Equities Analysts Set Expectations for EFSC Q2 Earnings

Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ:EFSC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Enterprise Financial Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 30th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will post earnings of $1.24 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $65.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Enterprise Financial Services' current full-year earnings is $4.97 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Enterprise Financial Services' FY2026 earnings at $5.50 EPS.

Enterprise Financial Services (NASDAQ:EFSC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The bank reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.14. Enterprise Financial Services had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 20.12%. The business had revenue of $18.48 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $162.83 million.

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of Enterprise Financial Services from $69.00 to $66.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th.

Enterprise Financial Services Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of EFSC stock traded down $0.26 on Thursday, hitting $52.71. The stock had a trading volume of 26,129 shares, compared to its average volume of 176,139. Enterprise Financial Services has a one year low of $37.28 and a one year high of $63.13. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $52.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.09. The company has a market cap of $1.95 billion, a PE ratio of 10.87 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 437.4% in the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 23,223 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,310,000 after acquiring an additional 18,902 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 94.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 46,727 shares of the bank's stock valued at $2,391,000 after purchasing an additional 22,739 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 5.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 557,875 shares of the bank's stock worth $28,597,000 after purchasing an additional 29,747 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,089,008 shares of the bank's stock worth $117,820,000 after purchasing an additional 13,724 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Enterprise Financial Services by 37.0% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 74,195 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,185,000 after buying an additional 20,033 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.21% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Enterprise Financial Services

In other Enterprise Financial Services news, Director James M. Havel sold 5,525 shares of Enterprise Financial Services stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.47, for a total value of $323,046.75. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 15,447 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $903,186.09. The trade was a 26.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 2.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Enterprise Financial Services Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This is a boost from Enterprise Financial Services's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 16th. Enterprise Financial Services's dividend payout ratio is 23.53%.

About Enterprise Financial Services

Enterprise Financial Services Corp operates as the holding company for Enterprise Bank & Trust that offers banking and wealth management services to individuals and corporate customers primarily in Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, and New Mexico. It provides checking, savings, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit.