Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for EBMT Q4 Earnings

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for Eagle Bancorp Montana in a report released on Wednesday, October 30th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $0.31 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Eagle Bancorp Montana’s current full-year earnings is $1.07 per share.

EBMT has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Hovde Group initiated coverage on shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana in a report on Friday, July 5th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $13.50 price target for the company. StockNews.com started coverage on Eagle Bancorp Montana in a research note on Sunday, September 15th. They set a “hold” rating for the company.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Price Performance

Shares of EBMT stock opened at $16.70 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The company has a market capitalization of $133.88 million, a PE ratio of 15.46 and a beta of 0.53. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $15.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.15. Eagle Bancorp Montana has a 12 month low of $11.26 and a 12 month high of $17.65.

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The bank reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.04. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a return on equity of 5.07% and a net margin of 7.06%. The business had revenue of $31.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.60 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eagle Bancorp Montana

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EBMT. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 361,193 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,638,000 after acquiring an additional 1,075 shares during the period. Brandes Investment Partners LP grew its holdings in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 14.3% in the second quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 171,174 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,254,000 after purchasing an additional 21,441 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 93,172 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,236,000 after buying an additional 2,937 shares during the period. John G Ullman & Associates Inc. increased its stake in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 105.1% during the 1st quarter. John G Ullman & Associates Inc. now owns 52,082 shares of the bank’s stock worth $669,000 after buying an additional 26,690 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 7.6% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 19,936 shares of the bank’s stock worth $256,000 after buying an additional 1,400 shares in the last quarter. 35.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Eagle Bancorp Montana

In other news, Director Peter Joseph Johnson sold 7,374 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.28, for a total value of $105,300.72. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 61,139 shares in the company, valued at approximately $873,064.92. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 9,079 shares of company stock worth $129,171 over the last three months. Insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.142 per share. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. Eagle Bancorp Montana’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 52.78%.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Company Profile

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Opportunity Bank of Montana that provides various retail banking products and services to small businesses and individuals in Montana. It accepts various deposit products, such as checking, savings, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit accounts.