Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Community Financial System, Inc. (NYSE:CBU - Free Report) by 11.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 83,987 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 8,810 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. owned 0.16% of Community Financial System worth $4,775,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in CBU. Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Community Financial System during the 4th quarter worth approximately $125,000. KBC Group NV increased its stake in shares of Community Financial System by 19.8% during the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,798 shares of the bank's stock worth $159,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp purchased a new position in shares of Community Financial System during the 4th quarter worth approximately $204,000. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Community Financial System during the 4th quarter worth approximately $205,000. Finally, Xponance Inc. acquired a new stake in Community Financial System during the fourth quarter worth approximately $232,000. 73.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
CBU has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Community Financial System from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on shares of Community Financial System from $69.00 to $67.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on CBU
Community Financial System Trading Down 0.3%
Shares of CBU traded down $0.17 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $54.29. The company had a trading volume of 301,911 shares, compared to its average volume of 261,259. The stock has a market cap of $2.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.79 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $56.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.46. Community Financial System, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $49.44 and a fifty-two week high of $73.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.
Community Financial System (NYSE:CBU - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The bank reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03 by ($0.06). Community Financial System had a net margin of 19.91% and a return on equity of 10.71%. The business had revenue of $199.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $201.93 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.95 EPS. The business's revenue was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Community Financial System, Inc. will post 4.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Community Financial System Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 10th. Investors of record on Friday, September 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.47 per share. This is an increase from Community Financial System's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 12th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.46%. Community Financial System's payout ratio is 50.14%.
About Community Financial System
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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.
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