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 paid a dividend of $0.38 per share on Friday, January 18th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 8th. View Banner's Dividend History.

Banner announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, March 29th 2018, which allows the company to buyback 1,620,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Banner Co. (NASDAQ:BANR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.05. The financial services provider had revenue of $139.16 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $134.25 million. Banner had a net margin of 24.90% and a return on equity of 10.44%. 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 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Banner's shares. Their forecasts range from $56.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Banner's stock price to reach $62.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.8%. 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.

Media headlines about BANR stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Bank Ozk (OZK), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB) 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), 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 investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.68%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.10%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.83%), Channing Capital Management LLC (2.53%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.40%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.46%). Company insiders that own Banner stock include Brent A Orrico, Cynthia D Purcell, D Michael Jones, Douglas M Bennett, Gary Sirmon, Jesse G Foster, 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, John R Layman, Kenneth A Larsen, Peter Conner and Steven W Rust. View Insider Buying and Selling for Banner.

BANR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stifel Financial Corp, Acadian Asset Management LLC, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Nordea Investment Management AB, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Congress Asset Management Co. MA, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC and Squarepoint Ops LLC. 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 $63.40.

Banner has a market capitalization of $2.05 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 2,128 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]