DA Davidson Estimates BancFirst's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:BANF)

BancFirst Co. (NASDAQ:BANF - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for BancFirst in a report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner expects that the bank will earn $1.68 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for BancFirst's current full-year earnings is $6.52 per share.

BancFirst (NASDAQ:BANF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The bank reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $164.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.72 million. BancFirst had a return on equity of 14.21% and a net margin of 23.52%.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of BancFirst from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday.

BancFirst Price Performance

NASDAQ:BANF opened at $116.70 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.88 billion, a PE ratio of 18.12 and a beta of 0.82. BancFirst has a 52 week low of $81.56 and a 52 week high of $132.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $111.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $115.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BANF. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of BancFirst by 155.3% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 314 shares of the bank's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in BancFirst by 211.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 582 shares of the bank's stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 395 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its position in BancFirst by 779.4% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 554 shares of the bank's stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC grew its position in BancFirst by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 862 shares of the bank's stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the period. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC acquired a new position in BancFirst during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $135,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.72% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at BancFirst

In related news, Director William Scott Martin sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.13, for a total value of $1,191,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 214,499 shares of the company's stock, valued at $25,553,265.87. The trade was a 4.45 % 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 F Ford Drummond sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.97, for a total value of $589,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 6,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $707,820. This trade represents a 45.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,350 over the last quarter. 32.43% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

BancFirst Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.58%. BancFirst's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.84%.

BancFirst Company Profile

BancFirst Corporation operates as the bank holding company for BancFirst that provides a range of commercial banking services to retail customers, and small to medium-sized businesses. The company operates through BancFirst Metropolitan Banks, BancFirst Community Banks, Pegasus, Worthington, and Other Financial Services segments.

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