Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR - Free Report) - Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sierra Bancorp in a report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $36.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sierra Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $2.95 per share.
A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of Sierra Bancorp from $32.00 to $31.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. StockNews.com downgraded Sierra Bancorp from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday.
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Sierra Bancorp Stock Up 0.1 %
BSRR traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $27.15. 8,824 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 39,124. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The company has a market cap of $375.48 million, a PE ratio of 9.66 and a beta of 0.76. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $27.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.22. Sierra Bancorp has a one year low of $19.77 and a one year high of $35.13.
Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.01). Sierra Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.55% and a net margin of 19.90%. The company had revenue of $36.75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.51 million.
Sierra Bancorp Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Monday, May 5th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.68%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 5th. Sierra Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.46%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Sierra Bancorp news, Director Julie G. Castle sold 1,104 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total value of $35,328.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 4,157 shares in the company, valued at $133,024. This represents a 20.98 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Michael Olague sold 3,563 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.15, for a total transaction of $110,987.45. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 12,409 shares in the company, valued at $386,540.35. This represents a 22.31 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 5,393 shares of company stock worth $166,994 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 11.86% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury acquired a new position in shares of Sierra Bancorp during the fourth quarter worth approximately $137,000. CWM LLC raised its position in Sierra Bancorp by 15.1% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,920 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $137,000 after purchasing an additional 647 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Sierra Bancorp by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,903 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $171,000 after buying an additional 997 shares in the last quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Sierra Bancorp in the 4th quarter valued at $202,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sierra Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at $216,000. 55.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Sierra Bancorp
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Sierra Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Bank of the Sierra that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals and businesses in California. It accepts various deposit products, such as checking accounts, savings accounts, money market demand accounts, time deposits, retirement accounts, and sweep accounts.
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