Brokers Issue Forecasts for Glacier Bancorp FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson has projected that Glacier Bancorp will earn $3.10 per share for FY2026, with a current target price of $50.00.
• The bank recently reported $0.45 earnings per share for the last quarter, which fell short of the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.49.
• Glacier Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share, yielding 2.88% annually, with a payout ratio of 68.75%.

Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBCI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Glacier Bancorp in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 28th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $3.10 per share for the year. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $50.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Glacier Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share.

GBCI has been the topic of several other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Glacier Bancorp from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Janney Montgomery Scott raised shares of Glacier Bancorp from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $48.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $48.00 price target (up from $45.00) on shares of Glacier Bancorp in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Glacier Bancorp from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $50.00.

Glacier Bancorp Stock Performance

GBCI traded down $0.96 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $42.87. The stock had a trading volume of 789,424 shares, compared to its average volume of 705,343. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.67 and a beta of 0.77. The company's 50-day moving average price is $43.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $44.48. Glacier Bancorp has a twelve month low of $36.76 and a twelve month high of $60.67.

Glacier Bancorp (NASDAQ:GBCI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The bank reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.04). Glacier Bancorp had a net margin of 14.99% and a return on equity of 5.98%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.39 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Peregrine Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Glacier Bancorp by 21.0% in the 2nd quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 212,142 shares of the bank's stock valued at $9,139,000 after purchasing an additional 36,794 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its holdings in Glacier Bancorp by 24.6% in the 2nd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 20,658 shares of the bank's stock valued at $890,000 after purchasing an additional 4,080 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Glacier Bancorp by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 193,244 shares of the bank's stock valued at $8,325,000 after purchasing an additional 3,981 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Glacier Bancorp by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,578 shares of the bank's stock valued at $800,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its holdings in Glacier Bancorp by 12.0% in the 2nd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 45,770 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,972,000 after purchasing an additional 4,906 shares in the last quarter. 80.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Glacier Bancorp

In related news, insider Lee Kenneth Groom sold 800 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.24, for a total value of $35,392.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 11,918 shares in the company, valued at $527,252.32. The trade was a 6.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.53% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Glacier Bancorp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 8th were given a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 8th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Glacier Bancorp's payout ratio is currently 68.75%.

About Glacier Bancorp

Glacier Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Glacier Bank that provides commercial banking services to individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, community organizations, and public entities in the United States. The company offers retail banking, business banking, and mortgage origination and loan servicing services.