Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $1.53 Per Share, Wedbush Forecasts (NYSE:PB)

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:PB) – Research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Prosperity Bancshares in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $1.53 per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $90.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Prosperity Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $5.06 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Prosperity Bancshares’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.56 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Prosperity Bancshares from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $75.00 to $86.00 in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Prosperity Bancshares from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Truist Financial lowered shares of Prosperity Bancshares from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $81.00 to $79.00 in a research note on Friday, September 20th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Prosperity Bancshares from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Compass Point raised their price objective on shares of Prosperity Bancshares from $73.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Prosperity Bancshares currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.58.

Prosperity Bancshares Price Performance

PB stock opened at $70.80 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $65.39. The stock has a market cap of $6.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.90. Prosperity Bancshares has a 1 year low of $49.60 and a 1 year high of $74.87.

Prosperity Bancshares (NYSE:PB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The bank reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $458.95 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $290.06 million. Prosperity Bancshares had a net margin of 25.10% and a return on equity of 6.32%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.21 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Prosperity Bancshares

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Prosperity Bancshares by 59.6% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 474 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the period. Quarry LP increased its stake in shares of Prosperity Bancshares by 533.3% in the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 494 shares of the bank’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 416 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Prosperity Bancshares by 3,147.1% in the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 552 shares of the bank’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 535 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Prosperity Bancshares in the second quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Prosperity Bancshares during the 2nd quarter valued at $46,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.69% of the company’s stock.

Prosperity Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.56 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 13th. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.16%. Prosperity Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.61%.

Prosperity Bancshares Company Profile

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc operates as bank holding company for the Prosperity Bank that provides financial products and services to businesses and consumers. It accepts various deposit products, such as demand, savings, money market, and time accounts, as well as and certificates of deposit. The company also offers 1-4 family residential mortgage, commercial real estate and multifamily residential, commercial and industrial, agricultural, and non-real estate agricultural loans, as well as construction, land development, and other land loans; consumer loans, including automobile, recreational vehicle, boat, home improvement, personal, and deposit account collateralized loans; term loans and lines of credit; and consumer durables and home equity loans, as well as loans for working capital, business expansion, and purchase of equipment and machinery.