NASDAQ:BANR - Banner Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Banner trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BANR."

Banner announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 9th will be given a dividend of $0.38 per share on Friday, January 18th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 8th. View Banner's Dividend History.

Banner announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, March 29th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase 1,620,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Banner Co. (NASDAQ:BANR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.05. The financial services provider earned $139.16 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $134.25 million. Banner had a return on equity of 10.43% and a net margin of 24.90%. View Banner's Earnings History.

Banner is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Banner.

5 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Banner's stock. Their predictions range from $56.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate Banner's stock price to reach $62.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Banner.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Banner in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Banner.

News articles about BANR stock have been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Banner earned a media sentiment score of -2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to Banner include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Signature Bank (SBNY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Popular (BPOP), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), United Bankshares (UBSI), Bank Ozk (OZK), Associated Banc (ASB), First Hawaiian (FHB) and Glacier Bancorp (GBCI).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Banner investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NIC (EGOV), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Micron Technology (MU), Precision Drilling (PD) and Apollo Commercial Real Est. Finance (ARI).

Banner's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.68%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.10%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.83%), FMR LLC (2.65%), Channing Capital Management LLC (2.53%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.40%). Company insiders that own Banner stock include Brent A Orrico, Cheryl R Bishop, Cynthia D Purcell, Douglas M Bennett, Gary Sirmon, John R Layman, Kenneth A Larsen, Peter Conner, Richard B Barton, Robert D Adams and Steven W Rust. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Banner.

BANR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Channing Capital Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Barclays PLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC and Millennium Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Banner company stock in the last year include Brent A Orrico, Cheryl R Bishop, John R Layman, Peter Conner and Steven W Rust. View Insider Buying and Selling for Banner.

BANR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Stifel Financial Corp, FMR LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Nordea Investment Management AB, Peregrine Capital Management LLC and Congress Asset Management Co. MA. View Insider Buying and Selling for Banner.

Shares of BANR 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BANR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.97.

Banner has a market capitalization of $1.82 billion and generates $544.70 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $136.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.09 on an earnings per share basis. Banner employs 2,187 workers across the globe.

The official website for Banner is http://www.bannerbank.com.

Banner's mailing address is 10 S FIRST AVENUE, WALLA WALLA WA, 99362. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 509-527-3636 or via email at [email protected]