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Southern California Bancorp (BCAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$14.89 +0.94 (+6.74%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Southern California Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:BCAL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$14.35
$14.99
50-Day Range
$12.16
$15.99
52-Week Range
$11.87
$18.49
Volume
105,370 shs
Average Volume
85,276 shs
Market Capitalization
$482.47 million
P/E Ratio
78.37
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$19.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Southern California Bancorp operates as the holding company for Bank of Southern California, N.A. that provides various financial products to individuals, professionals, and small-to medium-sized businesses. The company offers checking, personal and business savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides home equity lines of credit, business loans and lines of credit, commercial real estate and construction loans, small business administration loans, letters of credit, and personal and business credit cards. In addition, the company provides cash vault, sweep accounts, and remote deposit capture services; online and mobile banking services; courier service; lockbox services; and merchant services. It operates branches in San Diego, Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties, as well as the Inland Empire. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Southern California Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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58th Percentile Overall Score

BCAL MarketRank™: 

Southern California Bancorp scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 665th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Southern California Bancorp is 78.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.94.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Southern California Bancorp is 78.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.40.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Southern California Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Southern California Bancorp's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.57% of the float of Southern California Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Southern California Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Southern California Bancorp has recently decreased by 0.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Southern California Bancorp does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Southern California Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.57% of the float of Southern California Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Southern California Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Southern California Bancorp has recently decreased by 0.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Southern California Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.03. 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 0.89 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Southern California Bancorp this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Southern California Bancorp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    14.84% of the stock of Southern California Bancorp is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    55.40% of the stock of Southern California Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Southern California Bancorp's insider trading history.
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BCAL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Southern California Bancorp's stock was trading at $16.54 at the start of the year. Since then, BCAL stock has decreased by 10.0% and is now trading at $14.89.
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Southern California Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCAL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 24th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $44.82 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $44.86 million. Southern California Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.97% and a net margin of 2.94%.

Southern California Bancorp's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which permits the company to repurchase 1,600,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Top institutional investors of Southern California Bancorp include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.39%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.20%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.09%) and ELCO Management Co. LLC (0.06%).
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Shares of BCAL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Southern California Bancorp investors own include American Water Works (AWK), The RMR Group (RMR), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/24/2025
Today
5/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
National commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BCAL
Fax
N/A
Employees
204
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$19.50
High Stock Price Target
$20.00
Low Stock Price Target
$19.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+30.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
78.56
Forward P/E Ratio
8.24
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$5.43 million
Pretax Margin
-5.67%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$150.68 million
Cash Flow
$1.34 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.11
Book Value
$15.73 per share
Price / Book
0.95

Miscellaneous

Free Float
25,848,000
Market Cap
$483.47 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.19
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This page (NASDAQ:BCAL) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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