DA Davidson Has Bearish Forecast for EBMT FY2025 Earnings

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana in a research report issued on Thursday, December 19th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now expects that the bank will post earnings of $1.55 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.60. 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 earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The bank reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $31.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.60 million. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 7.03%.

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ EBMT opened at $15.66 on Friday. 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 has a twelve month low of $12.32 and a twelve month high of $17.65. The company’s fifty day moving average is $16.80 and its 200-day moving average is $15.11. The stock has a market cap of $125.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.50 and a beta of 0.51.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a $0.142 dividend. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. Eagle Bancorp Montana’s payout ratio is 52.78%.

Insider Transactions at Eagle Bancorp Montana

In other news, Director Peter Joseph Johnson sold 5,000 shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.97, for a total transaction of $84,850.00. Following the completion of 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Kenneth M. Walsh sold 6,705 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.44, for a total value of $110,230.20. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 141,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,318,582.52. This represents a 4.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 12,795 shares of company stock valued at $213,610 in the last ninety days. 6.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Eagle Bancorp Montana

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 25.8% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 10,567 shares of the bank’s stock worth $167,000 after purchasing an additional 2,165 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,838 shares of the bank’s stock worth $282,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 22,448 shares of the bank’s stock worth $354,000 after acquiring an additional 1,072 shares in the last quarter. John G Ullman & Associates Inc. raised its position in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 13.4% during the third quarter. John G Ullman & Associates Inc. now owns 62,574 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $988,000 after purchasing an additional 7,382 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 77,133 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after purchasing an additional 11,490 shares in the last quarter. 35.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.