NASDAQ:ABTXAllegiance Bancshares Stock Price, Forecast & News

$21.69

-1.33 (-5.78 %)

(As of 04/3/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$21.26

Now: $21.69▼

$22.89

50-Day Range

$22.24

MA: $30.46▼

$38.49

52-Week Range

$21.26

Now: $21.69▼

$38.95

Volume64,766 shs

Average Volume138,304 shs

Market Capitalization$441.39 million

P/E Ratio8.75

Dividend Yield1.74%

Beta1.56

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.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

3.0 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, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $37.00, Allegiance Bancshares has a potential upside of 70.6% from its current price of $21.69.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Allegiance Bancshares has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

1.9 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Allegiance Bancshares has received 191 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Allegiance Bancshares has received 314 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Allegiance Bancshares has received 62.18% “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.

3.3 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Allegiance Bancshares is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.74%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
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 17.54 % next year. This indicates that Allegiance Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 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 $1,350,390.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 8.57% of the stock of Allegiance Bancshares is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
51.52% 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 13.43% in the coming year, from $2.01 to $2.28 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Allegiance Bancshares is 8.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 11.07.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Allegiance Bancshares is 8.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 11.43.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Allegiance Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 0.63. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.35 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry State commercial banks

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorFinance

Current SymbolNASDAQ:ABTX

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK1642081

Webhttp://www.allegiancebank.com/

Phone281-894-3200

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.11

Current Ratio1.02

Quick Ratio1.02

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio8.75

Forward P/E Ratio10.79

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$246.33 million

Price / Sales1.79

Cash Flow$2.64 per share

Price / Cash Flow8.22

Book Value$34.57 per share

Price / Book0.63

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.57

Net Income$52.96 million

Net Margins21.50%

Return on Equity7.66%

Return on Assets1.11%

Miscellaneous

Employees569

Outstanding Shares20,350,000

Market Cap$441.39 million

Next Earnings Date4/24/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableNot Optionable

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Allegiance Bancshares (NASDAQ:ABTX) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Allegiance Bancshares' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Allegiance Bancshares' stock was trading at $26.31 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ABTX stock has decreased by 17.6% and is now trading at $21.69. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Allegiance Bancshares?

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Allegiance Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Allegiance Bancshares.

When is Allegiance Bancshares' next earnings date?

Allegiance Bancshares is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, April 24th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Allegiance Bancshares.

How were Allegiance Bancshares' earnings last quarter?

Allegiance Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:ABTX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 29th. The bank reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.06. The bank had revenue of $47.93 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $46.60 million. Allegiance Bancshares had a return on equity of 7.66% and a net margin of 21.50%. View Allegiance Bancshares' earnings history.

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

Allegiance Bancshares declared a -- dividend on Thursday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Monday, March 16th. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. View Allegiance Bancshares' dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for ABTX?

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Allegiance Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $38.00. On average, they expect Allegiance Bancshares' share price to reach $37.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 70.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Allegiance Bancshares.

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Allegiance Bancshares stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Allegiance Bancshares stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. The Company offers banking products and services primarily to small and medium-sized businesses and individual customers, through its subsidiaries. It offers checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, bank-by-mail, cashier's checks, travelers checks, gift cards, savings bonds, personal loans, automobile loans, commercial loans, mortgage loans, home improvement loans, online banking services, safe deposit boxes and automated teller machines. Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. is headquartered in Houston, Texas. " (3/23/2020)
2. Stephens analysts commented, "We maintain our Equal-Weight rating. KEY EPS Miss to Consensus; Lowering Our EPS Estimates. ABTX reported 1Q19 GAAP EPS of $0.58. Excluding merger expenses we estimate operating EPS of $0.62, below consensus of $0.65. Results were marked by soft revenue trends from compressing NIM and elevated operating expenses. We are decreasing our 2019 EPS estimate from $2.84 to $2.70 and our 2020 EPS estimate from $3.12 to $3.00." (4/29/2019)

Has Allegiance Bancshares been receiving favorable news coverage?

News stories about ABTX stock have trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Allegiance Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutAllegiance Bancshares.

Are investors shorting Allegiance Bancshares?

Allegiance Bancshares saw a drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,210,000 shares, a drop of 9.7% from the February 13th total of 1,340,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 115,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 10.5 days. Currently, 6.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Allegiance Bancshares' Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Allegiance Bancshares' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Allegiance Bancshares include International Bancshares (IBOC), Columbia Banking System (COLB), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), United Community Banks (UCBI), Hilltop (HTH), TowneBank (TOWN), Renasant (RNST), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Banner (BANR), Heartland Financial USA (HTLF), Great Western Bancorp (GWB) and S & T Bancorp (STBA).

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 Adobe (ADBE), Methanex (MEOH), Primo Water (PRMW), Arthur J Gallagher & Co (AJG), Consolidated Edison (ED), Enbridge (ENB), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), General Mills (GIS), HCA Healthcare (HCA) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Who are Allegiance Bancshares' key executives?

Allegiance Bancshares' management team includes the following people:

Mr. George Martinez, Chairman & CEO (Age 77)
Mr. Steven F. Retzloff, Pres & Director (Age 63)
Mr. Paul P. Egge, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 41)
Ms. Shanna R. Kuzdzal, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 40)
Mr. Daryl D. Bohls, Exec. VP (Age 68)

What is Allegiance Bancshares' stock symbol?

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

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 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 $21.69.

How big of a company is Allegiance Bancshares?

Allegiance Bancshares has a market capitalization of $441.39 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 569 workers across the globe. View additional information about Allegiance Bancshares.

What is Allegiance Bancshares' official website?

The official website for Allegiance Bancshares is http://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.

This page was last updated on 4/4/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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