Umpqua (UMPQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Umpqua Holdings Co. (NASDAQ:UMPQ) announced its earnings results on Monday, January, 23rd. The bank reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.08. The bank earned $387.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $350.20 million. Umpqua had a net margin of 24.99% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.96%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.41 earnings per share.

Umpqua (NASDAQ:UMPQ) pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.76%. UMPQ has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 54.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, UMPQ will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.89% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for UMPQ.

85 employees have rated Umpqua Chief Executive Officer Cort O'Haver on Glassdoor.com. Cort O'Haver has an approval rating of 64% among the company's employees.

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