Meta Financial Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Meta Financial Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Meta Financial Group stock.
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Meta Financial Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,220,000 shares, a decrease of 12.2% from the July 29th total of 1,390,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 169,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.2 days. Currently, 4.1% of the company's stock are short sold.
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Meta Financial Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 27th 2021.
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Meta Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CASH) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 28th. The savings and loans company reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.32. Meta Financial Group had a net margin of 25.19% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.26%.
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Meta Financial Group's stock was trading at $25.28 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CASH stock has increased by 100.8% and is now trading at $50.75.
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Meta Financial Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Friday, October 1st. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 8th.
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Meta Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.41%. Meta Financial Group does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Meta Financial Group is 8.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Meta Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.09% next year. This indicates that Meta Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Meta Financial Group shares split on Friday, October 5th 2018. The 3-1 split was announced on Tuesday, August 28th 2018. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Thursday, October 4th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of Meta Financial Group stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

4 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Meta Financial Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $68.00. On average, they expect Meta Financial Group's stock price to reach $56.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.3% from the stock's current price.
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Meta Financial Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CASH."

Meta Financial Group's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.69%), FMR LLC (7.64%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.52%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.78%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (4.03%) and Nantahala Capital Management LLC (3.36%). Company insiders that own Meta Financial Group stock include Anthony M Sharett, Bradley C Hanson, Brett L Pharr, Douglas J Hajek, Frederick V Moore, Glen William Herrick, Kendall E Stork, Michael K Goik, Michael Robert Kramer, Shelly Schneekloth, Sheree Thornsberry, Sonja Anne Theisen and William David Tull.
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CASH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Patriot Financial Partners GP LP, Brookside Equity Partners LLC, Ziegler Capital Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Meta Financial Group company stock in the last year include Anthony M Sharett, Bradley C Hanson, Brett L Pharr, Douglas J Hajek, Glen William Herrick, Kendall E Stork, Michael K Goik, Michael Robert Kramer, Shelly Schneekloth, and Sheree Thornsberry.
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CASH stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Nantahala Capital Management LLC, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC, and Morgan Stanley.
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Shares of CASH can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of CASH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $50.75.

Meta Financial Group has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion and generates $532.64 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $104.72 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.43 on an earnings per share basis.

Meta Financial Group employs 1,015 workers across the globe.

The official website for Meta Financial Group is www.metafinancialgroup.com.

Meta Financial Group is headquartered at 5501 SOUTH BROADBAND LANE P O BOX 1307, SIOUX FALLS SD, 57108.

Meta Financial Group's mailing address is 5501 SOUTH BROADBAND LANE P O BOX 1307, SIOUX FALLS SD, 57108. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at (605) 782-1767 or via email at [email protected].