NYSE:STEL Stellarone (STEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $37.42 -0.05 (-0.13%) Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.44 +0.02 (+0.06%) As of 05/22/2026 05:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Stellarone Stock (NYSE:STEL) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Stellarone alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$37.26▼$37.5050-Day Range$35.36▼$37.9652-Week Range$26.08▼$40.21Volume171,702 shsAverage Volume234,812 shsMarket Capitalization$1.91 billionP/E Ratio18.25Dividend Yield1.60%Price Target$37.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview StellarOne Corporation is a bank holding company of StellarOne Bank (the Bank). The Bank is an independent commercial bank holding company. It offers services provided by full-service banks, including individual and commercial demand and time deposit accounts, commercial and consumer loans, residential mortgages, credit card services and deposit services. The Bank, through its commercial banking segment, offers Internet banking access for banking services, mobile banking and online bill payment for both consumers and commercial customers. Lending is focused on individuals and small to middle-market businesses in the local markets of the Bank. The Bank, through its wealth management segment, provides a variety of wealth management and personal trust services. The mortgage banking segment engages primarily in the origination and acquisition of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market. In January 2014, Union First Market Bankshares Corp acquired StellarOne Corporation. Read More Stellarone Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks64th Percentile Overall ScoreSTEL MarketRank™: Stellarone scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 509th out of 881 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.5 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingStellarone has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Stellarone is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageStellarone has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Stellarone's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth15.20% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Stellarone are expected to grow by 15.20% in the coming year, from $2.04 to $2.35 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Stellarone is 18.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.12.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Stellarone is 18.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.83.Price to Book Value per Share RatioStellarone has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Stellarone's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.96% of the float of Stellarone has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverStellarone has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Stellarone has recently increased by 6.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldStellarone pays a meaningful dividend of 1.60%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthStellarone has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Stellarone is 29.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Stellarone will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.53% next year. This indicates that Stellarone will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Stellarone's dividend. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.50 News SentimentStellarone has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Stellarone this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for STEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Stellarone insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders9.33% of the stock of Stellarone is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions54.15% of the stock of Stellarone is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Stellarone's insider trading history. Receive STEL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Stellarone and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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The public filing could drop any day. | Brownstone Research (Ad)Stellarone (NYSE:STEL) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - What's Next?May 14, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com$HAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Launches Legal Inquiry for the Merger—LEGT, STEL, CECO, and THRApril 22, 2026 | globenewswire.comPROSPERITY BANCSHARES AND STELLAR BANCORP ANNOUNCE RECEIPT OF REGULATORY APPROVALS FOR PROSPERITY'S PENDING ACQUISITION OF STELLARApril 22, 2026 | prnewswire.comStellar Bancorp, Inc. Announces Quarterly DividendFebruary 25, 2026 | businesswire.comHalper Sadeh LLC Encourages STEL, GORO, SKYT, VTYX Shareholders to Contact the Firm to Discuss Their RightsFebruary 5, 2026 | prnewswire.comSee More Headlines STEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have STEL shares performed this year? Stellarone's stock was trading at $31.0430 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, STEL shares have increased by 20.5% and is now trading at $37.4210. How were Stellarone's earnings last quarter? Stellarone Corp (NYSE:STEL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.08. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. How will Stellarone's stock buyback program work? Stellarone's board approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, April 23rd 2025, which permits the company to buy back $65,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 4.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. When did Stellarone IPO? Stellarone (STEL) raised $60 million in an initial public offering on the week of June 12th 2023. The company issued 2,400,000 shares at $24.00-$26.00 per share. Who are Stellarone's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Stellarone include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.91%), Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. (1.04%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.64%) and Royal Bank of Canada (0.62%). Insiders that own company stock include Ramon A Vitulli III, Okan I Akin, William E Wilson Jr, Paul P Egge and Justin M Long. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Stellarone? Shares of STEL 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 Stellarone own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stellarone investors own include Garmin (GRMN), Pan American Silver (PAAS), WPP (WPP), Arista Networks (ANET), Illumina (ILMN), Intuit (INTU) and Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL). Company Calendar Record date for 3/31 Dividend3/16/2026Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend3/16/2026Dividend Payable3/31/2026Last Earnings4/28/2026Today5/24/2026Record date for 6/26 Dividend6/15/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend6/15/2026Dividend Payable6/26/2026Next Earnings (Confirmed)6/30/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (11m+) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 STEL's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. STEL has been in this zone for over 11 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry N/A Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNYSE:STEL CIK1036070 Webwww.stellarone.com Phone+1-434-9642211FaxN/AEmployees1,053Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Stellarone$37.00 High Price Target$44.00 Low Price Target$30.00 Potential Upside/Downside-1.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.05 Trailing P/E Ratio18.25 Forward P/E Ratio18.34 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$102.87 million Net Margins17.56% Pretax Margin21.75% Return on Equity6.54% Return on Assets1.01% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.02 Current Ratio0.89 Quick Ratio0.89 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$596.26 million Price / Sales3.20 Cash Flow$2.53 per share Price / Cash Flow14.82 Book Value$32.75 per share Price / Book1.14Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares50,920,000Free Float46,170,000Market Cap$1.91 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.72 Beginner's Guide To Retirement StocksClick the link to see MarketBeat's list of seven best retirement stocks and why they should be in your portfolio. 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