stock Really Move This High? Insiders16 / 1

16 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings30 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 30 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026124.0 USD20.7%119.0 USD105.2 USD-0.40-4.983.4MOff
24 Jul 2026102.8 USD1.4%118.7 USD105.0 USD-0.57-20.652.6MOff
17 Jul 2026101.4 USD-5.2%119.3 USD104.9 USD-0.22-22.713.0MOff
10 Jul 2026107.0 USD-7.3%119.8 USD104.9 USD0.05-20.332.4MOff
3 Jul 2026115.4 USD-3.4%120.3 USD104.8 USD0.12-13.392.2MOff
26 Jun 2026119.5 USD-3.0%120.5 USD104.7 USD-0.05-8.773.7MOff
19 Jun 2026123.3 USD7.2%120.3 USD104.5 USD-0.45-8.422.7MOff
12 Jun 2026115.0 USD8.3%119.9 USD104.3 USD-0.76-13.962.7MOff
5 Jun 2026106.2 USD1.1%119.8 USD104.2 USD-0.88-20.333.2MOff
29 May 2026105.0 USD-0.9%120.2 USD104.1 USD-0.74-23.512.0MOff
22 May 2026106.0 USD-0.0%120.8 USD104.0 USD-0.48-22.052.6MOff
15 May 2026106.0 USD-5.6%121.2 USD103.9 USD-0.25-21.702.7MOff
8 May 2026112.3 USD-1.6%121.4 USD103.7 USD-0.05-17.333.6MOff
1 May 2026114.1 USD-15.0%121.3 USD103.5 USD0.03-14.343.3MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.