Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for FS Bancorp Q1 Earnings

FS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSBW) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for FS Bancorp in a research report issued on Thursday, January 23rd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for FS Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share.

FS Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The bank reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by ($0.12). FS Bancorp had a net margin of 16.97% and a return on equity of 12.35%.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of FS Bancorp from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd.

FS Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of FSBW opened at $40.34 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.06. FS Bancorp has a twelve month low of $30.64 and a twelve month high of $49.15. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $43.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.22. The firm has a market cap of $315.34 million, a P/E ratio of 9.17 and a beta of 0.96.

FS Bancorp Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th will be given a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.78%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 6th. This is a positive change from FS Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. FS Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 25.45%.

Institutional Trading of FS Bancorp

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of FS Bancorp by 18.6% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,756 shares of the bank’s stock worth $113,000 after purchasing an additional 433 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in FS Bancorp by 216.0% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,027 shares of the bank’s stock worth $802,000 after buying an additional 12,322 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in FS Bancorp by 30.0% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 27,418 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,220,000 after buying an additional 6,331 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in FS Bancorp by 1.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 154,911 shares of the bank’s stock worth $6,894,000 after buying an additional 2,215 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in FS Bancorp by 43.9% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 8,784 shares of the bank’s stock worth $391,000 after buying an additional 2,678 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.88% of the company’s stock.

About FS Bancorp

FS Bancorp, Inc operates as a bank holding company for 1st Security Bank of Washington that provides banking and financial services to local families, local and regional businesses, and industry niches. The company operates in two segments, Commercial and Consumer Banking; and Home Lending. It offers various deposit instruments, including checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit.