BancorpSouth Bank - BXS Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BancorpSouth Bank in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" BXS shares.
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2 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for BancorpSouth Bank's shares. Their BXS share price forecasts range from $32.00 to $37.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $34.50 in the next year.
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BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE:BXS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, October, 24th. The bank reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.65. BancorpSouth Bank had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.41% and a net margin of 26.11%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.69 EPS.

BancorpSouth Bank declared a dividend on Friday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, April 1st. This represents a yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 14th.
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BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE:BXS) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.78%. The dividend payout ratio is 34.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BXS will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.74% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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55 employees have rated BancorpSouth Bank Chief Executive Officer James D. Rollins III on Glassdoor.com. James D. Rollins III has an approval rating of 95% among the company'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 (NYSE:BXS) has a market capitalization of $0.00 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.

The company employs 4,596 workers across the globe.

BancorpSouth Bank's mailing address is ONE MISSISSIPPI PLAZA 201 SOUTH SPRING STREET, TUPELO MS, 38804. The official website for the company is www.bancorpsouth.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (662) 680-2000, via email at will.fisackerly@bxs.com, or via fax at 662-680-2570.