NASDAQ:SFBS - ServisFirst Bancshares Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

ServisFirst Bancshares announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, January 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 31st. This is an increase from ServisFirst Bancshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. View ServisFirst Bancshares' Dividend History.

Shares of ServisFirst Bancshares split before market open on Thursday, July 17th 2014. The 3-1 split was announced on Tuesday, June 17th 2014. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, July 16th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of ServisFirst Bancshares stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBS) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.03. The financial services provider had revenue of $72.45 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.07 million. ServisFirst Bancshares had a return on equity of 19.45% and a net margin of 37.00%. View ServisFirst Bancshares' Earnings History.

ServisFirst Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for ServisFirst Bancshares.

3 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for ServisFirst Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $43.00 to $45.00. On average, they expect ServisFirst Bancshares' share price to reach $44.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 31.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for ServisFirst Bancshares.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ServisFirst Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for ServisFirst Bancshares.

Media coverage about SFBS stock has trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. ServisFirst Bancshares earned a news sentiment score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Some companies that are related to ServisFirst Bancshares include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), Popular (BPOP), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB) and Bank Ozk (OZK).

ServisFirst Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Welch Group LLC (0.44%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) and First Hawaiian Bank (0.00%). Company insiders that own ServisFirst Bancshares stock include Andrew N Kattos, Bradford Alan Vieira, Buford Harrison Morris III, Clarence C Pouncey III, G Carlton Barker, Irma Loya Tuder, J Richard Cashio, James J Filler, Michael D Fuller, Rex D Mckinney, Thomas A Broughton, Thomas G Trouche, W Bibb Lamar Jr, W Bibb Lamar, Jr and William M Foshee. View Institutional Ownership Trends for ServisFirst Bancshares.

SFBS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold ServisFirst Bancshares company stock in the last year include Andrew N Kattos, Bradford Alan Vieira, G Carlton Barker, J Richard Cashio, Michael D Fuller, Rex D Mckinney, W Bibb Lamar Jr and William M Foshee. View Insider Buying and Selling for ServisFirst Bancshares.

SFBS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Welch Group LLC, First Hawaiian Bank and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought ServisFirst Bancshares stock in the last two years include Irma Loya Tuder, James J Filler, Michael D Fuller, Thomas A Broughton and Thomas G Trouche. View Insider Buying and Selling for ServisFirst Bancshares.

Shares of SFBS 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 SFBS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.38.

ServisFirst Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion and generates $281.80 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $93.09 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.78 on an earnings per share basis. ServisFirst Bancshares employs 434 workers across the globe.

The official website for ServisFirst Bancshares is http://www.servisfirstbank.com.

ServisFirst Bancshares' mailing address is 2500 WOODCREST PLACE, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35209. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 205-949-0302.