FY2026 EPS Estimates for Bread Financial Lowered by Analyst

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BFH - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Bread Financial in a report released on Wednesday, March 26th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the company will post earnings of $7.45 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.47. The consensus estimate for Bread Financial's current full-year earnings is $6.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bread Financial's Q4 2026 earnings at $2.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.84 EPS.

Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.07. Bread Financial had a net margin of 5.75% and a return on equity of 12.41%.

BFH has been the subject of several other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Bread Financial from $68.00 to $58.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Bread Financial from $62.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Bread Financial in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Compass Point upped their price objective on shares of Bread Financial from $75.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Bread Financial from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $59.69.

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Bread Financial Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of BFH traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $50.06. The company had a trading volume of 168,885 shares, compared to its average volume of 827,973. The stock has a market cap of $2.46 billion, a PE ratio of 9.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $56.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $56.23. Bread Financial has a 1-year low of $32.10 and a 1-year high of $66.71.

Institutional Trading of Bread Financial

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Bread Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $338,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Bread Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $1,735,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Bread Financial by 122.6% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 40,622 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,480,000 after purchasing an additional 22,373 shares during the last quarter. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bread Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $1,679,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Bread Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $2,861,000. 99.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Bread Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. Bread Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.14%.

Bread Financial announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, March 5th that permits the company to buyback $150.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Bread Financial Company Profile

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc provides tech-forward payment and lending solutions to customers and consumer-based industries in North America. It offers credit card and other loans financing services, including risk management solutions, account origination, and funding services for private label and co-brand credit card programs, as well as through Bread partnerships; and Comenity-branded general purpose cash-back credit.