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

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

Banner declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 19th. Investors 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 2.81%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 8th. View Banner's Dividend History.

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

Banner Co. (NASDAQ:BANR) released its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.05. The financial services provider had revenue of $139.16 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Banner's shares. Their predictions range from $56.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Banner's stock price to reach $62.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.2% 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.

Press coverage about BANR stock has been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Banner earned a media sentiment score of -3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Bank Ozk (OZK), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB), First Hawaiian (FHB) and Investors Bancorp (ISBC).

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), Precision Drilling (PD), Apollo Commercial Real Est. Finance (ARI) and Gran Tierra Energy (GTE).

Banner's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 purchased 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 $54.02.

Banner has a market capitalization of $1.90 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]