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Associated Banc (ASB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$31.13 +0.83 (+2.75%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$31.16 +0.03 (+0.08%)
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About Associated Banc Stock (NYSE:ASB)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$30.31
▼
$31.39
50-Day Range
$28.35
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$31.13
52-Week Range
$23.87
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$32.46
Volume
2.22 million shs
Average Volume
2.12 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.78 billion
P/E Ratio
10.77
Dividend Yield
3.08%
Price Target
$32.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Associated Banc-Corp is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Through its principal subsidiary, Associated Bank, it provides banking and financial services to individuals, families, businesses and institutions.

Associated Bank offers commercial and corporate banking, retail banking, mortgage lending, consumer lending, treasury management, investment and wealth management, and institutional services. Its business banking activities include lending, deposit accounts, cash-management solutions and other services designed for small and middle-market companies.

The company primarily serves customers across Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota through its branch network and digital banking channels. Associated Banc-Corp traces its history to 1861 and has grown from its Wisconsin banking roots into one of the larger regional banking organizations in the Upper Midwest.

Andrew J. Harmening serves as Associated Banc-Corp’s president and chief executive officer.

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Associated Banc Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

ASB MarketRank™: 
4.62847086429 of 5 stars

Associated Banc scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 141st out of 859 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Associated Banc 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, 6 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Associated Banc is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Associated Banc has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Associated Banc's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Associated Banc are expected to grow by 12.71% in the coming year, from $2.99 to $3.37 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Associated Banc is 10.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.99.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Associated Banc is 10.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.86.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Associated Banc has a PEG Ratio of 1.01. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Associated Banc has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.56% of the float of Associated Banc has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Associated Banc has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.75.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Associated Banc has recently decreased by 3.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Associated Banc pays a meaningful dividend of 3.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Associated Banc has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Associated Banc is 33.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Associated Banc will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.49% next year. This indicates that Associated Banc will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Associated Banc's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Associated Banc has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Associated Banc this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for ASB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Associated Banc to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Associated Banc insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,957,840.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.71% of the stock of Associated Banc is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    82.98% of the stock of Associated Banc is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Associated Banc's insider trading history.
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ASB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Associated Banc's stock was trading at $25.77 at the start of the year. Since then, ASB shares have increased by 20.8% and is now trading at $31.1340.

Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE:ASB) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 22nd. The bank reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.05. The bank had revenue of $468.51 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $463.69 million. Associated Banc had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.75% and a net margin of 19.87%.
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Associated Banc's board initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, January 27th 2026, which allows the company to buy back $100 million in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 2.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Associated Banc's top institutional shareholders include Associated Banc Corp (1.25%), Pzena Investment Management LLC (1.03%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.37%) and Leeward Investments LLC MA (0.35%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew J Harmening, John A Utz, David L Stein, John B Williams, Derek S Meyer, Tammy C Stadler, Randall J Erickson, Lith Karen Van, Eileen A Kamerick, Nicole M Kitowski, Patrick Edward Ahern, Dennis Deloye, Gregory Warsek and Matthew R Braeger.
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Shares of ASB 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Associated Banc investors own include Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Energy Transfer (ET) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

Record date for 9/15 Dividend
9/01/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
9/01/2026
Dividend Payable
9/15/2026
Last Earnings
10/22/2026
Today
11/02/2026
Record date for 12/15 Dividend
12/01/2026
Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend
12/01/2026
Dividend Payable
12/15/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:ASB
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:ASBC
CIK
7789
Employees
4,000
Year Founded
1961

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$35.00
Low Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.89
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.77
Forward P/E Ratio
9.24
P/E Growth
1.01
Net Income
$474.78 million
Net Margins
19.87%
Pretax Margin
25.08%
Return on Equity
10.75%
Return on Assets
1.13%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.86
Current Ratio
0.92
Quick Ratio
0.92

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.46 billion
Price / Sales
2.35
Cash Flow
$3.84 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.11
Book Value
$28.44 per share
Price / Book
1.09

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
185,710,000
Free Float
184,387,000
Market Cap
$5.78 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.80

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This page (NYSE:ASB) was last updated on 11/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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