Q1 EPS Estimate for Commerce Bancshares Raised by Analyst

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBSH) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Commerce Bancshares in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $0.89 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Commerce Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $3.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Commerce Bancshares’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.05 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.38 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Commerce Bancshares from $69.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Commerce Bancshares from $66.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Commerce Bancshares from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com upgraded Commerce Bancshares from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Raymond James lowered Commerce Bancshares from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $67.83.

Commerce Bancshares Stock Up 1.3 %

CBSH opened at $66.60 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $64.97 and a 200-day moving average of $64.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.61, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.80. Commerce Bancshares has a 12-month low of $47.89 and a 12-month high of $72.75.

Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ:CBSH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $422.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $417.48 million. Commerce Bancshares had a return on equity of 16.31% and a net margin of 25.24%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.84 EPS.

Commerce Bancshares Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. This is an increase from Commerce Bancshares’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.65%. Commerce Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is 26.93%.

Insider Transactions at Commerce Bancshares

In other Commerce Bancshares news, CFO Charles G. Kim sold 13,493 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.76, for a total transaction of $914,285.68. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 86,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,844,028.96. This represents a 13.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO John W. Kemper sold 26,042 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.28, for a total transaction of $1,752,105.76. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 211,929 shares in the company, valued at $14,258,583.12. The trade was a 10.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 86,054 shares of company stock valued at $5,771,192. 3.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Commerce Bancshares

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in Commerce Bancshares during the third quarter worth $566,000. Procyon Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Commerce Bancshares during the fourth quarter worth $200,000. Centiva Capital LP bought a new stake in Commerce Bancshares during the third quarter valued at about $581,000. PFW Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Commerce Bancshares during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,336,000. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Commerce Bancshares by 19.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 106,934 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,353,000 after acquiring an additional 17,400 shares during the period. 70.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Commerce Bancshares Company Profile

Commerce Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Commerce Bank that provides retail, mortgage banking, corporate, investment, trust, and asset management products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States. It operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Wealth.