FY2026 EPS Estimate for Axos Financial Lifted by Analyst

Axos Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AX - Free Report) - DA Davidson lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for Axos Financial in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $7.29 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $7.26. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $88.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Axos Financial's current full-year earnings is $7.16 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on AX. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Axos Financial from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Raymond James reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $80.00 price objective (up previously from $75.00) on shares of Axos Financial in a research note on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on Axos Financial from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com raised Axos Financial from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Axos Financial currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $84.17.

Axos Financial Stock Performance

AX opened at $69.71 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The business's 50 day moving average is $74.53 and its 200-day moving average is $70.31. The stock has a market cap of $3.98 billion, a PE ratio of 9.37 and a beta of 1.46. Axos Financial has a twelve month low of $44.10 and a twelve month high of $88.46.

Axos Financial (NYSE:AX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.07. Axos Financial had a net margin of 22.10% and a return on equity of 19.12%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Edward James Ratinoff sold 4,002 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.41, for a total transaction of $317,798.82. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 46,209 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,669,456.69. The trade was a 7.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Garrabrants sold 125,000 shares of Axos Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.89, for a total transaction of $10,236,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,340,377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $109,763,472.53. This trade represents a 8.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.07% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Axos Financial

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AX. Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its stake in Axos Financial by 1.3% in the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 10,931 shares of the company's stock worth $687,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Axos Financial by 4.4% during the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 3,836 shares of the company's stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Axos Financial by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 43,126 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,012,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Axos Financial by 45.7% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 982 shares of the company's stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amalgamated Bank raised its position in Axos Financial by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 15,956 shares of the company's stock worth $1,003,000 after purchasing an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. 83.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Axos Financial Company Profile

Axos Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides consumer and business banking products in the United States. It operates through two segments, Banking Business and Securities Business. The company offers deposits products, including consumer and business checking, demand, savings, time deposit, money market, zero balance, and insured cash sweep accounts.

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