FY2025 EPS Estimates for National Bank Boosted by Analyst

National Bank Holdings Co. (NYSE:NBHC) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of National Bank in a report issued on Friday, January 24th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.65 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.45. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $53.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for National Bank’s current full-year earnings is $3.35 per share.

National Bank (NYSE:NBHC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.07. National Bank had a net margin of 19.82% and a return on equity of 9.85%.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler raised their target price on National Bank from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of National Bank from $47.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Hovde Group cut shares of National Bank from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $55.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Stephens raised their price target on shares of National Bank from $46.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, National Bank presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $51.40.

National Bank Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:NBHC opened at $42.42 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $45.01 and its 200-day moving average is $43.65. The company has a market cap of $1.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.73 and a beta of 0.86. National Bank has a 52-week low of $32.13 and a 52-week high of $51.76.

National Bank Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. National Bank’s dividend payout ratio is 37.54%.

Insider Transactions at National Bank

In other National Bank news, insider Valerie D. Kramer sold 897 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.11, for a total value of $44,948.67. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 9,755 shares in the company, valued at $488,823.05. This represents a 8.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Richard U. Jr. Newfield sold 19,259 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.81, for a total value of $959,290.79. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 143,210 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,133,290.10. This represents a 11.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 21,431 shares of company stock valued at $1,067,505. Company insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National Bank

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. KBC Group NV raised its stake in shares of National Bank by 82.5% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,389 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $103,000 after acquiring an additional 1,080 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new stake in National Bank during the 3rd quarter valued at $71,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in National Bank by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 355,487 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $14,966,000 after purchasing an additional 2,209 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in National Bank by 49.0% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,378 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $405,000 after purchasing an additional 3,415 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atria Investments Inc bought a new stake in shares of National Bank during the third quarter worth $202,000. 92.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About National Bank

National Bank Holdings Corporation operates as the bank holding company for NBH Bank that provides various banking products and financial services to commercial, business, and consumer clients in the United States. It offers deposit products, including checking, savings, money market, and other deposit accounts, including fixed-rate and fixed maturity time deposits.