Sierra Bancorp (BSRR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ: BSRR) is a bank holding company headquartered in Porterville, California. The company operates through its banking subsidiary, offering a full suite of financial services to individual and commercial clients. With a community-focused approach, Sierra Bancorp emphasizes relationship banking and local market expertise.

Its core business activities include deposit-taking and lending. On the deposit side, Sierra Bancorp provides checking, savings, money market and certificate of deposit accounts. On the lending side, it offers commercial and agricultural loans, residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit, SBA financing and consumer loans. The company also delivers cash management, treasury services and mortgage origination and servicing.

Sierra Bancorp’s geographic footprint spans the Central Valley region of California, with a presence in Tulare, Kern, Fresno and Kings counties. By tailoring its products and services to meet the needs of local businesses, farmers and households, the company positions itself as a partner in regional economic growth. Sierra Bancorp leverages its community roots to support development projects, non-profit initiatives and small business lending throughout its market area.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $40.68 to $41.33
• 50-Day Range: $35.50 to $41.68
• 52-Week Range: $26.49 to $42.17
• Volume: 31,570 shs
• Average Volume: 62,825 shs
• Market Capitalization: $532.97 million
• P/E Ratio: 11.88
• Dividend Yield: 2.55%
• Price Target: $37.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sierra Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sierra Bancorp scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 647th out of 877 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: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sierra Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Sierra Bancorp has a consensus price target of $37.00, representing about 9.3% downside from its current price of $40.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sierra Bancorp has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.02%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sierra Bancorp are expected to grow by 4.02% in the coming year, from $3.73 to $3.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sierra Bancorp is 11.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sierra Bancorp is 11.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.61.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sierra Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.95% of the float of Sierra Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sierra Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.82.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sierra Bancorp has recently decreased by 0.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Sierra Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sierra Bancorp has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sierra Bancorp is 30.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sierra Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.80% next year. This indicates that Sierra Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Sierra Bancorp this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for BSRR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sierra Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $954,108.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.83% of the stock of Sierra 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 Sierra Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/27/2026
• Record date for 5/11 Dividend: 5/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/11 Dividend: 5/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/11/2026
• Today: 7/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - WEST
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BSRR
• CIK: 1130144
• Web: www.sierrabancorp.com
• Phone: (559) 782-4900
• Fax: 559-782-4994
• Employees: 490
• Year Founded: 1977

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sierra Bancorp: $37.00
• High Price Target: $44.00
• Low Price Target: $33.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.92
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $42.33 million
• Net Margins: 22.53%
• Pretax Margin: 29.95%
• Return on Equity: 12.67%
• Return on Assets: 1.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 0.80
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $148.38 million
• Price / Sales: 3.59
• Cash Flow: $3.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.60
• Book Value: $27.44 per share
• Price / Book: 1.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,079,000
• Free Float: 11,532,000
• Market Cap: $532.97 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76