BancorpSouth Bank Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BancorpSouth Bank in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" BancorpSouth Bank stock.
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BancorpSouth Bank saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,500 shares, a decrease of 100.0% from the June 15th total of 6,240,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 972,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.
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BancorpSouth Bank is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 18th 2021.
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BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE:BXS) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 22nd. The bank reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.14. The bank had revenue of $282.13 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $268.62 million. BancorpSouth Bank had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.75% and a net margin of 26.05%. The company's revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.59 earnings per share.
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BancorpSouth Bank's stock was trading at $21.24 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BXS shares have increased by 21.5% and is now trading at $25.80.
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BancorpSouth Bank declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 28th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, October 1st. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.10%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 14th. This is a positive change from BancorpSouth Bank's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19.
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BancorpSouth Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.91%. BancorpSouth Bank does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of BancorpSouth Bank is 33.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BancorpSouth Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.15% next year. This indicates that BancorpSouth Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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5 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for BancorpSouth Bank's shares. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect BancorpSouth Bank's share price to reach $31.40 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.7% from the stock's current price.
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55 employees have rated BancorpSouth Bank CEO James D. Rollins III on Glassdoor.com. James D. Rollins III has an approval rating of 95% among BancorpSouth Bank's employees. This puts James D. Rollins III in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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BancorpSouth Bank trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BXS."

BancorpSouth Bank's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.72%), Emerald Advisers LLC (0.30%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (0.29%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.03%), New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (0.02%) and Eukles Asset Management (0.01%).
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BXS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Emerald Advisers LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, Red Door Wealth Management LLC, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, and Eukles Asset Management.
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Shares of BXS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of BXS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.80.

BancorpSouth Bank has a market capitalization of $2.65 billion and generates $1.14 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $228.05 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.30 on an earnings per share basis.

BancorpSouth Bank employs 4,596 workers across the globe.

The official website for BancorpSouth Bank is www.bancorpsouth.com.

BancorpSouth Bank is headquartered at ONE MISSISSIPPI PLAZA 201 SOUTH SPRING STREET, TUPELO MS, 38804.

BancorpSouth Bank's mailing address is ONE MISSISSIPPI PLAZA 201 SOUTH SPRING STREET, TUPELO MS, 38804. The bank can be reached via phone at (662) 680-2000 or via email at [email protected]