Banner (BANR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR) is a bank holding company headquartered in Walla Walla, Washington. Through its principal subsidiary, Banner Bank, the company provides banking and financial services to individuals, families, businesses and communities in the Pacific Northwest.

Banner Bank offers deposit products, residential and commercial real estate lending, construction and land development loans, commercial and industrial financing, agricultural loans, consumer loans and home equity products. Its services also include treasury and cash management, online and mobile banking, and other financial solutions for business and personal customers.

Founded in 1890 as Walla Walla Savings and Loan Association, Banner Bank has developed a regional branch network serving communities primarily in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, with additional operations in parts of California and Utah. The company emphasizes relationship-based community banking and serves small and midsized businesses, commercial borrowers and retail customers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $67.24 to $68.72
• 50-Day Range: $66.20 to $74.01
• 52-Week Range: $57.05 to $74.84
• Volume: 325,467 shs
• Average Volume: 222,520 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.25
• Dividend Yield: 3.05%
• Price Target: $75.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Banner Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Banner scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 432nd out of 846 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Banner has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Banner has a consensus price target of $75.00, representing about 10.0% upside from its current price of $68.17.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Banner has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Banner are expected to grow by 10.41% in the coming year, from $6.15 to $6.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Banner is 11.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Banner is 11.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.03.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Banner has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.44% of the float of Banner has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Banner has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.43.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Banner has recently increased by 9.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Banner pays a meaningful dividend of 3.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Banner does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Banner is 34.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Banner will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.63% next year. This indicates that Banner will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

Banner has a news sentiment score of 0.54. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Banner this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Banner 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, Banner insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.39% of the stock of Banner is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.33% of the stock of Banner is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 8/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 8/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BANR
• CIK: 946673
• Web: www.bannerbank.com
• Phone: (509) 527-3636
• Fax: 509-526-8898
• Employees: 1,934
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Banner: $75.00
• High Price Target: $78.00
• Low Price Target: $71.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.08
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $195.38 million
• Net Margins: 23.55%
• Pretax Margin: 28.80%
• Return on Equity: 10.72%
• Return on Assets: 1.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $877.77 million
• Price / Sales: 2.64
• Cash Flow: $6.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.59
• Book Value: $57.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,990,000
• Free Float: 33,513,000
• Market Cap: $2.32 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83