What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for CBU Q1 Earnings?

Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE:CBU) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Community Bank System in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 23rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $0.90 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Community Bank System’s current full-year earnings is $4.01 per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler began coverage on Community Bank System in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Raymond James raised shares of Community Bank System from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $67.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Community Bank System from $74.00 to $76.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Community Bank System Stock Performance

NYSE:CBU opened at $65.50 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $65.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.42. The stock has a market cap of $3.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.04 and a beta of 0.67. Community Bank System has a 1-year low of $41.50 and a 1-year high of $73.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Community Bank System (NYSE:CBU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The bank reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.04. Community Bank System had a net margin of 19.40% and a return on equity of 10.94%. The firm had revenue of $196.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $190,950 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Community Bank System Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Community Bank System’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 53.49%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director John F. Whipple sold 3,937 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.10, for a total transaction of $287,794.70. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,823 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $425,661.30. This represents a 40.34 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.89% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CBU. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Community Bank System by 99.0% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 109,647 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $6,367,000 after purchasing an additional 54,554 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in Community Bank System by 56.1% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 22,582 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,311,000 after buying an additional 8,113 shares in the last quarter. Ausbil Investment Management Ltd grew its position in Community Bank System by 494.7% in the third quarter. Ausbil Investment Management Ltd now owns 30,552 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,774,000 after acquiring an additional 25,415 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its stake in Community Bank System by 9.5% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 96,742 shares of the bank’s stock worth $5,618,000 after acquiring an additional 8,356 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Community Bank System by 17.6% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 80,008 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,777,000 after acquiring an additional 12,000 shares during the last quarter. 73.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Community Bank System

Community Bank System, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Community Bank, N.A. that provides various banking and other financial services to retail, commercial, institutional, and municipal customers. It operates through three segments: Banking, Employee Benefit Services, and All Other. The company offers various deposits products, such as interest and noninterest -bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts, as well as time deposits.