Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT - Get Free Report) is expected to release its earnings data before the market opens on Tuesday, April 22nd. Analysts expect Eagle Bancorp Montana to post earnings of $0.33 per share and revenue of $16.69 million for the quarter.

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The bank reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.15. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a net margin of 8.02% and a return on equity of 5.68%. On average, analysts expect Eagle Bancorp Montana to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Stock Up 2.1 %

Shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana stock traded up $0.34 during trading on Friday, hitting $16.52. The company's stock had a trading volume of 60,126 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,595. Eagle Bancorp Montana has a 52 week low of $12.42 and a 52 week high of $18.37. The company has a market capitalization of $131.78 million, a PE ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.94.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.1425 per share. This is an increase from Eagle Bancorp Montana's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.45%. Eagle Bancorp Montana's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 45.97%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Eagle Bancorp Montana from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Eagle Bancorp Montana news, Director Kenneth M. Walsh sold 10,000 shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.11, for a total value of $151,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 126,033 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,904,358.63. The trade was a 7.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 6.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Eagle Bancorp Montana

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Eagle Bancorp Montana stock. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT - Free Report) by 18.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,123 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 803 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE owned approximately 0.06% of Eagle Bancorp Montana worth $79,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 35.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Company Profile

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.