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, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 14th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Monday, October 1st. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 13th. This is a boost from Bancorpsouth Bank's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. View Bancorpsouth Bank's Dividend History.

Bancorpsouth Bank (NYSE:BXS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 18th. The bank reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.01. The bank earned $214.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $214.20 million. Bancorpsouth Bank had a net margin of 21.59% and a return on equity of 9.90%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.42 EPS. View Bancorpsouth Bank's Earnings History.

Bancorpsouth Bank is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 17th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Bancorpsouth Bank.

7 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Bancorpsouth Bank's shares. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $37.00. On average, they anticipate Bancorpsouth Bank's stock price to reach $35.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Bancorpsouth Bank.

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

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Media coverage about BXS stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Bancorpsouth Bank earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the bank an impact score of 43.02 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for Bancorpsouth Bank.

Bancorpsouth Bank's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.43%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.38%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.86%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.33%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.31%) and Cortina Asset Management LLC (0.76%). Company insiders that own Bancorpsouth Bank stock include James Elbert Campbell III, James Ronald Hodges, 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 BancorpSouth Bank, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Bank of America Corp DE, Cortina Asset Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc. and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Bancorpsouth Bank.

BXS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Federated Investors Inc. PA, Chicago Equity Partners LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. and California Public Employees Retirement System. 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 $34.80.

Bancorpsouth Bank has a market capitalization of $3.12 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. Bancorpsouth Bank employs 3,998 workers across the globe.

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]