What is DA Davidson's Estimate for CBU Q2 Earnings?

Community Financial System, Inc. (NYSE:CBU - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Community Financial System in a report released on Tuesday, July 1st. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas now expects that the bank will earn $1.00 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.99. The consensus estimate for Community Financial System's current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Community Financial System's FY2025 earnings at $4.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.70 EPS.

Community Financial System (NYSE:CBU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.02. Community Financial System had a net margin of 19.89% and a return on equity of 10.98%. The company had revenue of $196.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $197.13 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.18 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Community Financial System from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th.

Community Financial System Stock Up 1.2%

Community Financial System stock traded up $0.71 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $59.24. The company's stock had a trading volume of 300,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 243,501. Community Financial System has a 12 month low of $45.64 and a 12 month high of $73.39. The company has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.41 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.76. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $56.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.96.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Community Financial System

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CBU. Rise Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Community Financial System by 48.8% during the 1st quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 698 shares of the bank's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in Community Financial System by 17.1% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,081 shares of the bank's stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Community Financial System by 140.1% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,203 shares of the bank's stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the period. Strs Ohio bought a new position in Community Financial System during the 1st quarter worth $102,000. Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Community Financial System during the 4th quarter valued at $125,000. 73.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Community Financial System Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 10th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.11%. Community Financial System's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.97%.

Community Financial System Company Profile

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.