Q4 EPS Estimate for Prosperity Bancshares Lifted by Analyst

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:PB - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Prosperity Bancshares in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.50 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.48. The consensus estimate for Prosperity Bancshares' current full-year earnings is $5.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Prosperity Bancshares' Q1 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.15 EPS.

Prosperity Bancshares (NYSE:PB - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The bank reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.04. Prosperity Bancshares had a return on equity of 6.64% and a net margin of 26.79%.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on PB. Wolfe Research restated a "peer perform" rating on shares of Prosperity Bancshares in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Raymond James boosted their price objective on shares of Prosperity Bancshares from $82.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Prosperity Bancshares from $77.00 to $76.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 26th. StockNews.com raised Prosperity Bancshares from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Prosperity Bancshares from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $80.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $82.88.

Prosperity Bancshares Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of PB stock traded up $0.02 on Thursday, hitting $76.52. The stock had a trading volume of 228,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 494,862. Prosperity Bancshares has a one year low of $57.16 and a one year high of $86.75. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $77.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $76.02. The company has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a PE ratio of 15.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.94.

Prosperity Bancshares Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.58 per share. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.03%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Prosperity Bancshares's dividend payout ratio is presently 45.85%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Prosperity Bancshares

In other news, Director Ned S. Holmes sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.66, for a total value of $42,330.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 113,315 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,593,247.90. This represents a 0.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Harrison Stafford II sold 4,000 shares of Prosperity Bancshares stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.07, for a total value of $320,280.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 107,137 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,578,459.59. This trade represents a 3.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 10,000 shares of company stock worth $794,995. 4.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Prosperity Bancshares

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Prosperity Bancshares by 14.9% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 987 shares of the bank's stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in Prosperity Bancshares by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,069 shares of the bank's stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Prosperity Bancshares by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 844 shares of the bank's stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in shares of Prosperity Bancshares by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 45,392 shares of the bank's stock valued at $3,272,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of Prosperity Bancshares by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,720 shares of the bank's stock valued at $340,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. 80.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Prosperity Bancshares

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.