NASDAQ:CHFC - Chemical Financial Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Chemical Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CHFC."

Chemical Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 28th. View Chemical Financial's Dividend History.

Chemical Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CHFC) released its earnings results on Monday, January, 28th. The bank reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.02. The bank earned $195.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $200.12 million. Chemical Financial had a return on equity of 10.20% and a net margin of 30.57%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.87 earnings per share. View Chemical Financial's Earnings History.

Chemical Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Chemical Financial.

5 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Chemical Financial's shares. Their predictions range from $52.00 to $59.00. On average, they expect Chemical Financial's share price to reach $55.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Chemical Financial.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Chemical Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Chemical Financial.

Media coverage about CHFC stock has trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Chemical Financial earned a media sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the bank a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Chemical Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,702,560 shares, an increase of 35.3% from the January 15th total of 1,997,697 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 884,303 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days. Currently, 3.8% of the company's stock are short sold. View Chemical Financial's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Chemical Financial include SVB Financial Group (SIVB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Signature Bank (SBNY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Popular (BPOP), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), IBERIABANK (IBKC), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Bank Ozk (OZK), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), United Bankshares (UBSI) and Associated Banc (ASB).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Chemical Financial investors own include Weyerhaeuser (WY), General Electric (GE), Alibaba Group (BABA), Constellation Brands (STZ), Becton Dickinson and (BDX), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), The Coca-Cola (KO), Procter & Gamble (PG), Comcast (CMCSA) and Kohl's (KSS).

Chemical Financial's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.87%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.46%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (3.72%), Northern Trust Corp (2.46%), Chemical Bank (1.82%) and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (1.46%). Company insiders that own Chemical Financial stock include David T Provost, Dennis L Klaeser, Gregory R Bixby, Larry D Stauffer, Lori A Gwizdala, Richard M Lievense, Robert Rathbun and Ronald A Klein. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Chemical Financial.

CHFC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, First Trust Advisors LP, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Equity Management, Elk Creek Partners LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio and Northpointe Capital LLC. Company insiders that have sold Chemical Financial company stock in the last year include Larry D Stauffer and Robert Rathbun. View Insider Buying and Selling for Chemical Financial.

CHFC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Victory Capital Management Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Chemical Financial.

Shares of CHFC 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CHFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.17.

Chemical Financial has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion and generates $924.53 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $284.02 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.94 on an earnings per share basis. Chemical Financial employs 3,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Chemical Financial is http://www.chemicalbankmi.com.

Chemical Financial's mailing address is 235 E MAIN ST, MIDLAND MI, 48640. The bank can be reached via phone at 989-839-5350.