What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for EFSC Q1 Earnings?

Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ:EFSC) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Enterprise Financial Services in a report released on Wednesday, January 29th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.24 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Enterprise Financial Services’ current full-year earnings is $4.77 per share.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on EFSC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price objective (up previously from $68.00) on shares of Enterprise Financial Services in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Enterprise Financial Services from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd.

Enterprise Financial Services Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EFSC opened at $60.12 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $2.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.74 and a beta of 1.00. Enterprise Financial Services has a 52-week low of $37.28 and a 52-week high of $63.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $57.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.04.

Enterprise Financial Services (NASDAQ:EFSC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The bank reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.14. Enterprise Financial Services had a return on equity of 10.81% and a net margin of 19.73%.

Enterprise Financial Services Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.93%. This is a positive change from Enterprise Financial Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Enterprise Financial Services’s payout ratio is presently 23.73%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Enterprise Financial Services

In other Enterprise Financial Services news, Director Richard Sanborn sold 100,000 shares of Enterprise Financial Services stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.56, for a total transaction of $5,956,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 40,950 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,438,982. The trade was a 70.95 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Enterprise Financial Services

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFSC. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in Enterprise Financial Services during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Quarry LP grew its position in Enterprise Financial Services by 2,593.5% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 835 shares of the bank’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 804 shares during the last quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in Enterprise Financial Services during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $102,000. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 34.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,560 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $131,000 after buying an additional 653 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 169.7% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,452 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $177,000 after purchasing an additional 2,172 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.21% of the company’s stock.

About Enterprise Financial Services

Enterprise Financial Services Corp operates as the holding company for Enterprise Bank & Trust that offers banking and wealth management services to individuals and corporate customers primarily in Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, and New Mexico. It provides checking, savings, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit.