First Business Financial Services Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Business Financial Services in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" First Business Financial Services stock.
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First Business Financial Services saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 21,400 shares, a decline of 18.9% from the August 15th total of 26,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 46,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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First Business Financial Services is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 28th 2021.
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First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.13. The financial services provider earned $27.97 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27.60 million. First Business Financial Services had a net margin of 22.83% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.45%.
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First Business Financial Services' stock was trading at $19.25 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FBIZ shares have increased by 40.0% and is now trading at $26.95.
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First Business Financial Services declared a quarterly dividend on Saturday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Thursday, August 19th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 6th.
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First Business Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.66%. The dividend payout ratio of First Business Financial Services is 36.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, First Business Financial Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.57% next year. This indicates that First Business Financial Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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First Business Financial Services's stock split on the morning of Monday, August 31st 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, August 7th 2015. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, August 28th 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of First Business Financial Services stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

3 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for First Business Financial Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $33.00. On average, they anticipate First Business Financial Services' stock price to reach $27.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.7% from the stock's current price.
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13 employees have rated First Business Financial Services CEO Corey A. Chambas on Glassdoor.com. Corey A. Chambas has an approval rating of 100% among First Business Financial Services' employees. This puts Corey A. Chambas in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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First Business Financial Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FBIZ."

First Business Financial Services' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Banc Funds Co. LLC (7.87%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.32%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.26%), Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC (3.59%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (3.56%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (3.16%). Company insiders that own First Business Financial Services stock include Barbara Mccarty Conley, Carla C Chavarria, Carla C Chavarria, Carol P Sanders, Daniel P Olszewski, David R Seiler and Edward G Sloane, Jr.
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FBIZ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., State Street Corp, Banc Funds Co. LLC, Northern Trust Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Vanguard Group Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, and Wells Fargo & Company MN.
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FBIZ stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Fourthstone LLC, Basswood Capital Management L.L.C., Franklin Resources Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC, and Marshall Wace LLP. Company insiders that have bought First Business Financial Services stock in the last two years include Carla C Chavarria, Carol P Sanders, Daniel P Olszewski, David R Seiler, and Edward G Sloane, Jr.
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Shares of FBIZ 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 FBIZ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.95.

First Business Financial Services has a market capitalization of $229.99 million and generates $121.12 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $16.98 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.97 on an earnings per share basis.

First Business Financial Services employs 295 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Business Financial Services is www.firstbusiness.com.

First Business Financial Services is headquartered at 401 CHARMANY DRIVE, MADISON WI, 53719.

First Business Financial Services' mailing address is 401 CHARMANY DRIVE, MADISON WI, 53719. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (608) 238-8008 or via email at [email protected].