DA Davidson Expects Increased Earnings for Five Star Bancorp

Five Star Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBC) – Research analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Five Star Bancorp in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.63 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.57. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $38.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five Star Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Five Star Bancorp’s FY2026 earnings at $3.07 EPS.

FSBC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 target price (down previously from $38.00) on shares of Five Star Bancorp in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on Five Star Bancorp from $37.00 to $35.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $37.00 price target on shares of Five Star Bancorp in a report on Tuesday, January 28th.

Five Star Bancorp Stock Performance

FSBC stock opened at $30.41 on Monday. Five Star Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $21.10 and a fifty-two week high of $35.13. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $31.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $30.13. The company has a market capitalization of $648.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34 and a beta of 0.48.

Five Star Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The company reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.04. Five Star Bancorp had a return on equity of 12.89% and a net margin of 21.40%.

Five Star Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 10th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.63%. Five Star Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.09%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five Star Bancorp

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Five Star Bancorp by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 377,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,221,000 after buying an additional 25,374 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Five Star Bancorp by 21.7% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 373,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,094,000 after purchasing an additional 66,602 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Five Star Bancorp by 32.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 160,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,797,000 after purchasing an additional 39,256 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Five Star Bancorp by 0.3% during the third quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 141,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,202,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Five Star Bancorp by 201.4% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 134,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,997,000 after purchasing an additional 89,834 shares in the last quarter. 46.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Five Star Bancorp

Five Star Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Five Star Bank that provides a range of banking products and services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals in Northern California. It accepts various deposits, such as money market accounts, noninterest-bearing and interest checking accounts, savings accounts, term certificate accounts, and time deposits.