What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for EBMT FY2025 Earnings?

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT) – DA Davidson reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 19th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.55 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.60. The consensus estimate for Eagle Bancorp Montana’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share.

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The bank reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $31.74 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.60 million. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 7.03%.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of EBMT opened at $15.64 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $125.39 million, a P/E ratio of 14.48 and a beta of 0.51. Eagle Bancorp Montana has a 1 year low of $12.32 and a 1 year high of $17.65. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $16.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.93.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Eagle Bancorp Montana

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 5.0% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 22,448 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $354,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Eagle Bancorp Montana by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 93,172 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,236,000 after acquiring an additional 2,937 shares during the period. Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 14.3% in the second quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 171,174 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,254,000 after purchasing an additional 21,441 shares during the period. John G Ullman & Associates Inc. increased its stake in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 13.4% in the third quarter. John G Ullman & Associates Inc. now owns 62,574 shares of the bank’s stock worth $988,000 after purchasing an additional 7,382 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fourthstone LLC raised its position in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fourthstone LLC now owns 520,663 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $8,221,000 after purchasing an additional 5,898 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 35.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Eagle Bancorp Montana

In related news, Director Peter Joseph Johnson sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.97, for a total transaction of $84,850.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 57,838 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $981,510.86. This trade represents a 7.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Kenneth M. Walsh sold 6,705 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.44, for a total transaction of $110,230.20. Following the transaction, the director now owns 141,033 shares in the company, valued at $2,318,582.52. This represents a 4.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 12,795 shares of company stock valued at $213,610 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a dividend of $0.142 per share. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.63%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. Eagle Bancorp Montana’s dividend payout ratio is 52.78%.

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.