DA Davidson Has Positive Outlook of EBMT FY2025 Earnings

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT) – Research analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Eagle Bancorp Montana in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now expects that the bank will post earnings of $1.70 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Eagle Bancorp Montana’s current full-year earnings is $1.57 per share.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Eagle Bancorp Montana from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EBMT opened at $15.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $15.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.54. Eagle Bancorp Montana has a 1 year low of $12.32 and a 1 year high of $17.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $123.51 million, a PE ratio of 12.42 and a beta of 0.53.

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The bank reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.15. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a net margin of 8.02% and a return on equity of 5.68%.

Institutional Trading of Eagle Bancorp Montana

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 23,408 shares of the bank’s stock worth $359,000 after acquiring an additional 960 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 45,699 shares of the bank’s stock worth $701,000 after purchasing an additional 1,699 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 25.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 10,567 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $167,000 after purchasing an additional 2,165 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 17.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 77,133 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after buying an additional 11,490 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 5.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,838 shares of the bank’s stock worth $282,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. 35.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Eagle Bancorp Montana news, Director Peter Joseph Johnson sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.97, for a total value of $84,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 57,838 shares in the company, valued at approximately $981,510.86. This represents a 7.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a $0.1425 dividend. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.70%. This is a boost from Eagle Bancorp Montana’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Eagle Bancorp Montana’s payout ratio is 45.97%.

About Eagle Bancorp Montana

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Opportunity Bank of Montana that provides various retail banking products and services to small businesses and individuals in Montana. It accepts various deposit products, such as checking, savings, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit accounts.