Not a good buy right now for an impatient trader: there’s no Intellectia edge today, fundamentals recently weakened, and Wall Street targets have been trending down.
Technicals are only mildly constructive (small positive momentum), but price is still close to resistance and the next major catalyst is earnings (2/26), which can quickly invalidate a short-term thesis.
Technical Analysis
Momentum: MACD histogram is positive (0.0153) and expanding → mild bullish momentum building.
RSI: RSI(6) at 54.6 → neutral; not an oversold “snap-back” setup.
Trend/structure: Moving averages converging → indecision/range behavior rather than a clean trend.
Key levels: Pivot 9.331 (near current), support S1 9.151 / S2 9.04; resistance R1 9.511 / R2 9.623. Current price (~9.38) has limited upside before first resistance.
Pattern-based forward odds (from similar candlesticks): ~60% chance of -1.54% next day, +2.13% next week, ~flat next month → choppy near-term profile, not a clean “must-buy-now” tape.
Options Data
Bullish
Open Interest Put-Call Ratio
Bullish
Option Volume Put-Call Ratio
Positioning/sentiment: Very low open-interest put/call (0.16) suggests call-heavy positioning (bullish skew), though volume put/call (0.79) is more balanced on the day.
Volatility: 30D IV 31.69 vs HV 20.29 → options imply more movement than realized; IV percentile ~21.9 / IV rank ~18.5 → implied vol is relatively low versus its own history (options not “priced for panic”).
Activity: Today’s volume 84; volume vs 30D avg ~106% → slightly above typical, but not a major surge.
Technical Summary
Sell
9
Buy
0
Positive Catalysts
can drive a repricing if credit trends/income surprise positively.
indicates investors are leaning bullish/constructive rather than heavily hedged.
Neutral/Negative Catalysts
Recent operating weakness (latest reported quarter): revenue, net income, and EPS all down materially YoY (see financials) — not the profile of a “buy now and don’t look back.”
Analyst pressure: targets have been cut and one major firm stays Underweight, reinforcing limited upside expectations.
Rate/spread headwinds flagged by analysts (SOFR and deployment spreads) can compress forward earnings power for BDCs.
Event risk soon: earnings in ~3 weeks can create downside gaps if credit/performance disappoints (especially relevant for an impatient entry).
Financial Performance
Latest quarter: 2025/Q3
Revenue: $71.04M, -10.70% YoY (contraction)
Net income: $24.705M, -33.38% YoY (larger decline than revenue → profitability pressure)
EPS: $0.22, -31.25% YoY (earnings power down)
Gross margin: 99.02%, +0.71% YoY (margin metric high for structure, but the key issue is declining earnings/income)
Overall: the trend in growth/earnings is negative into the upcoming earnings event, which reduces the attractiveness of buying immediately.
Growth
Profitability
Efficiency
Analyst Ratings and Price Target Trends
Trend: Ratings/targets have been leaning cautious with price targets reduced into late 2025.
Recent changes:
Wells Fargo (2025-11-10): Underweight, PT cut $10 → $9; cites SOFR/deployment spread headwinds and lowered NOI outlook.
Lucid Capital (2025-12-15): Initiated Neutral, PT $10.50; acknowledges asset quality progress but flags near-term back-book risk.
Wall Street pros: asset quality improvement narrative; PTs generally above current price (suggesting some upside).
Wall Street cons: multiple PT cuts + Underweight view highlight concerns about forward earnings power and legacy/back-book risk — consistent with a hold, not an urgent buy.
Wall Street analysts forecast GSBD stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GSBD is 10.06 USD with a low forecast of 9 USD and a high forecast of 11 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast GSBD stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GSBD is 10.06 USD with a low forecast of 9 USD and a high forecast of 11 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
0 Buy
3 Hold
1 Sell
Hold
Current: 9.250
Low
9
Averages
10.06
High
11
Current: 9.250
Low
9
Averages
10.06
High
11
Lucid Capital
Neutral
initiated
$10.50
AI Analysis
2025-12-15
Reason
Lucid Capital
Price Target
$10.50
AI Analysis
2025-12-15
initiated
Neutral
Reason
Lucid Capital initiated coverage of Goldman Sachs BDC with a Neutral rating and $10.50 price target. The firm says the company is is making progress improving its asset quality as it rotates away from legacy investments originated prior to its full platform integration. However, the firm sees near-term risks to Goldman Sachs BDC's back book and performance.
BofA
Neutral
downgrade
2025-11-21
Reason
BofA
Price Target
2025-11-21
downgrade
Neutral
Reason
BofA lowered the firm's price target on Goldman Sachs BDC to $9.75 from $10.75 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm is adjusting estimates and price targets among its business development company coverage following quarterly earnings reports from the group.
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