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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Wednesday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 13th. View Bancorpsouth Bank's Dividend History.

Bancorpsouth Bank (NYSE:BXS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 17th. The bank reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.01. The bank earned $213.75 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $216.90 million. Bancorpsouth Bank had a net margin of 23.71% and a return on equity of 10.16%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.43 earnings per share. 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets 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 twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.7% 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.

News headlines about BXS stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Bancorpsouth Bank earned a media sentiment score of 1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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Bancorpsouth Bank's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.91%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.53%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.35%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.63%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.36%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.35%). 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, Morgan Stanley, TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. 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., Vanguard Group Inc., MetLife Investment Advisors LLC, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc., Arbor Investment Advisors LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. 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 $28.23.

Bancorpsouth Bank has a market capitalization of $2.63 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]