NASDAQ:SASR - Sandy Spring Bancorp Stock Price, Forecast & News

Sandy Spring Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SASR."

Sandy Spring Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 12th. View Sandy Spring Bancorp's Dividend History.

Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:SASR) released its earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The bank reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.01. The bank earned $84.81 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $84.80 million. Sandy Spring Bancorp had a net margin of 27.78% and a return on equity of 10.48%. View Sandy Spring Bancorp's Earnings History.

Sandy Spring Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 16th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Sandy Spring Bancorp.

3 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Sandy Spring Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $37.25 to $38.00. On average, they expect Sandy Spring Bancorp's stock price to reach $37.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Sandy Spring Bancorp.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sandy Spring Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Sandy Spring Bancorp.

Press coverage about SASR stock has trended positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Sandy Spring Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Sandy Spring Bancorp.

Sandy Spring Bancorp saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,790,000 shares, an increase of 14.0% from the December 31st total of 1,570,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 156,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 11.4 days. Approximately 5.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Sandy Spring Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

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Sandy Spring Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.55%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.49%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.24%), Cox Capital Mgt LLC (0.12%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.05%) and Toth Financial Advisory Corp (0.01%). Company insiders that own Sandy Spring Bancorp stock include Joe Reeder, Joseph S Bracewell, Mark C Michael, Mark E Friis, Mona Abutaleb Stephenson, Ronda M Mcdowell and Shaza L Andersen. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Sandy Spring Bancorp.

SASR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., California Public Employees Retirement System, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and Toth Financial Advisory Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sandy Spring Bancorp.

SASR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Cox Capital Mgt LLC. Company insiders that have bought Sandy Spring Bancorp stock in the last two years include Joe Reeder, Mark C Michael, Mark E Friis and Mona Abutaleb Stephenson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sandy Spring Bancorp.

Shares of SASR 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SASR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.36.

Sandy Spring Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion and generates $419.19 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $116.43 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.28 on an earnings per share basis. Sandy Spring Bancorp employs 910 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Sandy Spring Bancorp.

The official website for Sandy Spring Bancorp is http://www.sandyspringbank.com/.

Sandy Spring Bancorp's mailing address is 17801 GEORGIA AVE, OLNEY MD, 20832. The bank can be reached via phone at 301-774-6400 or via email at [email protected]