FY2025 EPS Estimate for Eagle Bancorp Montana Cut by Analyst

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT) – DA Davidson cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana in a report released on Wednesday, October 30th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now expects that the bank will earn $1.60 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.70. The consensus estimate for Eagle Bancorp Montana’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share.

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The bank reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $31.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.60 million. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a net margin of 7.03% and a return on equity of 5.02%.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on EBMT. Hovde Group began coverage on Eagle Bancorp Montana in a research note on Friday, July 5th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $13.50 target price on the stock. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Eagle Bancorp Montana in a research note on Sunday, September 15th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Price Performance

EBMT opened at $16.70 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $15.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $14.15. Eagle Bancorp Montana has a 1 year low of $11.26 and a 1 year high of $17.65. 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 firm has a market cap of $133.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.46 and a beta of 0.53.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eagle Bancorp Montana

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Peter Joseph Johnson sold 7,374 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.28, for a total value of $105,300.72. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 61,139 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $873,064.92. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders sold a total of 9,079 shares of company stock worth $129,171 in the last quarter. 6.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a $0.142 dividend. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. Eagle Bancorp Montana’s dividend payout ratio is currently 52.78%.

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.