Orange County Bancorp (OBT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Orange County Bancorp, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides commercial and consumer banking products and services, and trust and wealth management services to small businesses, middle-market enterprises, local municipal governments, and individuals. It accepts various deposits, including interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing demand accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate construction loans, residential real estate loans, home equity loans, and consumer loans. In addition, it provides traditional trust and administration, asset management, financial planning, and wealth management services. The company operates full-service branches and loan production office in Orange, Westchester, Rockland, and Bronx counties in New York. Orange County Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Middletown, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.69 to $24.77
• 50-Day Range: $22.90 to $28.58
• 52-Week Range: $20.97 to $33.06
• Volume: 56,506 shs
• Average Volume: 82,843 shs
• Market Capitalization: $312.57 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.34
• Dividend Yield: 2.18%
• Price Target: $29.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Orange County Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Orange County Bancorp scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 300th out of 918 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Orange County Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Orange County Bancorp has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Orange County Bancorp are expected to grow by 15.55% in the coming year, from $2.83 to $3.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Orange County Bancorp is 9.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.12.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Orange County Bancorp is 9.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.76.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Orange County Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.25% of the float of Orange County Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Orange County Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Orange County Bancorp has recently decreased by 14.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Orange County Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Orange County Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Orange County Bancorp is 20.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Orange County Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.90% next year. This indicates that Orange County Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.25% of the float of Orange County Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Orange County Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Orange County Bancorp has recently decreased by 14.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

Orange County Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Orange County Bancorp this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Orange County Bancorp insiders have bought 33.83% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $149,986.00 in company stock and sold $112,072.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.30% of the stock of Orange County Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.55% of the stock of Orange County Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

OBT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have OBT shares performed this year?

Orange County Bancorp's stock was trading at $27.7850 at the start of the year. Since then, OBT stock has decreased by 14.1% and is now trading at $23.86.

How were Orange County Bancorp's earnings last quarter?

Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:OBT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 30th. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $32.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29 million. Orange County Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.28% and a net margin of 19.84%.

When did Orange County Bancorp's stock split?

Orange County Bancorp's stock split before market open on Monday, January 13th 2025.The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, January 2nd 2025. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Sunday, January 12th 2025. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

When did Orange County Bancorp IPO?

Orange County Bancorp (OBT) raised $30 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, August 5th 2021. The company issued 900,000 shares at $32.00-$35.00 per share.

Who are Orange County Bancorp's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Orange County Bancorp include Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV (8.87%) and Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael J Gilfeather, Joseph A Ruhl, Jon Schiller, Gregory Sousa, Michael Listner, Michael J Coulter and Stephen Rooney.
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How do I buy shares of Orange County Bancorp?

Shares of OBT 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 Orange County Bancorp own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Orange County Bancorp investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), ServiceNow (NOW) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 6/04/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 6/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Today: 8/03/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - NORTHEAST
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:OBT
• CIK: 1754226
• Web: orangebanktrust.com
• Phone: (845) 341-5000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 210
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Orange County Bancorp: $29.25
• High Price Target: $29.50
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.43
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $27.88 million
• Net Margins: 19.84%
• Pretax Margin: 23.83%
• Return on Equity: 15.28%
• Return on Assets: 1.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.25
• Current Ratio: 0.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $128.82 million
• Price / Sales: 2.43
• Cash Flow: $2.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.74
• Book Value: $16.35 per share
• Price / Book: 1.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,100,000
• Free Float: 11,885,000
• Market Cap: $312.57 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.46