Analysts Offer Predictions for FMBH Q1 Earnings

First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FMBH) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for First Mid Bancshares in a report issued on Tuesday, January 28th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.91 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $47.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for First Mid Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share.

First Mid Bancshares (NASDAQ:FMBH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The bank reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.05. First Mid Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.38% and a net margin of 17.32%.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of First Mid Bancshares from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $43.00 price objective on shares of First Mid Bancshares in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on First Mid Bancshares from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.40.

First Mid Bancshares Stock Down 0.1 %

FMBH opened at $38.13 on Wednesday. First Mid Bancshares has a 12 month low of $28.86 and a 12 month high of $43.86. The business has a 50-day moving average of $38.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $38.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $911.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.73 and a beta of 0.93.

First Mid Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. First Mid Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.54%.

Insider Activity at First Mid Bancshares

In related news, Director James Edwin Zimmer bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 19th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $39.87 per share, for a total transaction of $39,870.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $161,473.50. This represents a 32.79 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 7.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of First Mid Bancshares

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FMBH. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of First Mid Bancshares in the third quarter valued at $84,000. PDT Partners LLC purchased a new position in First Mid Bancshares in the 3rd quarter valued at about $203,000. Centiva Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of First Mid Bancshares during the third quarter valued at about $213,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of First Mid Bancshares by 33.6% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 6,001 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $233,000 after acquiring an additional 1,510 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of First Mid Bancshares by 29.9% during the third quarter. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. now owns 9,927 shares of the bank’s stock worth $386,000 after acquiring an additional 2,285 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.57% of the company’s stock.

First Mid Bancshares Company Profile

First Mid Bancshares, Inc, a financial holding company, provides community banking products and services to commercial, retail, and agricultural customers in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, such as demand deposits, savings accounts, money market deposits, and time deposits. The company’s loan products include commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, agricultural and agricultural real estate, residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as construction and land development, 1-4 family residential properties, and multifamily residential properties loans; and other loans comprising loans to municipalities to support community projects, such as infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases.