DA Davidson Estimates Veritex's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:VBTX)

Key Points

• DA Davidson has forecasted that Veritex Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:VBTX) will report Q3 2025 earnings of $0.60 per share, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a target price of $39.00.
• Veritex recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share, representing a 2.71% dividend yield and a payout ratio of 41.90%.
• Insiders have recently sold significant shares, indicating a 47.01% reduction in the COO's position and a 17.77% reduction in the CEO's holdings.

Veritex Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:VBTX - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Veritex in a report released on Thursday, July 24th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $39.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Veritex's current full-year earnings is $2.26 per share.

Veritex (NASDAQ:VBTX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.02. Veritex had a net margin of 14.83% and a return on equity of 7.59%. The business had revenue of $109.83 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $110.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.52 earnings per share.

VBTX has been the subject of several other research reports. Piper Sandler restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $34.00 price objective (up previously from $30.00) on shares of Veritex in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Veritex in a report on Monday, July 14th. They set a "buy" rating for the company. William Blair raised Veritex to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Raymond James Financial downgraded Veritex from a "strong-buy" rating to an "outperform" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $31.00 to $28.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and set a $30.00 target price on shares of Veritex in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Veritex has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $33.25.

Veritex Price Performance

Shares of Veritex stock traded down $0.21 during trading on Friday, hitting $32.31. The stock had a trading volume of 242,560 shares, compared to its average volume of 547,349. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market cap of $1.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.40 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a fifty day moving average of $26.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.39. Veritex has a fifty-two week low of $20.10 and a fifty-two week high of $33.69.

Veritex Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 7th. Veritex's dividend payout ratio is 41.90%.

Insider Transactions at Veritex

In related news, COO Lavonda Renfro sold 53,411 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.38, for a total transaction of $1,729,448.18. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 60,209 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,949,567.42. This trade represents a 47.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO C Malcolm Holland III sold 63,642 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.50, for a total value of $2,068,365.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 294,508 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,571,510. This represents a 17.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 300,531 shares of company stock worth $9,724,762 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 4.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Veritex

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VBTX. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Veritex in the 1st quarter worth $29,215,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in Veritex by 220.5% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 966,391 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $26,247,000 after acquiring an additional 664,885 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Veritex by 1,813.1% during the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 614,873 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $15,353,000 after acquiring an additional 582,733 shares in the last quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC bought a new position in Veritex during the fourth quarter worth about $14,644,000. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Veritex by 57.8% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 1,239,873 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $33,675,000 after acquiring an additional 454,015 shares in the last quarter. 88.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Veritex

Veritex Holdings, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Veritex Community Bank that provides various commercial banking products and services to small and medium-sized businesses, and professionals. The company accepts deposit products include demand, savings, money market, and time accounts. Its loan products include commercial real estate and general commercial, mortgage warehouse loans, residential real estate, construction and land, farmland, paycheck protection program, 1-4 family residential, agricultural, multi-family residential, and consumer loans, as well as purchased receivables financing.