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Carter Bankshares (CARE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$26.04 -0.53 (-1.99%)
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About Carter Bankshares Stock (NASDAQ:CARE)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$25.77
$26.88
50-Day Range
$19.61
$26.57
52-Week Range
$15.40
$27.24
Volume
84,082 shs
Average Volume
227,318 shs
Market Capitalization
$577.05 million
P/E Ratio
5.35
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$27.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Carter Bankshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

CARE MarketRank™: 

Carter Bankshares scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 234th out of 887 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Carter Bankshares has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Carter Bankshares is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Carter Bankshares has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Carter Bankshares' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Carter Bankshares are expected to grow by 29.08% in the coming year, from $1.96 to $2.53 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Carter Bankshares is 5.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.26.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Carter Bankshares is 5.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.09.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Carter Bankshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Carter Bankshares' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.43% of the float of Carter Bankshares has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Carter Bankshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.41, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Carter Bankshares has recently increased by 6.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Carter Bankshares does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Carter Bankshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Carter Bankshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.81% next year. This indicates that Carter Bankshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • News Sentiment

    Carter Bankshares has a news sentiment score of 1.60. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Carter Bankshares this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for CARE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 350% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $119,865.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0209% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Carter Bankshares insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $119,865.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.38% of the stock of Carter Bankshares is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    41.48% of the stock of Carter Bankshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Carter Bankshares' insider trading history.
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CARE Stock News Headlines

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CARE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Carter Bankshares' stock was trading at $19.66 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, CARE stock has increased by 31.9% and is now trading at $25.9410.

Carter Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARE) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.09. The firm earned $106.91 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $42.47 million. Carter Bankshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.93% and a net margin of 33.60%.

Top institutional investors of Carter Bankshares include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.31%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.39%), Retirement Planning Group LLC (0.07%) and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Elizabeth L Walsh, Kevin S Bloomfield, Catharine L Midkiff, Edward Warren Matthews, Robert M Bolton, Michael R Bird, Arthur Loran Adams and Curtis E Stephens.
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Shares of CARE 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 Carter Bankshares investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/23/2026
Record date for 5/25 Dividend
5/11/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/25 Dividend
5/11/2026
Today
5/12/2026
Dividend Payable
5/25/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/23/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
BANKS - NORTHEAST
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CARE
CIK
1829576
Fax
N/A
Employees
730
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$28.00
Low Price Target
$27.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.87
Trailing P/E Ratio
5.32
Forward P/E Ratio
13.24
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$31 million
Net Margins
33.60%
Pretax Margin
15.71%
Return on Equity
7.93%
Return on Assets
0.68%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.43
Current Ratio
0.93
Quick Ratio
0.93

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$254.63 million
Price / Sales
2.26
Cash Flow
$1.92 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.52
Book Value
$19.00 per share
Price / Book
1.37

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
22,160,000
Free Float
21,633,000
Market Cap
$575.03 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.51
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This page (NASDAQ:CARE) was last updated on 5/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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