BancFirst Co. (NASDAQ:BANF - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of BancFirst in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 28th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.60 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for BancFirst's current full-year earnings is $6.52 per share.
A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on BANF. StockNews.com cut shares of BancFirst from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on BancFirst from $117.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th.
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BancFirst Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ BANF traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $119.08. The company's stock had a trading volume of 488,213 shares, compared to its average volume of 106,770. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. BancFirst has a 1-year low of $81.21 and a 1-year high of $132.29. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $121.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $112.42. The firm has a market cap of $3.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.49 and a beta of 1.06.
BancFirst (NASDAQ:BANF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The bank reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.61 by $0.07. BancFirst had a net margin of 23.52% and a return on equity of 14.21%.
BancFirst Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.46 dividend. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. BancFirst's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.57%.
Insider Buying and Selling at BancFirst
In other news, EVP Dennis Jay Hannah sold 10,543 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.58, for a total transaction of $1,334,532.94. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,564 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $197,971.12. This trade represents a 87.08 % 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 William Scott Martin sold 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.00, for a total transaction of $1,755,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 291,904 shares of the company's stock, valued at $34,152,768. The trade was a 4.89 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 94,448 shares of company stock worth $11,626,527. 33.89% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new position in BancFirst during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of BancFirst by 33.9% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 391 shares of the bank's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the period. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in BancFirst during the second quarter valued at about $77,000. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in BancFirst during the third quarter worth about $105,000. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its position in BancFirst by 85.6% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,162 shares of the bank's stock worth $136,000 after acquiring an additional 536 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.72% of the company's stock.
About BancFirst
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BancFirst Corporation operates as the bank holding company for BancFirst that provides a range of commercial banking services to retail customers, and small to medium-sized businesses. The company operates through BancFirst Metropolitan Banks, BancFirst Community Banks, Pegasus, Worthington, and Other Financial Services segments.
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