ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for ChoiceOne Bank that provides banking services to corporations, partnerships, and individuals in Michigan. The company offers various deposit products, including time, savings, and demand deposits, safe deposit, and automated transaction machine services. It also provides commercial lending products, such as business, industry, agricultural, construction, inventory, and real estate loans; and consumer loans comprising direct and indirect loans to consumers and purchasers of residential and real properties. In addition, the company offers alternative investment products, which include annuities and mutual funds; and sells insurance policies, such as life and health for commercial and consumer clients. Further, it provides trust and wealth management services. ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Sparta, Michigan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.89 to $26.20
• 50-Day Range: $25.18 to $33.54
• 52-Week Range: $22.02 to $38.15
• Volume: 41,940 shs
• Average Volume: 29,693 shs
• Market Capitalization: $227.45 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.78
• Dividend Yield: 4.42%
• Price Target: $37.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

ChoiceOne Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ChoiceOne Financial Services scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 131st out of 951 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

ChoiceOne Financial Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ChoiceOne Financial Services has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ChoiceOne Financial Services are expected to grow by 4.90% in the coming year, from $3.67 to $3.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ChoiceOne Financial Services is 7.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ChoiceOne Financial Services is 7.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.51.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ChoiceOne Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 0.98. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.85% of the float of ChoiceOne Financial Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ChoiceOne Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ChoiceOne Financial Services has recently decreased by 8.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

ChoiceOne Financial Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.39%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

ChoiceOne Financial Services has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ChoiceOne Financial Services is 34.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, ChoiceOne Financial Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.09% next year. This indicates that ChoiceOne Financial Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.85% of the float of ChoiceOne Financial Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ChoiceOne Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ChoiceOne Financial Services has recently decreased by 8.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.82

News Sentiment

ChoiceOne Financial Services has a news sentiment score of 1.82. 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 0.90 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for ChoiceOne Financial Services this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added ChoiceOne Financial Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ChoiceOne Financial Services insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $298.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.92% of the stock of ChoiceOne Financial Services is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 19.90% of the stock of ChoiceOne Financial Services is held by institutions.

COFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have COFS shares performed this year?

ChoiceOne Financial Services' stock was trading at $35.64 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, COFS shares have decreased by 28.8% and is now trading at $25.36.
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How were ChoiceOne Financial Services' earnings last quarter?

ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:COFS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 22nd. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.01. ChoiceOne Financial Services had a net margin of 19.21% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.44%.

Who are ChoiceOne Financial Services' major shareholders?

ChoiceOne Financial Services' top institutional investors include Gradient Investments LLC (0.10%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.08%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Greg L Armock, Curt E Coulter, Michelle M Wendling, Kelly Potes and Michael J Burke Jr.
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How do I buy shares of ChoiceOne Financial Services?

Shares of COFS 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of ChoiceOne Financial Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ChoiceOne Financial Services investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/22/2025
• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2025
• Today: 4/14/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: State commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:COFS
• CIK: 803164
• Web: www.choiceone.com
• Phone: (616) 887-7366
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 380
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $37.00
• High Stock Price Target: $39.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.91
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $26.73 million
• Net Margins: 19.21%
• Pretax Margin: 22.76%
• Return on Equity: 12.44%
• Return on Assets: 1.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.99
• Current Ratio: 0.74
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $92.44 million
• Price / Sales: 2.46
• Cash Flow: $3.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.22
• Book Value: $25.93 per share
• Price / Book: 0.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 8,969,000
• Free Float: 8,249,000
• Market Cap: $227.45 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.61