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Community Financial System (CBU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$54.27 +0.02 (+0.03%)
As of 02:58 PM Eastern
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About Community Financial System Stock (NYSE:CBU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$53.94
$54.65
50-Day Range
$51.39
$58.23
52-Week Range
$43.62
$73.39
Volume
126,633 shs
Average Volume
251,008 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.87 billion
P/E Ratio
15.03
Dividend Yield
3.39%
Price Target
$71.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. It also provides loans, including consumer mortgages; general purpose commercial and industrial loans, and mortgages on commercial properties; paycheck protection program loans; installment loans that are originated through selected dealerships and are secured by automobiles, marine, and other recreational vehicles; personal installment loans and check credit lines of credit for consumers; and home equity products. In addition, the company offers broker-dealer and investment advisory; cash management, investment, and treasury services; asset management services; and employee benefit services, as well as operates as a full-service insurance agency that provides personal and commercial lines of insurance, and other risk management products and services. Further, it offers contribution plan administration, employee benefit trust, collective investment fund, retirement plan administration and benefit consulting, fund administration, transfer agency, actuarial and benefit consulting, and health and welfare consulting services; and act as an investor in residential and commercial real estate activities. Additionally, the company offers wealth management, retirement planning, higher educational planning, fiduciary, risk management, trust, and personal financial planning services; and investment alternatives, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and insurance and advisory products, as well as master recordkeeping services. Community Bank System, Inc. was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in DeWitt, New York.

Community Financial System Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

CBU MarketRank™: 

Community Financial System scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 146th out of 2,704 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Community Financial System has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Community Financial System has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Community Financial System's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Community Financial System are expected to grow by 14.83% in the coming year, from $4.18 to $4.80 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Community Financial System is 15.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.51.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Community Financial System is 15.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.33.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Community Financial System has a P/B Ratio of 1.62. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Community Financial System's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.84% of the float of Community Financial System has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Community Financial System has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.
  • Change versus previous month

  • Dividend Yield

    Community Financial System pays a meaningful dividend of 3.41%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Community Financial System has been increasing its dividend for 33 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Community Financial System is 50.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Community Financial System will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.33% next year. This indicates that Community Financial System will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Community Financial System's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.84% of the float of Community Financial System has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Community Financial System has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.
  • Change versus previous month

  • News Sentiment

    Community Financial System has a news sentiment score of 1.81. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Community Financial System this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Community Financial System to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.01% of the stock of Community Financial System is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    73.79% of the stock of Community Financial System is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Community Financial System's insider trading history.
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CBU Stock News Headlines

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CBU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Community Financial System's stock was trading at $61.68 at the start of the year. Since then, CBU stock has decreased by 12.0% and is now trading at $54.2680.
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Community Financial System, Inc. (NYSE:CBU) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 29th. The bank reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.02. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional shareholders of Community Financial System include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.00%), Federated Hermes Inc. (1.58%), Northern Trust Corp (1.26%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark J Bolus, Brian R Ace, Sally A Steele, Dimitar Karaivanov, Jeffrey M Levy, John F Whipple and Kerrie D Macpherson.
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Shares of CBU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Community Financial System investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Visa (V) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/10 Dividend
3/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/10 Dividend
3/14/2025
Dividend Payable
4/10/2025
Last Earnings
4/29/2025
Record date for 7/10 Dividend
6/13/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend
6/13/2025
Today
6/20/2025
Dividend Payable
7/10/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - MISC SVCS
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:CBU
Employees
2,918
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$71.00
High Stock Price Target
$76.00
Low Stock Price Target
$67.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+30.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
15.03
Forward P/E Ratio
12.98
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$182.48 million
Pretax Margin
25.79%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$765.28 million
Cash Flow
$4.22 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.85
Book Value
$33.54 per share
Price / Book
1.62

Miscellaneous

Free Float
52,317,000
Market Cap
$2.87 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.79
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This page (NYSE:CBU) was last updated on 6/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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