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TowneBank (TOWN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$34.78 +0.20 (+0.58%)
(As of 05:23 PM ET)

About TowneBank Stock (NASDAQ:TOWN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$34.26
$34.85
50-Day Range
$32.00
$37.62
52-Week Range
$25.70
$38.28
Volume
107,645 shs
Average Volume
255,268 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.61 billion
P/E Ratio
17.48
Dividend Yield
2.88%
Price Target
$36.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

TowneBank provides retail and commercial banking services for individuals, commercial enterprises, and professionals. The company operates through three segments: Banking, Realty, and Insurance. It accepts various deposits, including demand deposits, savings accounts, money rate savings, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The company also offers secured and unsecured personal loans for financing automobiles, home improvements, education, and personal investments; commercial loans for working capital, business expansion, and equipment and machinery purchases; and mortgage loans, as well as real estate acquisition, development, and construction loans. In addition, it provides other services, such as safe deposit boxes, treasury management services, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, and automatic drafts for various accounts, as well as online, mobile, and on-call banking services. Further, the company offers documentation services to accomplish tax deferral to investors; investment and asset management services; commercial mortgage brokerage services; and other financial services, such as financial, retirement, and estate planning services, as well as assistance on various investment options comprising alternative investments, annuities, margin accounts, convertible bonds, and pension and profit-sharing plans. Additionally, it provides residential real estate, relocation, property management, vacation rentals, and title and settlement services; and originates residential mortgage loans. The company also offers life, property, casualty, and vehicle insurance services; and employee benefit programs, such as health, dental, vision, and disability insurance. It operates in Richmond, Virginia, the Greater Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Greenville, North Carolina. TowneBank was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Portsmouth, Virginia.

TowneBank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

TOWN MarketRank™: 

TowneBank scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 285th out of 947 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    TowneBank has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    TowneBank has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about TowneBank's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for TowneBank are expected to grow by 22.22% in the coming year, from $2.07 to $2.53 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of TowneBank is 17.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.99.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of TowneBank is 17.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.02.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    TowneBank has a P/B Ratio of 1.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.89% of the float of TowneBank has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    TowneBank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in TowneBank has recently increased by 29.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    TowneBank pays a meaningful dividend of 2.91%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    TowneBank has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of TowneBank is 50.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, TowneBank will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.53% next year. This indicates that TowneBank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about TowneBank's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.89% of the float of TowneBank has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    TowneBank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in TowneBank has recently increased by 29.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    TowneBank has a news sentiment score of 1.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for TowneBank this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added TowneBank to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, TowneBank insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 8.14% of the stock of TowneBank is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    55.99% of the stock of TowneBank is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about TowneBank's insider trading history.
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TOWN Stock News Headlines

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TOWN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

TowneBank's stock was trading at $29.76 at the beginning of the year. Since then, TOWN stock has increased by 16.9% and is now trading at $34.78.
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TowneBank (NASDAQ:TOWN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The bank reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.02. The bank earned $258.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $179.80 million. TowneBank had a net margin of 14.89% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.32%.

Top institutional investors of TowneBank include State Street Corp (2.66%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.63%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.25%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.12%).

Shares of TOWN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that TowneBank investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), TotalEnergies (TTE) and Southern First Bancshares (SFST).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 10/11 Dividend
9/30/2024
Dividend Payable
10/11/2024
Last Earnings
10/23/2024
Today
12/26/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/14 Dividend
12/31/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Dividend Payable
1/14/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:TOWN
CUSIP
89214P10
CIK
N/A
Employees
2,784
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$36.00
High Stock Price Target
$40.00
Low Stock Price Target
$32.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$153.71 million
Pretax Margin
17.31%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$673.10 million
Cash Flow
$2.67 per share
Book Value
$28.26 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
68,896,000
Market Cap
$2.61 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91

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This page (NASDAQ:TOWN) was last updated on 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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