What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for EBMT Q1 Earnings?

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 29th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.35 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Eagle Bancorp Montana’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share.

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.15. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 7.03%.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Eagle Bancorp Montana from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Trading Up 1.7 %

NASDAQ:EBMT opened at $15.25 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $122.31 million, a PE ratio of 14.12 and a beta of 0.53. Eagle Bancorp Montana has a 52-week low of $12.32 and a 52-week high of $17.62. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $15.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.1425 dividend. This is a positive change from Eagle Bancorp Montana’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. Eagle Bancorp Montana’s dividend payout ratio is currently 52.78%.

Insider Activity

In other Eagle Bancorp Montana news, Director Peter Joseph Johnson sold 5,000 shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.97, for a total transaction of $84,850.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 57,838 shares in the company, valued at approximately $981,510.86. The trade was a 7.96 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Eagle Bancorp Montana

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 23,408 shares of the bank’s stock worth $359,000 after buying an additional 960 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 45,699 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $701,000 after acquiring an additional 1,699 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 25.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 10,567 shares of the bank’s stock worth $167,000 after acquiring an additional 2,165 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 17.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 77,133 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,218,000 after acquiring an additional 11,490 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its position in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 5.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,838 shares of the bank’s stock worth $282,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. 35.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Eagle Bancorp Montana

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.