NASDAQ:MRLN - Marlin Business Services Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Marlin Business Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MRLN."

Marlin Business Services announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Thursday, August 23rd. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.96%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 10th. This is a positive change from Marlin Business Services's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. View Marlin Business Services' Dividend History.

Marlin Business Services announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Sunday, June 4th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $10,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Marlin Business Services Corp. (NASDAQ:MRLN) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 2nd. The financial services provider reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.01. The financial services provider had revenue of $24.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.10 million. Marlin Business Services had a return on equity of 12.48% and a net margin of 26.20%. View Marlin Business Services' Earnings History.

Marlin Business Services is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Marlin Business Services.

1 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Marlin Business Services' shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $29.00. On average, they expect Marlin Business Services' stock price to reach $29.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Marlin Business Services.

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

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News stories about MRLN stock have trended positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Marlin Business Services earned a news impact score of 0.28 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.70 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for Marlin Business Services.

Marlin Business Services' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.33%), BlackRock Inc. (5.17%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.57%), Western Standard LLC (1.54%), Kestrel Investment Management Corp (0.79%) and Federated Investors Inc. PA (0.78%). Company insiders that own Marlin Business Services stock include Edward John Siciliano, Edward Ralph Jr Dietz, James Sherlock, James W Wert and Willem Mesdag. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Marlin Business Services.

MRLN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Western Standard LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, California Public Employees Retirement System, Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, Federated Investors Inc. PA and Kestrel Investment Management Corp. Company insiders that have sold Marlin Business Services company stock in the last year include Edward Ralph Jr Dietz, James Sherlock and James W Wert. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marlin Business Services.

MRLN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Martingale Asset Management L P and Globeflex Capital L P. View Insider Buying and Selling for Marlin Business Services.

Shares of MRLN 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 MRLN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.50.

Marlin Business Services has a market capitalization of $347.05 million and generates $119.05 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $25.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.50 on an earnings per share basis. Marlin Business Services employs 330 workers across the globe.

Marlin Business Services' mailing address is 300 FELLOWSHIP ROAD, MT. LAUREL NJ, 08054. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 888-479-9111 or via email at [email protected]