NASDAQ:ABTX

Allegiance Bancshares Stock Forecast, Price & News

$34.88

-1.18 (-3.27 %)

(As of 01/27/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range

$34.60

Now: $34.88▼

$35.62

50-Day Range

$32.62

MA: $35.07▼

$37.44

52-Week Range

$20.88

Now: $34.88▼

$38.95

Volume82,226 shs

Average Volume86,178 shs

Market Capitalization$713.23 million

P/E Ratio16.53

Dividend Yield1.11%

Beta1.2

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Allegiance Bank that provides a range of commercial banking services primarily to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individual customers. It accepts deposit products, including checking accounts, commercial accounts, and savings accounts, as well as other time deposits comprising money market accounts and certificates of deposit. The company also grants various loan products, which include commercial and industrial loans; mortgage warehouse loans; commercial real estate loans, including multi-family residential loans; commercial real estate construction and land development loans; residential real estate loans, such as 1-4 family residential mortgage loans; residential construction loans; and consumer and other loans. In addition, it offers automated teller machines, drive-through services, and depository facilities; mobile banking services; and telephone, mail, and Internet banking services. Further, the company provides safe deposit boxes, debit cards, cash management and wire transfer services, night depository services, direct deposits, cashier's checks, and letters of credit. As of December 31, 2018, it operated 27 bank offices and 1 loan production office in the Houston metropolitan area, as well as 1 bank office location in Beaumont. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

MarketRank^™

Overall MarketRank^™

1.56 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

624th out of 1,937 stocks

State Commercial Banks Industry

139th out of 310 stocks

1.0 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Allegiance Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $26.50, Allegiance Bancshares has a forecasted downside of 24.0% from its current price of $34.88.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Allegiance Bancshares has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

1.8 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Allegiance Bancshares has received 195 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Allegiance Bancshares has received 335 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Allegiance Bancshares has received 63.21% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Allegiance Bancshares and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe ABTX will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe ABTX will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

1.7 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Allegiance Bancshares has a dividend yield of 1.11%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Allegiance Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Allegiance Bancshares is 15.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Allegiance Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.46% next year. This indicates that Allegiance Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

0.8 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Allegiance Bancshares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $326,093.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 8.57% of the stock of Allegiance Bancshares is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
44.34% of the stock of Allegiance Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Allegiance Bancshares are expected to grow by 13.02% in the coming year, from $2.15 to $2.43 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Allegiance Bancshares is 16.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.73.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Allegiance Bancshares is 16.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.56.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Allegiance Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry State commercial banks

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorFinance

Current SymbolNASDAQ:ABTX

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK1642081

Webwww.allegiancebank.com

Phone281-894-3200

Employees598

Year FoundedN/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.21

Current Ratio0.98

Quick Ratio0.98

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio16.53

Forward P/E Ratio16.22

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$246.33 million

Price / Sales2.90

Cash Flow$2.68 per share

Price / Cash Flow13.02

Book Value$34.57 per share

Price / Book1.01

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.57

Net Income$52.96 million

Net Margins17.69%

Return on Equity6.00%

Return on Assets0.80%

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares20,448,000

Market Cap$713.23 million

Next Earnings Date1/28/2021 (Confirmed)

OptionableNot Optionable

$34.88

-1.18 (-3.27 %)

(As of 01/27/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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Allegiance Bancshares (NASDAQ:ABTX) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Allegiance Bancshares' stock price been impacted by Coronavirus?

Allegiance Bancshares' stock was trading at $26.31 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ABTX shares have increased by 32.6% and is now trading at $34.88.
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Is Allegiance Bancshares a buy right now?

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Allegiance Bancshares in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" Allegiance Bancshares stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ABTX, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is Ray Vitulli's approval rating as Allegiance Bancshares' CEO?

4 employees have rated Allegiance Bancshares CEO Ray Vitulli on Glassdoor.com. Ray Vitulli has an approval rating of 100% among Allegiance Bancshares' employees. This puts Ray Vitulli in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

When is Allegiance Bancshares' next earnings date?

Allegiance Bancshares is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 28th 2021.
View our earnings forecast for Allegiance Bancshares.

How can I listen to Allegiance Bancshares' earnings call?

Allegiance Bancshares will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

How were Allegiance Bancshares' earnings last quarter?

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABTX) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 3rd. The bank reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.27. The bank earned $53.76 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $53.93 million. Allegiance Bancshares had a net margin of 17.69% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.00%.
View Allegiance Bancshares' earnings history.

How often does Allegiance Bancshares pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Allegiance Bancshares?

Allegiance Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 30th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 27th.
View Allegiance Bancshares' dividend history.

Is Allegiance Bancshares a good dividend stock?

Allegiance Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.11%. The dividend payout ratio of Allegiance Bancshares is 15.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Allegiance Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.46% next year. This indicates that Allegiance Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
View Allegiance Bancshares' dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for ABTX?

3 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Allegiance Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $27.00. On average, they expect Allegiance Bancshares' stock price to reach $26.50 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 24.0%.
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Who are some of Allegiance Bancshares' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Allegiance Bancshares include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Hilltop (HTH), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Associated Banc (ASB), CVB Financial (CVBF), Independent Bank Group (IBTX), United Community Banks (UCBI), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), Independent Bank (INDB), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), International Bancshares (IBOC), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Renasant (RNST) and First BanCorp. (FBP).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Allegiance Bancshares own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Allegiance Bancshares investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Adobe (ADBE), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), British American Tobacco (BTI), Consolidated Edison (ED), Enbridge (ENB), Energy Transfer (ET), Gilead Sciences (GILD), General Mills (GIS) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).

Who are Allegiance Bancshares' key executives?

Allegiance Bancshares' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Steven F. Retzloff, CEO & Director (Age 64, Pay $614.93k)
Mr. Ramon A. Vitulli III, Pres & Director (Age 52, Pay $473.02k)
Mr. Paul P. Egge, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 42, Pay $459.31k)
Mr. Okan I. Akin, Exec. VP & Chief Risk Officer (Age 48, Pay $449.9k)
Mr. Daryl D. Bohls, Exec. VP (Age 69)
Mr. Robert Michael Neyland, Exec. VP
Ms. Lynda C. Keene, Exec. VP
Courtney Theriot, Sr. VP & Mang. of Financial Reporting
Mr. Frank L. Law, Pres of Clear Lake Office
Ms. Shanna R. Kuzdzal, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 41)

What is Allegiance Bancshares' stock symbol?

Allegiance Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ABTX."

Who are Allegiance Bancshares' major shareholders?

Allegiance Bancshares' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC (0.76%), Callahan Advisors LLC (0.73%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Strategic Wealth Designers (0.04%), Strategic Wealth Designers (0.04%) and HWG Holdings LP (0.01%). Company insiders that own Allegiance Bancshares stock include David B Moulton, E Raimundo Riojas, Fred S Robertson, George Martinez, Louis A Jr Waters, Roland L Williams, Umesh Jain and William S Nichols III.
View institutional ownership trends for Allegiance Bancshares.

Which major investors are selling Allegiance Bancshares stock?

ABTX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Callahan Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, HWG Holdings LP, and Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Allegiance Bancshares company stock in the last year include Roland L Williams, and Umesh Jain.
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Which major investors are buying Allegiance Bancshares stock?

ABTX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Strategic Wealth Designers, and Strategic Wealth Designers. Company insiders that have bought Allegiance Bancshares stock in the last two years include E Raimundo Riojas, and Fred S Robertson.
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How do I buy shares of Allegiance Bancshares?

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

What is Allegiance Bancshares' stock price today?

One share of ABTX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.88.

How big of a company is Allegiance Bancshares?

Allegiance Bancshares has a market capitalization of $713.23 million and generates $246.33 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $52.96 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.57 on an earnings per share basis. Allegiance Bancshares employs 598 workers across the globe.

What is Allegiance Bancshares' official website?

The official website for Allegiance Bancshares is www.allegiancebank.com.

How can I contact Allegiance Bancshares?

Allegiance Bancshares' mailing address is 8847 West Sam Houston Parkway N. Suite 200, HOUSTON TX, 77040. The bank can be reached via phone at 281-894-3200 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 1/27/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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