Analysts Offer Predictions for M&T Bank Co.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:MTB)

M&T Bank Co. (NYSE:MTB) – Equities researchers at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of M&T Bank in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 24th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $3.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.60. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $210.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for M&T Bank’s current full-year earnings is $14.23 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for M&T Bank’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.96 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.85 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on MTB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of M&T Bank from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $183.00 to $215.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. DA Davidson boosted their price target on M&T Bank from $159.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on M&T Bank from $164.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of M&T Bank from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of M&T Bank from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $170.00 to $165.00 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, M&T Bank currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $178.35.

M&T Bank Stock Down 1.6 %

NYSE:MTB opened at $174.86 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market cap of $29.18 billion, a PE ratio of 11.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a 50-day moving average of $168.09 and a 200 day moving average of $154.06. M&T Bank has a 1-year low of $108.53 and a 1-year high of $180.63.

M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 18th. The financial services provider reported $3.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.50 by $0.23. M&T Bank had a return on equity of 9.62% and a net margin of 17.84%. The business had revenue of $3.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $5.12 EPS.

M&T Bank Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be issued a $1.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $5.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.09%. M&T Bank’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.51%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Denis J. Salamone sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.03, for a total transaction of $1,720,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 44,902 shares in the company, valued at $7,724,491.06. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other M&T Bank news, Director Denis J. Salamone sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.03, for a total value of $1,720,300.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 44,902 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,724,491.06. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Robert E. Sadler, Jr. sold 1,000 shares of M&T Bank stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.23, for a total transaction of $172,230.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 31,796 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,476,225.08. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 32,699 shares of company stock valued at $5,115,349 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of M&T Bank

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MTB. General Partner Inc. purchased a new stake in M&T Bank in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in M&T Bank in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Oakworth Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in M&T Bank in the 2nd quarter worth about $35,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in M&T Bank by 82.7% during the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 444 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 201 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank & Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of M&T Bank during the second quarter valued at approximately $70,000. 84.68% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About M&T Bank

M&T Bank Corporation operates as a bank holding company for Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association that engages in the provision of retail and commercial banking products and services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Commercial Bank, Retail Bank, and Institutional Services and Wealth Management.