ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ServisFirst Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" SFBS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SFBS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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2 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for ServisFirst Bancshares' shares. Their SFBS share price forecasts range from $52.00 to $52.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $52.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.5% from the stock's current price.
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ServisFirst Bancshares' stock was trading at $68.91 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SFBS shares have decreased by 39.4% and is now trading at $41.77.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 17th 2023.
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ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBS) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 17th. The financial services provider reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.01. The financial services provider had revenue of $114.62 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $118.91 million. ServisFirst Bancshares had a net margin of 38.21% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.78%.

ServisFirst Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Monday, April 10th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 31st.
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ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFBS) pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.65%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 24.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SFBS will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.32% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ServisFirst Bancshares's stock split on the morning of Thursday, July 17th 2014. The 3-1 split was announced on Tuesday, June 17th 2014. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, July 16th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

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ServisFirst Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SFBS."

ServisFirst Bancshares' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.84%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (6.77%), State Street Corp (3.90%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.93%), Welch Group LLC (2.44%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew N Kattos, Buford Harrison Morris III, Clarence C Pouncey III, G Carlton Barker, Hatton CV Smith, Henry Fulbrook Abbott, Irma Loya Tuder, J Richard Cashio, James J Filler, Rex D Mckinney, Thomas A Broughton, Thomas G Trouche, W Bibb Lamar Jr, William M Foshee and William M Foshee.
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Shares of SFBS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SFBS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.77.

ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFBS) has a market capitalization of $2.27 billion and generates $592.67 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $251.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.61 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 502 workers across the globe.

ServisFirst Bancshares' mailing address is 2500 WOODCREST PLACE, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35209. The official website for the company is www.servisfirstbank.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (205) 949-0302 or via email at dmange@servisfirstbank.com.