GS BDC (GSBD) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Source The Motley Fool
Logo of jester cap with thought bubble.

Image source: The Motley Fool.

DATE

Friday, Nov. 6, 2026

CALL PARTICIPANTS

  • Head of the Investor Relations team - Haley Neeven
  • Co-Chief Executive Officer - Vivek Bantwal
  • Co-Chief Executive Officer - David Miller
  • Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer - Tucker Greene
  • Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer - Justin Betzen
  • Chief Financial Officer - Stan Matuszewski

TAKEAWAYS

  • Net Debt to Equity -- 1.21 times, representing a reduction from 1.35 times as of June 30, 2026, driven by elevated sales and repayment activity.
  • Net Asset Value -- $11.70 per share, a 3% decrease from $12.06 per share primarily due to realized and unrealized losses in older vintage positions.
  • GAAP Net Investment Income -- $35.3 million, or $0.32 per share, matching the fourth quarter base dividend but declining from $42.2 million in the second quarter.
  • Total Investment Income -- $75 million, compared with $83.7 million in the previous quarter, reflecting a smaller portfolio size and the impact of investments placed on nonaccrual status.
  • Nonaccrual Investments (Fair Value) -- 4.2%, up from 2.9% in the second quarter, as investments in two portfolio companies and tranches of two existing names were added.
  • Nonaccrual Investments (Amortized Cost) -- 7.3%, increasing from 5.0% as of June 30, 2026, due to financial underperformance in specific credits.
  • New Investment Commitments -- $40.5 million, with $31.1 million funded during the quarter across seven existing and seven new portfolio companies.
  • Sales and Repayment Activity -- $371.2 million, leading to net funded investment activity of negative $307.5 million for the period.
  • Weighted Average Spread -- 550 basis points over SOFR for new investments, which was slightly wider than the loans repaid during the quarter.
  • Senior Secured Debt -- 98.6% of the portfolio at fair value, with 96.8% of total investments held in first lien positions to maintain a defensive portfolio structure.
  • Total Investments at Fair Value -- $2,858 million, down from $3,195.2 million in the second quarter.
  • Weighted Average Yield (Amortized Cost) -- 9.7% on debt and income-producing investments, an increase from 9.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio -- 1.9, compared to 2.0 in the second quarter, reflecting the exit of certain companies from the portfolio.
  • Weighted Average Net Debt to EBITDA -- 6.3, compared to 5.9 as of Dec. 31, 2025.
  • Median EBITDA -- $77.51 million for portfolio companies, compared to $71.75 million at the end of 2025.
  • Share Repurchases -- $15 million, involving the buyback of 1.5 million shares under a $75 million authorized program.
  • Unsecured Debt -- 72.2% of the $1,661.4 million aggregate principal debt outstanding, representing a durable liability structure.
  • Revolving Credit Facility Capacity -- $1,013.1 million, providing liquidity for selective deployment as transaction volume recovers.
  • Undistributed Taxable Income -- $96.7 million, or $0.87 per share, which Matuszewski indicated "provides a bridge for any shortfall" in dividend coverage.
  • Recurring Revenue Loans -- 7% of the portfolio at fair value, down from 39% in the third quarter of 2022, following a deliberate effort to reduce exposure.
  • Management Fees -- $7.7 million, representing a decline from $8.2 million due to the reduction in gross assets.
  • Interest and Debt Expense -- $29.1 million, down from $30.1 million in the second quarter, driven by lower average daily borrowings.

Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email pr@fool.com

RISKS

  • Bantwal stated that net asset value per share was impacted by "realized and unrealized losses concentrated in a small number of older vintage positions."
  • Greene noted that 6.2% of the portfolio is rated three on the internal scale, meaning "risk has increased materially since origination."
  • Matuszewski warned that the company anticipates the incentive fee "is going to be quite muted in the fourth quarter" based on the 12-quarter look-back performance.
  • Greene warned that investments on nonaccrual status increased to 4.2% of the portfolio at fair value, up from 2.9% in the prior quarter, as new names were added due to financial underperformance.

SUMMARY

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (NYSE:GSBD) reported third quarter results characterized by a strategic reduction in leverage and the ongoing rotation of its investment portfolio. Management reported a decline in net asset value driven by company-specific challenges in legacy positions, even as the company successfully reduced its net debt-to-equity ratio to 1.21 times. The company prioritized capital recycling and share repurchases, executing $15 million in buybacks while maintaining a high concentration of senior secured debt. Executives stated that the current liability structure and liquidity levels provide the flexibility needed to remain selective in a competitive credit market while working to maximize recoveries on nonaccrual investments.

  • Bantwal stated, "98% of our performing debt is floating rate, so GSBD's investment income will benefit from higher base rates going forward."
  • Betzen noted that sponsor M&A volume in the Americas declined approximately 13% year over year through the third quarter, noting that "a softer market rewards selectivity over volume."
  • Management reported that 64% of repayment activity this year originated from older vintage investments as part of a strategy to refresh the portfolio composition.
  • The company added two new portfolio companies to nonaccrual status, CFS Management, LLC and MerchantWise Solutions, LLC, while restoring one investment in Chase Industries, Inc. to accrual status.
  • Greene noted that the company successfully reduced recurring revenue loan exposure to 7% of the portfolio, down from 39% four years ago, primarily through repayments at par or conversions to traditional cash flow structures.
  • Matuszewski indicated that the board authorized a fourth quarter base dividend of $0.32 per share, which is supported by $96.7 million in undistributed taxable income.

INDUSTRY GLOSSARY

  • BDC: Business Development Company, a type of closed-end fund that invests in small and mid-sized companies.
  • SOFR: Secured Overnight Financing Rate, a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by Treasury securities.
  • PIK: Payment-in-kind, a type of investment where interest is paid with additional debt or equity rather than cash.
  • First Lien: A debt instrument that has first priority for repayment in the event of a borrower's default.
  • Second Lien: Debt that is subordinate to first lien debt and has a lower priority claim on assets.
  • Unitranche: A single loan structure that combines senior and subordinated debt.
  • Nonaccrual: A status for loans where the lender stops recognizing interest income because the borrower is unlikely to meet obligations.
  • DPI: Distributed to Paid-In capital, a measure of the cumulative investment returns returned to investors.
  • Spillover Income: Taxable income that has been earned by a BDC but not yet distributed to shareholders.

Full Conference Call Transcript

Haley Neeven: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. My name is Haley Neeven, Head of the Investor Relations team for Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc., and I would like to welcome everyone to the Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Please note that all participants will be in listen-only mode until the end of the call, when we will open the line for questions. Before we begin today's call, I would like to remind our listeners that today's remarks may include forward-looking statements. These statements represent the company's belief regarding future events that, by their nature, are uncertain and outside of the company's control.

The company's actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from what is indicated in those forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in the company's SEC filings. This audiocast is copyrighted material of Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. and may not be duplicated, reproduced, or rebroadcast without our consent. Yesterday, after the market closed, the company issued an earnings press release and posted a supplemental earnings presentation, both of which can be found on the homepage of our website at www.goldmansachsbdc.com under the Investor Resources section, and which include reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

These documents should be reviewed in conjunction with the company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed yesterday with the SEC. This conference call is being recorded today, Friday, November 6, 2026, for replay purposes. Now, I'll turn the call over to Vivek Bantwal, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.

Vivek Bantwal: Thank you, Haley. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for our third quarter earnings conference call. I'm here today with David Miller, my Co-Chief Executive Officer, Tucker Greene and Justin Betzen, our Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers, and Stan Matuszewski, our Chief Financial Officer. This morning, you'll hear from Justin for the first time. We're excited to have him here with us today and to join future earnings calls. I'll begin with the quarter's highlights and our results. Justin will then walk through the market and our deployment activity, Tucker will cover the portfolio and credit quality, and Stan will take us through the quarter's financial results.

To close, David will share some thoughts before we open the line for questions. Last quarter, we laid out a clear set of priorities, and I'd like to start by updating you on our progress. First, we told you reducing leverage was a focus, and we followed through. Net debt to equity declined to 1.21 times as of September 30th, 2026, from 1.35 times at the end of the second quarter. Second, while keeping a conservative approach to leverage, we continued to invest selectively in what remained an attractive environment for new loans.

Originations outpaced last quarter's levels as we were able to invest in seven new portfolio companies at a weighted average spread of approximately 550 basis points over SOFR. Third, to enhance shareholder value, we began executing on the share repurchase plan, buying back approximately $15 million of stock during the third quarter. In summary, each of these actions reflect the same priority: strengthening our balance sheet while staying disciplined in how we put capital to work. Now, let me turn to the results. For the third quarter, GSBD generated net investment income of $0.32 per share, in line with our base dividend, representing an annualized yield on book value of approximately 10.9%.

Quarter-over-quarter, the results reflected a smaller portfolio size following our deleveraging and lower income resulting from investments placed on non-accrual during the quarter. Those factors were partially offset by lower interest expense and management fees. Given these results, the board has declared a fourth quarter 2026 base dividend of $0.32 per share payable to shareholders of record as of December 31st, 2026. As a reminder, our board continues to evaluate the dividend each quarter based on the earnings power of the portfolio, the rate environment, and our overall financial position.

Net asset value ended the quarter at $11.70 per share, compared with $12.06 at the end of the second quarter, driven primarily by realized and unrealized losses concentrated in a small number of older vintage positions. The credits that impacted this quarter's results reflect company-specific challenges rather than the broad macro environment. During the quarter, strong repayment and sales activity gave us capital to fund new investments, pay down debt, and repurchase shares. Together, these actions optimize our balance sheet and position us to respond to attractive investment opportunities as they arise. Turning to the broader environment, the macro backdrop continued to evolve this quarter.

Inflation remained above the Federal Reserve's target range, the Fed raised rates in September for the first time since 2023, and geopolitical developments affected transaction timelines across the market. In our portfolio, roughly 98% of our performing debt is floating rate, so GSBD's investment income will benefit from higher base rates going forward. While higher rates could also raise borrowing costs for our portfolio companies, our current portfolio has been operating in a high base rate environment for several years now. Many of these capital structures were put in place after base rates increased, so this rate environment was factored in from the outset.

Although the interest coverage ratio marginally declined from 2.0x to 1.9x quarter-over-quarter, this was driven by a rotation of certain companies out of the portfolio and not underlying portfolio company stress. Excluding exited deals, companies that remained in the portfolio quarter-over-quarter saw an increase in the weighted average interest coverage. Justin, the market shifted quite a bit over the course of the quarter. Can you talk about what we're seeing and how it shaped our deployment?

Justin Betzen: Happy to share my view, Vivek, and I am very excited to be with you all here today. During the third quarter, new deal activity remained light, with slower M&A as the market worked through the backdrop Vivek described. Even so, we were able to find attractive places to deploy, with new commitments for the fund spanning both new borrowers and existing portfolio companies. Overall transaction volumes remain muted, with sponsor M&A volume in the Americas down approximately 13% year-over-year through the third quarter. For GSBD, a softer market rewards selectivity over volume. Transactions are still getting done, and the breadth of our platform gives us access to differentiated opportunities.

More broadly, the market followed more normalized dynamics this quarter compared with the dislocation we experienced in the first half. Much of the spread volatility we saw earlier in the year, including the software sell-off, proved largely technical rather than fundamental. As those concerns eased, conditions settled into more balanced environment for both investors and borrowers. However, software remains the exception, where conditions are still more favorable to lenders. The software businesses coming to market are primarily high quality, and those deals are being done at wider spreads and with tighter terms than they would have commanded in prior vintages.

What is driving the current pricing is the balance of supply and demand, with more capital competing for a limited pool of transactions. Adding to that, the syndicated market was an attractive refinancing channel for direct lending borrowers this quarter, with a record of approximately $11.8 billion of direct lending deals refinanced. This broadly syndicated activity is healthy for the market overall, and we compete well when sponsors are seeking certainty of execution, the ability to underwrite a full capital structure, and a lender with deep industry expertise. A good example this quarter was a sponsor-backed acquisition of an industrial services business, where our platform served as administrative agent and the largest lender in the financing.

The opportunity came through collaboration with the broader GS ecosystem, and our ability to make a large early commitment gave the sponsor certainty of execution, which positioned us to lead the transaction. The company provides non-discretionary services that help protect and extend the life of critical industrial assets. During the quarter, we made new investment commitments of approximately $41 million across 14 portfolio companies, seven of which were new borrowers to GSBD. All new portfolio companies were first lien at a weighted average spread of approximately 550 basis points over SOFR, slightly wider than the loans that were repaid during the quarter.

So even in a more competitive market, we continued to put capital to work at spreads at or above the deals we exited. There has been significant focus in the market on potential disruption from AI, but that is not what we are seeing across our portfolio. Across the private credit platform, broader AI spending is benefiting companies in multiple industries, including industrials, environmental services, and businesses adjacent to direct AI investment, such as grid hardening. Vivek, back to you.

Vivek Bantwal: Thanks, Justin. One point here I want to emphasize. Amid the attention on private credit this year, our focus at GSBD remains on disciplined underwriting and ongoing portfolio management to support shareholder outcomes. Looking ahead, with the capacity we've created on the balance sheet, we're well-positioned to be selective, finding the deals that strike the right balance between pricing and risk. Tucker, could you walk us through how that discipline is reflected in the portfolio?

Tucker Greene: Thanks, Vivek. I'd like to start with one of the repayments Justin mentioned, because it says a lot about how we've been managing the portfolio. This quarter, a recurring revenue loan of nearly $50 million was repaid in full at par, demonstrating our deliberate work to reduce ARR exposure over the past several years. The percentage of ARR loans is down from nearly 39% of the portfolio at fair value in the third quarter of 2022 to approximately 7% today, largely through repayments at par or conversions to traditional cash flow structures. As this quarter demonstrates, software refinancings are still getting done, and we remain focused on reducing that number further.

The portfolio remains positioned at the top of the capital structure, with 98.6% in senior secured debt at fair value. Total investments were $2.9 billion at fair value, spread across 168 portfolio companies in 41 industries. Yields were relatively steady. The weighted average yield on our debt and income-producing investments was 11.9% at fair value and 9.7% at amortized cost, up from 9.5% at amortized cost last quarter. The portfolio's weighted average EBITDA is approximately $117.4 million, with weighted average net debt to EBITDA of 6.3 times and interest coverage of 1.9 times. On that same basis, our companies have continued to grow both revenue and EBITDA.

On credit quality, the vast majority of the portfolio continues to perform as expected. 89.5% of the portfolio at fair value remains rated two on our internal one to four scale, meaning the borrower is generally performing as expected. Another 6.2% of the portfolio is rated three, meaning risk has increased materially since origination. The remaining 4.3% is rated four. Many of these are longtime watch list names we know well and have been monitoring closely. Investments on non-accrual status increased to approximately 4.2% of the portfolio at fair value from 2.9% last quarter, and to 7.3% at amortized cost from 5% over the same period.

During the quarter, investments in two portfolio companies, as well as additional tranches in two existing non-accrual names, were placed on non-accrual status, partially offset by one investment that was restored to accrual status following improved performance. The number of portfolio companies with investments on non-accrual status increased from 10-11. We're actively engaged on every one of these positions, and our focus is on maximizing recoveries for shareholders. Our experience with our dedicated restructuring team working through prior situations gives us confidence in that process. Stan, could you take us through our financial results?

Stan Matuszewski: Thank you, Tucker. I will begin with an overview of leverage. As Vivek mentioned, our net debt to equity ratio is 1.21 times as of September 30th, compared to 1.35 times at the end of the second quarter due to elevated sales and repayment activity. During the quarter, we repurchased about 1.5 million shares for approximately $15 million, which was accretive to net asset value per share. As a reminder, the board has authorized a $75 million share repurchase program. On earnings, third quarter GAAP after-tax net investment income was $35.3 million compared to $42.2 million in the second quarter. Total investment income was $75 million compared with $83.7 million last quarter.

The decline reflected a smaller portfolio and the impact of investments placed on non-accrual. Separately, interest and other debt expense declined to $29.1 million from $30.1 million, and management fees declined to $7.7 million from $8.2 million. These partially offset the reduction in investment income. Turning to the incentive fee, which Vivek mentioned earlier, it is meant to reflect performance over a longer period rather than any single quarter. Given the trailing 12-quarter results, no incentive fee was earned this quarter. As Vivek noted, net asset value per share declined $0.36 during the quarter.

That was primarily driven by $0.36 per share of net realized and unrealized losses and the $0.03 per share second quarter supplemental distribution, partially offset by $0.03 of NAV accretion from share repurchases. Net investment income was in line with our base dividend. We had approximately $96.7 million, or $0.87 per share, of undistributed taxable income at quarter end. Finally, we believe our liability structure remains a durable competitive advantage. At quarter end, we had just over $1 billion of remaining revolver capacity against approximately $1.7 billion of total outstanding debt principal, with roughly 72% of that in unsecured debt. With that, I will turn it back to Vivek.

Vivek Bantwal: Thank you, Stan. To sum up, with leverage meaningfully lower, ample liquidity, and a well-structured liability profile, we have real flexibility, and in the current market, that flexibility is valuable. Our priorities are clear: work through the investments on non-accrual to maximize recoveries, maintain a conservative balance sheet, deploy capital when risk-adjusted returns are compelling, and continue to evaluate share repurchases against new investments. Before we open the line for questions, I would like to turn it over to David for some closing thoughts.

David Miller: Thank you, Vivek. I shared most of my reflections back in August, so I will keep this brief. Our private credit platform is in very good hands. The bench here is as deep as any in the industry, and I have been fortunate to work alongside many of these colleagues for many years. To our board, to our shareholders, and most of all to my colleagues, thank you. I will remain on the investment committee, so I am not going far, and I look forward to watching this team's continued success. Vivek, back to you.

Vivek Bantwal: Thank you, David. On behalf of everyone at this table and everyone who has worked alongside you, and thank you all for joining us this morning. With that, let's open the line for questions.

Operator: Thank you. If you would like to ask a question, please signal by pressing star one on your telephone keypad. If you are using a speakerphone, please make sure your mute function is turned off to allow your signal to reach our equipment. Again, press star one to ask a question. We will pause for just a moment to allow everyone an opportunity to signal for questions. We will take our first question from Arren Cyganovich with Truist.

Arren Cyganovich: Hey, good morning. Maybe you just talk, start about the, you know, you deleveraged. You are talking about having, you know, additional room to, I guess, be a little bit more active on the origination side, now that you have some capacity. You are at a kind of normal kind of leverage level now. I am assuming this would still just be kind of more like rotation for new investments versus, you know, actually expanding leverage from here. Is that correct?

Tucker Greene: Yeah. Hey, Arren, it's Tucker. Yeah, that's right. We're at a comfortable leverage level right now. We have continued repayments this quarter, so we're primarily looking at recycling into. As long as the spread environment remains robust, like we saw in the last quarter, spreads have tightened a bit, but we're looking at some pretty interesting opportunities to invest in. But we'll primarily be recycling as we look at repayments continuing to come through.

Arren Cyganovich: Okay. On the non-accrual side, you're up to a fairly high level, comparative to peers right now. I know you're working through some kind of legacy originations. Where would you say you are in that process of, I guess, rotating out of older positions that maybe you wouldn't have put on versus the rest of the portfolio?

Justin Betzen: Hey, Arren, it's Justin Betzen. On our non-accruals, we added two names to non-accrual this quarter. We added some additional tranches of existing names to non-accrual, and we're actively focused on all of these names. As you can imagine, given the nature of the illiquid, private nature of the companies, it takes a long time to work through. We've got dedicated resources in-house to help us do that. We're actively engaged with sponsors and the lender group, and actively working on all these situations. It just takes time to work through some of these, but we continue to be very focused on it.

I think in terms of the legacy portfolio that you'd mentioned and kind of where are we on that, I think it's just under 50% of the total portfolio remains kind of the pre-2022 vintages.

Tucker Greene: Also note that over 64% of our repayment activity this year has been from the older vintage.

Arren Cyganovich: Okay. Then just lastly, your earnings met the dividend this quarter, but there wasn't any incentive fee expense during this quarter, which is by design, and it's a good shareholder-friendly fee. I guess my question is that, once that starts to kick back in, assuming you have good performance ahead, it'll be difficult to cover the dividend from this current level. What are your thoughts on dividend coverage into next year?

Stan Matuszewski: Yeah. So Arren, it's Stan Matuszewski. Just on the incentive fee, I agree with everything you said, and then looking at the 12-quarter look-back, we do anticipate that incentive fee is going to be quite muted in the fourth quarter as well, as you may already know. In terms of the dividend, our board of directors already authorized a $0.32 per share dividend for December 31st, and we are constantly assessing the earnings power of the platform as we think about coverage of that dividend going forward. As a reminder, we do have $97 million or $0.87 per share of spillover income, so we do think that provides a bridge for any shortfall.

But as we think about it, we certainly intend to transparently communicate any changes in our dividend policy when appropriate.

Arren Cyganovich: Okay. Thank you.

Operator: We'll take our next question from Heli Sheth with Raymond James.

Heli Sheth: Good morning. Thanks for the question. On activity, what should we expect in terms of pacing for both repayments and originations for both the remainder of the year and into 2027? Obviously, 2026 was a pretty stagnant M&A environment. What are the near-term catalysts that could drive more activity?

Vivek Bantwal: Yeah, listen, it's a good question. Look, obviously, we've had a few kind of different periods in terms of the macro as the year has evolved, and it's in fact obviously still evolving with the elections this week and kind of the resulting impact on what we've seen in public equity markets. All of those things are going to sort of play through at a macro level. I'd say that from a deal perspective, in the last couple of months actually, there has been kind of a healthy level of activity kind of starting to pick up from a backlog perspective.

As you know, there is a lag time between when these deals sort of come in the door versus when auctions conclude, purchase agreements get signed, and the deals actually execute. Of course, the macro is going to have an impact on that. When you look year-over-year, sponsor M&A volume is lower. I think there is a sense that will turn around at some point, because when you look at the age of historical vintages and you look at historical measures of DPI in the private equity community, they have lagged where they have been historically.

There's a sense that as private equity firms kind of start to focus on returning capital to shareholders, that they'll need to transact by selling things, which will then create the opportunity for other sponsors to sort of buy things. That didn't happen this year because of that macro, but there's a sense that will happen. It's a little bit hard to predict in any given month what kind of that environment looks like. The direction of travel, I think, is certainly, as we look forward here, that we'll see more deals over time.

In the meantime, I will say that we're very fortunate that given our origination funnel, the deals that we are seeing are actually very attractive and we really like them. Again, if we had a choice of there being more deals versus fewer, we'd be happy to see more good deals. But the deals that we are seeing are good deals, and we're happy to put capital to work in those.

Heli Sheth: Got it. Thanks for the color. Then a quick follow-up. I believe you mentioned on the repayments you are getting, you are redeploying at higher yields. Can you talk a little bit more about what trends you are seeing going forward in terms of the yields on repayments versus redeployments? Do you continue to expect to redeploy at higher spreads, or is that just kind of more in the near term?

Justin Betzen: It is largely dependent upon the capital markets and the competitive nature and how many deals are coming to market. I think in the last quarter, as we mentioned, we were able to deploy at very attractive yields relative to what was running off. The overall market remains relatively competitive from a capital standpoint, so market terms continue to be pretty tight. I think the good thing, as Vivek Bantwal mentioned, our origination platform is unique. We do see some opportunities unique to our platform where we are able to get more attractive terms. But there still is a supply-demand imbalance in terms of capital and assets.

Heli Sheth: Got it. Thank you.

Operator: As a reminder to ask a question on today's call, that is star one on your telephone keypad. At this time, there are no further questions in queue. I will now turn it back to Vivek Bantwal for any additional or closing remarks.

Vivek Bantwal: Thanks, everyone, for joining us. We look forward to following up. Have a good day.

Should you buy stock in Goldman Sachs Bdc right now?

Before you buy stock in Goldman Sachs Bdc, consider this:

The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Goldman Sachs Bdc wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $353,560!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $1,115,850!*

Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 852% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 203% for the S&P 500. Don't miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors.

See the 10 stocks »

*Stock Advisor returns as of November 6, 2026.

This article is a transcript of this conference call produced for The Motley Fool. While we strive for our Foolish Best, there may be errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in this transcript. Parts of this article were created using Large Language Models (LLMs) based on The Motley Fool's insights and investing approach. It has been reviewed by our AI quality control systems. Since LLMs cannot (currently) own stocks, it has no positions in any of the stocks mentioned. As with all our articles, The Motley Fool does not assume any responsibility for your use of this content, and we strongly encourage you to do your own research, including listening to the call yourself and reading the company's SEC filings. Please see our Terms and Conditions for additional details, including our Obligatory Capitalized Disclaimers of Liability.

The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
placeholder
Gold Price Forecast: Gold Falls Below $4,100, Can October Nonfarm Payrolls Fuel Another Rally?As of the Asian session on Friday (November 6), gold prices (XAUUSD) pulled back following consecutive rebounds, dropping about 0.85% intraday to trade near $4,050. Earlier, gold climbed
Author  TradingKey
14 hours ago
As of the Asian session on Friday (November 6), gold prices (XAUUSD) pulled back following consecutive rebounds, dropping about 0.85% intraday to trade near $4,050. Earlier, gold climbed
placeholder
Micron's $4.5 billion Taiwan fab won't make a chip until 2028 — the market sold it as a 2026 problemMicron fell 17.46% to $656.39 after Bloomberg reported construction at its $4.5 billion Taoyuan Fab 11E had all but halted over a labor dispute. The plant was not due online until 2028, so no 2026 output is lost. With FY27 EPS consensus near $160 and 2027 HBM sold out, the selloff is a peak-cycle multiple reset, not a demand collapse — and $650 is the line that separates the two.
Author  Irene Q.
19 hours ago
Micron fell 17.46% to $656.39 after Bloomberg reported construction at its $4.5 billion Taoyuan Fab 11E had all but halted over a labor dispute. The plant was not due online until 2028, so no 2026 output is lost. With FY27 EPS consensus near $160 and 2027 HBM sold out, the selloff is a peak-cycle multiple reset, not a demand collapse — and $650 is the line that separates the two.
placeholder
Gold's $250 week runs into the last payrolls before DecemberSpot gold traded at $4,080.79 after a roughly 6% weekly rally from the Oct 30 low of $3,869.85, touching $4,146.63 on Nov 5. Three bids are stacked into the move: real-rate relief, record official-sector buying, and a geopolitical premium. Tonight's October payrolls (+65K consensus, 4.2% unemployment) decide which bid survives, with $4,000 and $4,200 as the two lines.
Author  Irene Q.
19 hours ago
Spot gold traded at $4,080.79 after a roughly 6% weekly rally from the Oct 30 low of $3,869.85, touching $4,146.63 on Nov 5. Three bids are stacked into the move: real-rate relief, record official-sector buying, and a geopolitical premium. Tonight's October payrolls (+65K consensus, 4.2% unemployment) decide which bid survives, with $4,000 and $4,200 as the two lines.
placeholder
TradingKey Daily Market Brief: Nasdaq Falls Over 5%, AI Stocks Plunge as Nvidia Drops Over 9%, Micron Falls Over 17%, SanDisk Drops Over 22% During the Asian trading session on November 6, the three major U.S. stock indices tumbled across the board overnight as the sell-off across the AI data center suppl
Author  TradingKey
20 hours ago
During the Asian trading session on November 6, the three major U.S. stock indices tumbled across the board overnight as the sell-off across the AI data center suppl
placeholder
Gold Price Analysis Today | Forex Gold Analysis | XAU/USD Analysis - November 6, 2026Get the latest gold price analysis, forex gold insights, and XAU/USD analysis for November 6, 2026. Read on for the details.
Author  Mitrade
21 hours ago
Get the latest gold price analysis, forex gold insights, and XAU/USD analysis for November 6, 2026. Read on for the details.
goTop
quote