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Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$24.37 -0.52 (-2.09%)
(As of 01:23 PM ET)

About Amerant Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:AMTB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$24.31
$24.90
50-Day Range
$19.67
$25.76
52-Week Range
$18.54
$27.00
Volume
83,340 shs
Average Volume
144,440 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.03 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
1.48%
Price Target
$26.40
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Amerant Bancorp Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Amerant Bank, N.A. that provides banking products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States and internationally. It offers checking, savings, business, and money market accounts; cash management services; and certificates of deposits. The company also provides variable and fixed rate commercial real estate loans; owner-occupied; single-family residential; commercial; and consumer loans and overdrafts, such as automobile, personal, or loans secured by cash or securities and revolving credit card agreements. In addition, it offers trust and estate planning products and services to high-net-worth customers, brokerage and investment advisory services in global capital markets, and wealth management and fiduciary services. Further, the company provides debit and credit cards, night depositories, direct deposits, cashier's checks, safe deposit boxes, letters of credit, and treasury management services, including wire transfer, remote deposit capture, and automated clearinghouse services; derivative instruments; and online and mobile banking, account balances, statements and other documents, online transfers and bill payment, and electronic delivery of customer statements services, as well as automated teller machines, and banking by mobile devices, telephone, and mail. It operates banking centers in Florida and Texas. The company was formerly known as Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation and changed its name to Amerant Bancorp Inc. in June 2019. Amerant Bancorp Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Amerant Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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38th Percentile Overall Score

AMTB MarketRank™: 

Amerant Bancorp scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 800th out of 956 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Amerant Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Amerant Bancorp has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Amerant Bancorp are expected to grow by 66.39% in the coming year, from $1.22 to $2.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Amerant Bancorp is -16.64, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Amerant Bancorp is -16.64, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Amerant Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for AMTB.
  • Dividend Yield

    Amerant Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 1.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Amerant Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Amerant Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.73% next year. This indicates that Amerant Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Amerant Bancorp's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for AMTB.
  • News Sentiment

    Amerant Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.61. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Amerant Bancorp this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Amerant Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    13.49% of the stock of Amerant Bancorp is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    42.11% of the stock of Amerant Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Amerant Bancorp's insider trading history.
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AMTB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Amerant Bancorp's stock was trading at $24.57 at the start of the year. Since then, AMTB shares have increased by 0.2% and is now trading at $24.62.
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Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:AMTB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.04. The firm earned ($999) million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.39 million. Amerant Bancorp had a negative net margin of 8.38% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.73%.

Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) raised $82 million in an IPO on the week of December 17th 2018. The company issued 6,300,000 shares at $13.00 per share. Raymond James, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) and Stephens acted as the underwriters for the IPO and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and FIG Partners were co-managers.

Amerant Bancorp's top institutional shareholders include Wellington Management Group LLP (16.88%), State Street Corp (2.42%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.20%) and Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC (1.91%). Insiders that own company stock include A Gustavo J Vollmer, Gerald P Plush, Frederick C Copeland Jr, Carlos Iafigliola, Armando Fleitas, Silvio Marshall Martin, Sharymar Calderon, Howard A Levine, Juan Esterripa, John Quelch and M Gustavo Marturet.
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Shares of AMTB 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 Amerant Bancorp investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), American Water Works (AWK), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/23/2024
Ex-Dividend for 11/29 Dividend
11/14/2024
Dividend Payable
11/29/2024
Today
12/17/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
National commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AMTB
Fax
N/A
Employees
680
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$26.40
High Stock Price Target
$29.00
Low Stock Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+7.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$32.49 million
Pretax Margin
-10.61%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$277.87 million
Cash Flow
$2.24 per share
Book Value
$21.91 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
36,428,000
Market Cap
$1.04 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.01
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This page (NASDAQ:AMTB) was last updated on 12/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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