Associated Banc - ASB Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Associated Banc in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" ASB shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ASB, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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3 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Associated Banc's shares. Their ASB share price forecasts range from $20.00 to $28.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $23.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.0% from the stock's current price.
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Associated Banc's stock was trading at $23.09 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, ASB shares have decreased by 2.8% and is now trading at $22.45.
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Associated Banc saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,190,000 shares, an increase of 19.9% from the December 15th total of 4,330,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,190,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.4 days. Approximately 3.5% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 26th 2023.
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Associated Banc will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 26th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE:ASB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 20th. The bank reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.12. The bank earned $269.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $264.17 million. Associated Banc had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.85% and a net margin of 26.57%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.24 earnings per share.

Associated Banc announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 1st will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share on Thursday, December 15th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.74%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 30th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20.
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Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.79%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 39.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, ASB will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.44% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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219 employees have rated Associated Banc Chief Executive Officer Philip B. (Phil) Flynn on Glassdoor.com. Philip B. (Phil) Flynn has an approval rating of 89% among the company's employees.

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Associated Banc trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ASB."

Associated Banc's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.55%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.31%), Legacy Private Trust Co. (0.20%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.15%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.13%) and Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc. WI (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew J Harmening, David L Stein, David L Stein, Eileen A Kamerick, John A Utz, John B Williams, John F Bergstrom, John P Hankerd, John P Thayer, Lith Karen Van, Matthew R Braeger, Michael J Haddad, Michael Meinolf, Michael T Crowley Jr, Moral-Niles Christopher Del, Nicole M Kitowski, Patrick Edward Ahern, Philip B Flynn, Tammy C Stadler, Timothy J Lau, Timothy J Lau and William R Hutchinson.
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One share of ASB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.45.

Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion and generates $1.13 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $350.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.14 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 4,003 workers across the globe.

Associated Banc's mailing address is 433 MAIN STREET, GREEN BAY WI, 54301. The official website for the company is www.associatedbank.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (920) 491-7500, via email at jessica.vandenheuvel@associatedbank.com, or via fax at 920-433-3261.