Barings BDCNYSE: BBDC

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The investment environment for BDCs remains solid, but there are some clear risks, which call for extra caution. One of the ways to protect current income streams from BDC allocations is to focus on high dividend coverage level picks. I have identified Top 3 BDCs, which carry the highest dividend coverage levels in the sector (on average around 150%).

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Barings BDC (BBDC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.31 per share a year ago.

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We take a look at BDC BBDC, which trades at a 16% discount to book with a 10.8% dividend yield and 11.6% net investment income yield. BBDC has performed in line with the sector over the last few years. BBDC offers a margin of safety with a market-performing portfolio and a significantly lower than average valuation.