Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:FISI Financial Institutions (FISI) Stock Price, News & Analysis $39.55 -0.68 (-1.69%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.65 +0.10 (+0.26%) As of 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Financial Institutions Stock (NASDAQ:FISI) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Financial Institutions alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$39.50▼$40.1250-Day Range$38.72▼$42.7052-Week Range$25.61▼$42.97Volume132,642 shsAverage Volume150,147 shsMarket Capitalization$779.37 millionP/E Ratio9.81Dividend Yield3.24%Price Target$45.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI) is a financial services holding company headquartered in Western New York. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides banking, wealth management and insurance services to individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations. Its principal banking subsidiary, Five Star Bank, offers deposit accounts, residential and commercial lending, mortgages, credit cards, treasury management and other financial products. The company also provides investment management, trust and financial planning services through its wealth management operations, as well as personal and commercial insurance solutions through its insurance business. Financial Institutions primarily serves communities across Western and Central New York through a network of banking offices and digital channels. Its operations are focused on relationship-based financial services for consumers, small and midsize businesses, municipalities and other commercial customers.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Financial Institutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks73rd Percentile Overall ScoreFISI MarketRank™: Financial Institutions scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 399th out of 854 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.0 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingFinancial Institutions has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialFinancial Institutions has a consensus price target of $45.00, representing about 13.8% upside from its current price of $39.55.Amount of Analyst CoverageFinancial Institutions has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Financial Institutions' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth3.33% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Financial Institutions are expected to grow by 3.33% in the coming year, from $4.21 to $4.35 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Financial Institutions is 9.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.82.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Financial Institutions is 9.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.58.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFinancial Institutions has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Financial Institutions' valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted3.46% of the float of Financial Institutions has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverFinancial Institutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Financial Institutions has recently increased by 19.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldFinancial Institutions pays a meaningful dividend of 3.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthFinancial Institutions has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Financial Institutions is 31.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Financial Institutions will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.43% next year. This indicates that Financial Institutions will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Financial Institutions' dividend. News and Social Media3.6 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentFinancial Institutions has a news sentiment score of 1.82. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Financial Institutions this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for FISI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Financial Institutions insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders2.44% of the stock of Financial Institutions is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions60.45% of the stock of Financial Institutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Financial Institutions' insider trading history. Receive FISI Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Financial Institutions and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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FISI Stock News HeadlinesFinancial Institutions Announces Board Retirement and ReclassificationSeptember 8, 2026 | tipranks.comDirector’s Bold Move Hints at Growing Confidence in Financial InstitutionsSeptember 3, 2026 | tipranks.comTrump's New DollarPorter Stansberry says President Trump has signed an executive order initiating what he calls a full U.S. dollar reset - and most Americans don't know it's happening. The last time America underwent a monetary shift like this, under Nixon in the 1970s, it minted an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over half a century. Stansberry has released a new documentary naming the assets he believes are positioned to surge as a result.September 28 at 1:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)How Financial Institutions Can Accelerate Business Growth in AngolaSeptember 2, 2026 | talkmarkets.comWhite Clay Expands Profitability-Based Incentives to Community Financial InstitutionsSeptember 2, 2026 | financialpost.comFFinancial Institutions Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend IncreaseAugust 26, 2026 | tipranks.comFinancial Institutions, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash DividendAugust 26, 2026 | globenewswire.comFinancial Institutions: Still A Cautious Buy With Improved OutlookAugust 15, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines FISI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have FISI shares performed this year? Financial Institutions' stock was trading at $31.17 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, FISI stock has increased by 26.9% and is now trading at $39.55. How were Financial Institutions' earnings last quarter? Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.11. The bank earned $64.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $63.54 million. Financial Institutions had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.45% and a net margin of 21.78%. Read the conference call transcript. Is Financial Institutions doing a stock buyback? Financial Institutions' board initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, September 22nd 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 0.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued. Who are Financial Institutions' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Financial Institutions include BlackRock Inc. (8.46%), Ategra Capital Management LLC (2.86%), Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. (0.78%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.65%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert N Latella and Kevin B Quinn. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Financial Institutions? Shares of FISI 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Financial Institutions own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Financial Institutions investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET). Company Calendar Record date for 7/2 Dividend6/12/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend6/12/2026Dividend Payable7/02/2026Last Earnings7/23/2026Record date for 10/2 Dividend9/15/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend9/15/2026Today9/28/2026Dividend Payable10/02/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/22/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (15m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 FISI's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. FISI has been in this zone for over 15 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:FISI CIK862831 Webwww.FISI-investors.com Phone(585) 786-1100Fax718-786-5254Employees631Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Financial Institutions$45.00 High Price Target$45.00 Low Price Target$45.00 Potential Upside/Downside+13.8%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$4.03 Trailing P/E Ratio9.81 Forward P/E Ratio9.39 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$74.87 million Net Margins21.78% Pretax Margin26.28% Return on Equity13.45% Return on Assets1.31% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.13 Current Ratio0.88 Quick Ratio0.88 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$254.18 million Price / Sales3.07 Cash Flow$3.73 per share Price / Cash Flow10.61 Book Value$30.38 per share Price / Book1.30Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares19,706,000Free Float19,225,000Market Cap$779.37 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.62 Social Links Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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