Independent Bank (INDB) Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Independent Bank in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "reduce" INDB shares.
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3 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Independent Bank's shares. Their INDB share price forecasts range from $72.00 to $100.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $84.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 76.4% from the stock's current price.
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Independent Bank's stock was trading at $84.43 at the start of the year. Since then, INDB stock has decreased by 43.6% and is now trading at $47.61.
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Independent Bank saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 926,300 shares, an increase of 17.1% from the August 31st total of 790,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 242,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.8 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 19th 2023.
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Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ:INDB) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 20th. The bank reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.08. The bank earned $183.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $184.40 million. Independent Bank had a net margin of 31.75% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.58%.

Independent Bank announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share on Friday, October 6th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 29th.
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Independent Bank (NASDAQ:INDB) pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.48%. INDB has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 36.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, INDB will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.74% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Independent Bank trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "INDB."

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One share of INDB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.61.

Independent Bank (NASDAQ:INDB) has a market capitalization of $2.10 billion and generates $757.51 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $263.81 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.04 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,739 workers across the globe.

Independent Bank's mailing address is 2036 WASHINGTON STREET, HANOVER MA, 02370. The official website for the company is www.rocklandtrust.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (781) 878-6100, via email at meagan.silva@rocklandtrust.com, or via fax at 781-982-6130.