NASDAQ:CASH - Meta Financial Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Meta Financial Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CASH."

Meta Financial Group declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.51%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 9th. View Meta Financial Group's Dividend History.

Shares of Meta Financial Group split on the morning of Friday, October 5th 2018. The 3-1 split was announced on Tuesday, August 28th 2018. The newly issued shares were payable 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.

Meta Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CASH) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.06. The savings and loans company had revenue of $102.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.35 million. Meta Financial Group had a net margin of 18.65% and a return on equity of 13.13%. View Meta Financial Group's Earnings History.

Meta Financial Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Meta Financial Group.

Meta Financial Group issued an update on its FY 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 29th. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.30-3.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.44.

3 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Meta Financial Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $39.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate Meta Financial Group's stock price to reach $41.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Meta Financial Group.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Meta Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Meta Financial Group.

Headlines about CASH stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Meta Financial Group earned a coverage optimism score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Meta Financial Group.

Meta Financial Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,770,000 shares, an increase of 11.3% from the January 15th total of 1,590,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 247,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.2 days. Currently, 5.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Meta Financial Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Meta Financial Group include Umpqua (UMPQ), BankUnited (BKU), Flagstar Bancorp (FBC), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), Axos Financial (AX), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Kearny Financial (KRNY), Northfield Bancorp (NFBK), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), First Defiance Financial (FDEF), Waterstone Financial (WSBF) and Hometrust Bancshares (HTBI).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Meta Financial Group investors own include Metlife (MET), Brighthouse Financial (BHF), AT&T (T), iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI), iShares California Muni Bond ETF (CMF), Netflix (NFLX), Harmonic (HLIT), Roku (ROKU), Carnival (CCL) and Walt Disney (DIS).

Meta Financial Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (3.31%), State Street Corp (2.68%), Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC (2.52%), Steamboat Capital Partners LLC (2.01%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.34%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.17%). Company insiders that own Meta Financial Group stock include Bradley C Hanson, Frederick V Moore, Glen William Herrick, Michael Brent Turner, Michael K Goik, Michael Robert Kramer, Sheree Thornsberry, Sonja Anne Theisen and William David Tull. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Meta Financial Group.

CASH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Steamboat Capital Partners LLC, Baird Financial Group Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Arizona State Retirement System, IndexIQ Advisors LLC and Credit Suisse AG. Company insiders that have sold Meta Financial Group company stock in the last year include Michael K Goik, Michael Robert Kramer, Sheree Thornsberry, Sonja Anne Theisen and William David Tull. View Insider Buying and Selling for Meta Financial Group.

CASH stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Barclays PLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, First Trust Advisors LP, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. Company insiders that have bought Meta Financial Group stock in the last two years include Bradley C Hanson, Glen William Herrick and Sonja Anne Theisen. View Insider Buying and Selling for Meta Financial Group.

Shares of CASH 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CASH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.49.

Meta Financial Group has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion and generates $548.27 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $97 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.66 on an earnings per share basis. Meta Financial Group employs 1,219 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Meta Financial Group.

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

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]