BancorpSouth Bank Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street 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 analysts is that investors should "buy" BancorpSouth Bank stock.
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BancorpSouth Bank saw a decrease in short interest in 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) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 22nd. The bank reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.14. The bank earned $282.13 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $268.62 million. BancorpSouth Bank had a net margin of 26.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.75%. BancorpSouth Bank's revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BXS stock has increased by 19.4% and is now trading at $25.36.
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BancorpSouth Bank declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Thursday, July 1st. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.00%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 14th.
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BancorpSouth Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.99%. 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for BancorpSouth Bank's stock. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect BancorpSouth Bank's stock price to reach $31.40 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.8% 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.72%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.03%) and New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (0.02%).
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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., New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.
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One share of BXS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.36.

BancorpSouth Bank has a market capitalization of $2.60 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]