Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Amerant Bancorp Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Amerant Bank, N.A. that provides banking products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States and internationally. It offers checking, savings, business, and money market accounts; cash management services; and certificates of deposits. The company also provides variable and fixed rate commercial real estate loans; owner-occupied; single-family residential; commercial; and consumer loans and overdrafts, such as automobile, personal, or loans secured by cash or securities and revolving credit card agreements. In addition, it offers trust and estate planning products and services to high-net-worth customers, brokerage and investment advisory services in global capital markets, and wealth management and fiduciary services. Further, the company provides debit and credit cards, night depositories, direct deposits, cashier's checks, safe deposit boxes, letters of credit, and treasury management services, including wire transfer, remote deposit capture, and automated clearinghouse services; derivative instruments; and online and mobile banking, account balances, statements and other documents, online transfers and bill payment, and electronic delivery of customer statements services, as well as automated teller machines, and banking by mobile devices, telephone, and mail. It operates banking centers in Florida and Texas. The company was formerly known as Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation and changed its name to Amerant Bancorp Inc. in June 2019. Amerant Bancorp Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.23 to $17.78
• 50-Day Range: $16.74 to $21.54
• 52-Week Range: $16.21 to $27.00
• Volume: 157,819 shs
• Average Volume: 193,357 shs
• Market Capitalization: $721.72 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.09%
• Price Target: $24.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Amerant Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Amerant Bancorp scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 499th out of 909 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Amerant Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Amerant Bancorp has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 29.29%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Amerant Bancorp are expected to grow by 29.29% in the coming year, from $1.98 to $2.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Amerant Bancorp is -30.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Amerant Bancorp is -30.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Amerant Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.79. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AMTB.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Amerant Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 1.97%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Amerant Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Amerant Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.06% next year. This indicates that Amerant Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AMTB.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.17

News Sentiment

Amerant Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.97 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Amerant Bancorp this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Amerant Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Amerant Bancorp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.37% of the stock of Amerant Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.11% of the stock of Amerant Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AMTB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AMTB shares performed this year?

Amerant Bancorp's stock was trading at $22.41 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AMTB shares have decreased by 23.0% and is now trading at $17.2540.
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How were Amerant Bancorp's earnings last quarter?

Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:AMTB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.04. The business earned ($999) million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.39 million. Amerant Bancorp had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.36% and a negative net margin of 8.38%.

When did Amerant Bancorp IPO?

Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) raised $82 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on the week of December 17th 2018. The company issued 6,300,000 shares at a price of $13.00 per share. Raymond James, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) and Stephens acted as the underwriters for the IPO and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and FIG Partners were co-managers.

Who are Amerant Bancorp's major shareholders?

Amerant Bancorp's top institutional shareholders include Wellington Management Group LLP (13.34%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.07%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (2.32%) and Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC (1.35%). Insiders that own company stock include A Gustavo J Vollmer, Gerald P Plush, Carlos Iafigliola, Armando Fleitas, Silvio Marshall Martin, Sharymar Calderon, Howard A Levine and Juan Esterripa.
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How do I buy shares of Amerant Bancorp?

Shares of AMTB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Amerant Bancorp own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Amerant Bancorp investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), American Water Works (AWK), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Record date for 2/28 Dividend: 2/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend: 2/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/28/2025
• Record date for 5/30 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Today: 5/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: National commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AMTB
• CIK: 1734342
• Web: www.amerantbank.com
• Phone: (305) 460-8728
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 680
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $24.60
• High Stock Price Target: $29.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.60)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.71
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-15,750,000.00
• Net Margins: -8.38%
• Pretax Margin: -10.61%
• Return on Equity: 6.36%
• Return on Assets: 0.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.18
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $317.91 million
• Price / Sales: 2.27
• Cash Flow: $1.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.93
• Book Value: $21.91 per share
• Price / Book: 0.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,829,000
• Free Float: 39,139,000
• Market Cap: $721.72 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.31