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Belden Inc.

Technology · Communication Equipment · NYQ

$106.22

Data: 2026-05-28

✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT

HIGH

Data Confidence: 100.0%

Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap

$4.2B

Total market value of the company

Trailing P/E

18.09

Reasonably valued

Forward P/E

12.08

Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper

Rev Growth

+11.4%

Year-over-year revenue change

Profit Margin

8.5%

How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue

ROE

18.9%

Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money

Analyst Target

$150.00

+41% from current price — median analyst estimate

Recommendation

NONE

Consensus view from 3 analysts covering this stock

About Belden Inc.

Belden Inc. provides connection solutions to bring data infrastructure into alignment to unlock new possibilities for its customers. The company provides copper cable and connectivity solutions, fiber cable and connectivity solutions, interconnect panels, racks and enclosures, and signal extension and matrix switching systems for use in local area networks, data centers, access control, 5G, fiber to the home, and building automation applications. It also provides power, cooling, and airflow management products for mission-critical data center operations; and end-to-end fiber and copper network systems. It also serves commercial real estate, education, financial institutions, stadiums and venues, military installations, and broadband and wireless service providers, as well as data centers, government, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. In addition, the company offers network digitization and automation solutions; and products and solutions covering various aspects of data handling, including acquisition, transmission, orchestration, and management for applications in discrete automation, process automation, energy, and mass transit. It sells its products to distributors, end-users, installers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company was formerly known as Belden CDT Inc. and changed its name to Belden Inc. in May 2007. Belden Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri. As of April 22, 2026 Belden Inc. operates as subsidiary of Brightstar Capital Partners, L.P.

https://www.belden.com

Country: United States Employees: 8,000 Industry: Communication Equipment

Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity

PASS

Core business does not involve prohibited activities

Debt Ratio

0.0% N/A

Debt must be below 33% of total assets

Cash Ratio

0.0% N/A

Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets

Receivables

0.0% N/A

Receivables below 49% of assets

Revenue Purity

0.0% PASS

Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime

DISTRIBUTION

Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution

Sharpe Ratio

0.341

Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns

Kelly Fraction

0.0283

Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted

Calmar Ratio

0.177

Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile

Annual Return

6.0%

Historical annualised return based on price data

Max Drawdown

-33.7%

Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been

HMM State

CRISIS

Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted

Days in State

How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable

Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta

1.18

Moves slightly more than the broader market

52W High

$159.99

34% below the year high

52W Low

$101.00

5% above the year low

Avg Volume

434,437

Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell

Short Ratio

3.2

Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded

Short % Float

6.9%

Moderate short interest

Div Yield

19.0%

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price

EPS (TTM)

$5.94

Earnings per share over the last 12 months

Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity

107.34

Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline

Current Ratio

2.09

Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations

Quick Ratio

1.26

Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test

Gross Margin

37.5%

Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power

Operating Margin

11.1%

Profit from core operations before interest and tax

Free Cash Flow

$81M

Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends

Revenue (TTM)

$2.8B

Total revenue over the last 12 months

Net Income

$237M

Profitable — the bottom line is positive

Analyst Coverage

Analysts

Target High

$153.00

Target Median

$150.00

Target Low

$150.00

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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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