German American Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GABC – Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 29th, Zacks reports. Shareholders of record on Saturday, August 10th will be paid a dividend of 0.27 per share by the bank on Tuesday, August 20th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.65%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 9th.
German American Bancorp has increased its dividend by an average of 9.6% annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 12 consecutive years. German American Bancorp has a dividend payout ratio of 41.5% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect German American Bancorp to earn $2.55 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.08 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 42.4%.
German American Bancorp Trading Up 0.2 %
NASDAQ GABC opened at $40.75 on Wednesday. German American Bancorp has a one year low of $24.85 and a one year high of $42.78. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.36. The firm has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.30 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have recently issued reports on GABC shares. StockNews.com cut German American Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Hovde Group increased their price target on German American Bancorp from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.33.
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About German American Bancorp
German American Bancorp, Inc operates as a financial holding company for German American Bank that provides retail and commercial banking services. The company operates through three segments: Core Banking, Wealth Management Services, and Insurance Operations. The Core Banking segment accepts deposits from the general public; and originates consumer, commercial and agricultural, commercial and agricultural real estate, and residential mortgage loans, as well as sells residential mortgage loans in the secondary market.
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