NASDAQ:STBA - S & T Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

S & T Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "STBA."

S & T Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share on Thursday, November 15th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 31st. This is a positive change from S & T Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. View S & T Bancorp's Dividend History.

S & T Bancorp announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Friday, March 23rd 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

S & T Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:STBA) released its earnings results on Thursday, October, 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.04. The financial services provider earned $71.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $72.99 million. S & T Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.23% and a net margin of 26.45%. View S & T Bancorp's Earnings History.

S & T Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 31st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for S & T Bancorp.

2 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for S & T Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $54.00. On average, they anticipate S & T Bancorp's share price to reach $54.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 32.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for S & T Bancorp.

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

News articles about STBA stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. S & T Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the financial services provider a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

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S & T Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%). Company insiders that own S & T Bancorp stock include Christina Anne Cassotis, David Krieger, David P Ruddock, Frank W Jones, James C Miller, Robert Edward Kane, Thomas J Sposito II and Todd D Brice. View Institutional Ownership Trends for S & T Bancorp.

STBA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold S & T Bancorp company stock in the last year include David P Ruddock, Frank W Jones and James C Miller. View Insider Buying and Selling for S & T Bancorp.

Shares of STBA 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 STBA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.65.

S & T Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.39 billion and generates $316.10 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $72.96 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.47 on an earnings per share basis. S & T Bancorp employs 1,080 workers across the globe.

The official website for S & T Bancorp is http://www.stbancorp.com.

S & T Bancorp's mailing address is 800 PHILADELPHIA STREET, INDIANA PA, 15701. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 800-325-2265 or via email at [email protected]