1 week Ago By ABMN Staff
Simmons First National Co. ( NASDAQ:SFNC – Free Report ) – Analysts at DA Davidson cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Simmons First National in a research note issued on Thursday, December 19th. DA Davidson analyst G.
Tenner now expects that the bank will post earnings of $1.51 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.56.
The consensus estimate for Simmons First National’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock.
StockNews.com raised shares of Simmons First National from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Stephens raised shares of Simmons First National from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $27.
00 to $28.00 in a research note on Monday, October 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock.
According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $23.00.
Simmons First National Price Performance Shares of NASDAQ SFNC opened at $22.42 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $23.
88 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.23. The stock has a market cap of $2.
82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.98 and a beta of 0.86.
The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.
40. Simmons First National has a 52 week low of $16.03 and a 52 week high of $25.
95. Simmons First National ( NASDAQ:SFNC – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 18th. The bank reported $0.
37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.04.
The firm had revenue of $203.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $204.91 million.
Simmons First National had a net margin of 8.94% and a return on equity of 5.15%.
The firm’s revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.
39 earnings per share. Simmons First National Announces Dividend The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a $0.
21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. This represents a $0.
84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.75%. Simmons First National’s dividend payout ratio is presently 82.
35%. Insider Activity at Simmons First National In other Simmons First National news, Chairman George Makris, Jr. sold 25,440 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th.
The stock was sold at an average price of $25.21, for a total transaction of $641,342.40.
Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 608,347 shares in the company, valued at $15,336,427.87. This represents a 4.
01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink . Also, CEO Robert A.
Fehlman sold 15,270 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.02, for a total value of $366,785.
40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 156,357 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,755,695.14.
This trade represents a 8.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here .
Over the last three months, insiders sold 45,800 shares of company stock worth $1,136,650. 1.91% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Simmons First National by 9,443.
9% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,395,980 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $24,541,000 after acquiring an additional 1,381,353 shares during the period.
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Simmons First National by 6.0% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,323,934 shares of the bank’s stock worth $128,752,000 after purchasing an additional 413,459 shares in the last quarter.
Denali Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Simmons First National by 104.6% in the second quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 376,000 shares of the bank’s stock worth $6,610,000 after buying an additional 192,200 shares during the period.
Mesirow Institutional Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Simmons First National by 28.0% in the second quarter.
Mesirow Institutional Investment Management Inc. now owns 705,138 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $12,396,000 after buying an additional 154,128 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Simmons First National by 131.
4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 247,821 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $5,337,000 after buying an additional 140,738 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 27.
58% of the company’s stock. About Simmons First National ( Get Free Report ) Simmons First National Corporation operates as the holding company for Simmons Bank that provides banking and other financial products and services to individuals and businesses. The company offers checking, savings, and time deposits; consumer, real estate, and commercial loans; agricultural finance, equipment, and small business administration lending; trust and fiduciary services; credit cards; investment management products; treasury management; insurance products; and securities and investment services.
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