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Community Bank System (CBU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$62.70
+0.20 (+0.32%)
(As of 10/17/2024 ET)

About Community Bank System Stock (NYSE:CBU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$62.03
$63.34
50-Day Range
$56.13
$62.54
52-Week Range
$35.38
$63.95
Volume
180,314 shs
Average Volume
283,751 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.31 billion
P/E Ratio
19.59
Dividend Yield
2.93%
Price Target
$50.50
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Community Bank System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Community Bank, N.A. that provides various banking and other financial services to retail, commercial, institutional, and municipal customers. It operates through three segments: Banking, Employee Benefit Services, and All Other. The company offers various deposits products, such as interest and noninterest -bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts, as well as time deposits. It also provides loans, including consumer mortgages; general purpose commercial and industrial loans, and mortgages on commercial properties; paycheck protection program loans; installment loans that are originated through selected dealerships and are secured by automobiles, marine, and other recreational vehicles; personal installment loans and check credit lines of credit for consumers; and home equity products. In addition, the company offers broker-dealer and investment advisory; cash management, investment, and treasury services; asset management services; and employee benefit services, as well as operates as a full-service insurance agency that provides personal and commercial lines of insurance, and other risk management products and services. Further, it offers contribution plan administration, employee benefit trust, collective investment fund, retirement plan administration and benefit consulting, fund administration, transfer agency, actuarial and benefit consulting, and health and welfare consulting services; and act as an investor in residential and commercial real estate activities. Additionally, the company offers wealth management, retirement planning, higher educational planning, fiduciary, risk management, trust, and personal financial planning services; and investment alternatives, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and insurance and advisory products, as well as master recordkeeping services. Community Bank System, Inc. was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in DeWitt, New York.

Community Bank System Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

CBU MarketRank™: 

Community Bank System scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 127th out of 911 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Community Bank System has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Community Bank System has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Community Bank System's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Community Bank System are expected to grow by 12.28% in the coming year, from $3.42 to $3.84 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Community Bank System is 19.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.32.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Community Bank System is 19.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 46.92.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Community Bank System has a P/B Ratio of 1.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Community Bank System's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.06% of the float of Community Bank System has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Community Bank System has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Community Bank System has recently decreased by 15.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Community Bank System pays a meaningful dividend of 3.08%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Community Bank System has been increasing its dividend for 33 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Community Bank System is 57.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Community Bank System will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.92% next year. This indicates that Community Bank System will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Community Bank System's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.06% of the float of Community Bank System has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Community Bank System has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Community Bank System has recently decreased by 15.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Community Bank System has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Community Bank System this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.89% of the stock of Community Bank System is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    73.79% of the stock of Community Bank System is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Community Bank System's insider trading history.
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CBU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Community Bank System's stock was trading at $52.11 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CBU shares have increased by 20.3% and is now trading at $62.70.
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Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE:CBU) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.14. The company's revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Top institutional investors of Community Bank System include Nottingham Advisors Inc. (0.23%), Carnegie Investment Counsel (0.09%), Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. (0.06%) and Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark J Bolus, Brian R Ace, Sally A Steele, Dimitar Karaivanov, Jeffrey M Levy, Kerrie D Macpherson, Jeffery J Knauss and George J Getman.
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Shares of CBU 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 Community Bank System investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Visa (V) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/23/2024
Ex-Dividend for 10/10 Dividend
9/13/2024
Dividend Payable
10/10/2024
Today
10/17/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
10/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
National commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
CUSIP
20360710
Employees
2,849
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$50.50
High Stock Price Target
$59.00
Low Stock Price Target
$38.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-19.5%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$131.92 million
Pretax Margin
24.60%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$713.41 million
Cash Flow
$4.37 per share
Book Value
$31.81 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
51,551,000
Market Cap
$3.31 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.64
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This page (NYSE:CBU) was last updated on 10/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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