Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Belden Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Belden Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Belden Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Belden Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for BDC from analysts
• BDC’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Belden Inc. (BDC)

Before we jump into Belden Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

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.

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Belden Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of August 20, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Belden Inc.’s stock price was $123.890.

Belden Inc. is down 3.53% from its previous closing price of $128.430.

During the last market session, Belden Inc.’s stock traded between $123.810 and $127.540. Currently, there are approximately 38.96 million shares outstanding for Belden Inc..

Belden Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 20.8, which is low compared to the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry median of 32.1. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Belden Inc. Stock Price History

Belden Inc.’s (BDC) price is currently down 0.13% so far this month.

During the month of August, Belden Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $140.250 and a low of $122.130.

Over the last year, Belden Inc. has hit prices as high as $159.990 and as low as $98.000. Year to date, Belden Inc.’s stock is up 6.3%.

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What Caused Belden Inc. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of August 19, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Belden Inc.’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Belden Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Belden Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Belden Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Belden Inc. (BDC) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Belden Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of August 19, 2026, Belden Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 2.85%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 62 and is considered to be Strong.

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Belden Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of August 20, 2026, Belden Inc.’s stock price is $123.890, which is down 3.53% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Belden Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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