Analysts Set Expectations for CIVB Q2 Earnings

Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CIVB - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Civista Bancshares in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Civista Bancshares' current full-year earnings is $2.28 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Civista Bancshares' FY2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

CIVB has been the subject of several other reports. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Civista Bancshares from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Civista Bancshares from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Stephens raised their target price on Civista Bancshares from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Civista Bancshares from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Civista Bancshares has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $25.20.

Civista Bancshares Stock Performance

Civista Bancshares stock opened at $22.54 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $19.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.69. Civista Bancshares has a 52-week low of $13.60 and a 52-week high of $23.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $348.90 million, a P/E ratio of 11.16 and a beta of 0.67.

Civista Bancshares (NASDAQ:CIVB - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The bank reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $40.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $40.33 million. Civista Bancshares had a return on equity of 8.35% and a net margin of 12.96%.

Civista Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.02%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 29th. Civista Bancshares's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.96%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Civista Bancshares by 40.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 51,521 shares of the bank's stock worth $917,000 after acquiring an additional 14,909 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Civista Bancshares by 210.8% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 149,815 shares of the bank's stock worth $3,152,000 after acquiring an additional 101,610 shares during the period. Mendon Capital Advisors Corp boosted its stake in shares of Civista Bancshares by 12.2% during the 4th quarter. Mendon Capital Advisors Corp now owns 242,450 shares of the bank's stock worth $5,101,000 after acquiring an additional 26,270 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Civista Bancshares by 271.7% during the 4th quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 53,355 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,123,000 after acquiring an additional 39,000 shares during the period. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Civista Bancshares by 45.2% during the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 45,161 shares of the bank's stock worth $950,000 after acquiring an additional 14,066 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.10% of the company's stock.

About Civista Bancshares

Civista Bancshares, Inc operates as the financial holding company for Civista Bank that provides community banking services. It collects a range of customer deposits; and offers commercial and agriculture, commercial and residential real estate, farm real estate, real estate construction, consumer, and other loans, as well as letters of credit.

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