DA Davidson Expects Lower Earnings for Eagle Bancorp Montana

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana in a report issued on Thursday, December 19th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now forecasts that the bank will earn $1.55 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.60. The consensus estimate for Eagle Bancorp Montana’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share.

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

Eagle Bancorp Montana Trading Down 0.1 %

EBMT opened at $15.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $125.39 million, a PE ratio of 14.48 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a fifty day moving average of $16.79 and a 200-day moving average of $15.13. Eagle Bancorp Montana has a twelve month low of $12.32 and a twelve month high of $17.65. 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 (NASDAQ:EBMT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The bank reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.04. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a net margin of 7.03% and a return on equity of 4.96%. The company had revenue of $31.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.60 million.

Institutional Trading of Eagle Bancorp Montana

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EBMT. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,838 shares of the bank’s stock worth $282,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 5.0% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 22,448 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $354,000 after buying an additional 1,072 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 25.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 10,567 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $167,000 after buying an additional 2,165 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 3.3% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 93,172 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,236,000 after buying an additional 2,937 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fourthstone LLC lifted its holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 1.1% in the third quarter. Fourthstone LLC now owns 520,663 shares of the bank’s stock worth $8,221,000 after buying an additional 5,898 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.66% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Eagle Bancorp Montana news, Director Kenneth M. Walsh sold 6,705 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.44, for a total transaction of $110,230.20. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 141,033 shares in the company, valued at $2,318,582.52. This trade represents a 4.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Peter Joseph Johnson sold 5,000 shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana stock in a transaction 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 owns 57,838 shares in the company, valued at approximately $981,510.86. The trade was a 7.96 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 12,795 shares of company stock worth $213,610 in the last ninety days. 6.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Announces Dividend

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