Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Buys Shares of 87,029 Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ:INDB)

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ:INDBFree Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 87,029 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $5,586,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in INDB. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its holdings in Independent Bank by 364.9% during the 4th quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 2,213 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $142,000 after buying an additional 1,737 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Independent Bank during the 3rd quarter valued at about $222,000. Profund Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Independent Bank during the 2nd quarter valued at about $229,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Independent Bank during the 3rd quarter valued at about $257,000. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Independent Bank by 29.7% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 5,378 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,231 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.40% of the company’s stock.

Independent Bank Stock Performance

NASDAQ:INDB opened at $67.04 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $68.35 and a 200 day moving average of $63.19. The company has a market capitalization of $2.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.57 and a beta of 0.78. Independent Bank Corp. has a 1-year low of $45.11 and a 1-year high of $77.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.95.

Independent Bank (NASDAQ:INDBGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The bank reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.05. Independent Bank had a return on equity of 6.74% and a net margin of 20.26%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Independent Bank Corp. will post 4.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Independent Bank Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 30th. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.40%. Independent Bank’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 49.57%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on INDB. Raymond James upgraded Independent Bank from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $74.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, October 21st. StockNews.com upgraded Independent Bank from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on Independent Bank from $77.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $78.00.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Independent Bank

Independent Bank Profile

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Independent Bank Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Rockland Trust Company that provides commercial banking products and services to individuals and small-to-medium sized businesses in the United States. The company provides interest checking, money market, and savings accounts, as well as demand deposits and time certificates of deposit.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Independent Bank (NASDAQ:INDB)

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