NYSE:BXS - Bancorpsouth Bank Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Bancorpsouth Bank declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 14th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Wednesday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 13th. View Bancorpsouth Bank's Dividend History.

Bancorpsouth Bank (NYSE:BXS) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 17th. The bank reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.01. The bank earned $213.75 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $216.90 million. Bancorpsouth Bank had a return on equity of 10.16% and a net margin of 23.71%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.43 EPS. View Bancorpsouth Bank's Earnings History.

Bancorpsouth Bank is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Bancorpsouth Bank.

6 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Bancorpsouth Bank's stock. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Bancorpsouth Bank's share price to reach $33.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Bancorpsouth Bank.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bancorpsouth Bank in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Bancorpsouth Bank.

Headlines about BXS stock have trended positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Bancorpsouth Bank earned a media sentiment score of 2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the bank a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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Bancorpsouth Bank's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.91%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.35%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.63%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.36%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.35%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.93%). Company insiders that own Bancorpsouth Bank stock include James Elbert Campbell III, William James Threadgill Jr and William L Prater. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Bancorpsouth Bank.

BXS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., First Trust Advisors LP, TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Bancorpsouth Bank.

BXS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., MetLife Investment Advisors LLC, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc., Arbor Investment Advisors LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Trexquant Investment LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Bancorpsouth Bank.

Shares of BXS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BXS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.35.

Bancorpsouth Bank has a market capitalization of $2.61 billion and generates $781.02 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $153.03 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.67 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Bancorpsouth Bank is http://www.bancorpsouth.com.

Bancorpsouth Bank's mailing address is ONE MISSISSIPPI PLAZA 201 SOUTH SPRING STREET, TUPELO MS, 38802-0789. The bank can be reached via phone at 662-680-2000 or via email at [email protected]