Banner (BANR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Banner Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Walla Walla, Washington. Its principal subsidiary, Banner Bank, is a community bank that provides financial services to individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Banner Bank offers deposit accounts, residential and commercial real estate lending, construction loans, business and consumer loans, mortgage services, treasury management and wealth management solutions. The bank also serves small and mid-sized businesses through commercial banking products and relationship-based financial services.

Founded in the Pacific Northwest, Banner has expanded its banking operations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Utah. Banner Corporation was established as the holding company for Banner Bank following the bank’s conversion to a stock-owned institution in the 1990s. The organization has historically been led by Mark J. Grescovich, who served as president and chief executive officer of Banner Corporation and Banner Bank.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $67.46 to $68.92
• 50-Day Range: $67.00 to $74.01
• 52-Week Range: $57.05 to $74.84
• Volume: 336,819 shs
• Average Volume: 277,933 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.20
• Dividend Yield: 3.06%
• Price Target: $73.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Banner Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Banner scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 336th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Banner has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Banner is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Banner has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.06%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Banner are expected to grow by 10.06% in the coming year, from $6.16 to $6.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Banner is 11.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Banner is 11.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.40.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Banner has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.05% of the float of Banner has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Banner has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.66.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Banner has recently decreased by 20.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Banner pays a meaningful dividend of 3.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Banner does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Banner is 34.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Banner will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.68% next year. This indicates that Banner will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.43

News Sentiment

Banner has a news sentiment score of -0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Banner this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Banner to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Banner insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.39% of the stock of Banner is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.33% of the stock of Banner is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 8/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 8/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BANR
• CIK: 946673
• Web: www.bannerbank.com
• Phone: (509) 527-3636
• Fax: 509-526-8898
• Employees: 1,934
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Banner: $73.75
• High Price Target: $78.00
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.02
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $195.38 million
• Net Margins: 23.55%
• Pretax Margin: 28.80%
• Return on Equity: 10.72%
• Return on Assets: 1.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $877.77 million
• Price / Sales: 2.63
• Cash Flow: $6.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.73
• Book Value: $57.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,990,000
• Free Float: 33,513,000
• Market Cap: $2.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83