BancFirst (BANF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BancFirst Corporation is an Oklahoma-based financial holding company that provides banking and related financial services through its BancFirst network. Founded in 1989, the company has grown through a community-banking model focused on serving individuals, businesses and local organizations.

Its services include personal and business deposit accounts, loans, cash-management services and other commercial banking products. The company also offers services such as mortgage lending, trust and wealth management, and insurance through its affiliated businesses.

BancFirst serves communities across Oklahoma, with local banking operations supported by the resources of a larger organization. Its focus includes both consumer banking and lending to businesses, including small and mid-sized companies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $117.91 to $118.83
• 50-Day Range: $105.28 to $118.57
• 52-Week Range: $101.48 to $122.21
• Volume: 199,850 shs
• Average Volume: 153,089 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.75
• Dividend Yield: 1.75%
• Price Target: $123.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

BancFirst Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BancFirst scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 465th out of 852 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

BancFirst has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for BancFirst is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BancFirst has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BancFirst are expected to grow by 5.17% in the coming year, from $7.74 to $8.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BancFirst is 15.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.22.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BancFirst is 15.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.20.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BancFirst has a P/B Ratio of 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.12% of the float of BancFirst has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BancFirst has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.38.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BancFirst has recently decreased by 4.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

BancFirst pays a meaningful dividend of 1.76%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

BancFirst has been increasing its dividend for 31 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BancFirst is 27.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BancFirst will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.55% next year. This indicates that BancFirst will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

BancFirst has a news sentiment score of 1.41. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for BancFirst this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BancFirst insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $978,190.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

31.67% of the stock of BancFirst is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

51.72% of the stock of BancFirst is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/21/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/21/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BANF
• CIK: 760498
• Web: www.bancfirst.bank
• Phone: (405) 270-1000
• Fax: 405-270-1089
• Employees: 2,260
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BancFirst: $123.00
• High Price Target: $125.00
• Low Price Target: $121.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.57
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $240.61 million
• Net Margins: 25.92%
• Pretax Margin: 33.00%
• Return on Equity: 13.30%
• Return on Assets: 1.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04
• Current Ratio: 1.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $960.40 million
• Price / Sales: 4.15
• Cash Flow: $8.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.80
• Book Value: $59.39 per share
• Price / Book: 2.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,620,000
• Free Float: 22,976,000
• Market Cap: $3.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62