NYSE:GWB - Great Western Bancorp Stock Price, Price Target & More

Great Western Bancorp trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GWB."

Great Western Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 11th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Wednesday, May 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 10th. This is a boost from Great Western Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. View Great Western Bancorp's Dividend History.

Great Western Bancorp Inc (NYSE:GWB) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The bank reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.01. The bank earned $119.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $117.13 million. Great Western Bancorp had a return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 27.33%. Great Western Bancorp's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.60 earnings per share. View Great Western Bancorp's Earnings History.

Great Western Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Great Western Bancorp.

8 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Great Western Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $51.00. On average, they expect Great Western Bancorp's share price to reach $46.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Great Western Bancorp.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Great Western Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News articles about GWB stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Great Western Bancorp earned a news impact score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the bank an impact score of 46.92 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Great Western Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.28%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.21%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.16%), Pendal Group Ltd (0.07%), Foundry Partners LLC (0.05%) and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.03%). Company insiders that own Great Western Bancorp stock include Bryan Leighton Kindopp, Kenneth James Karels, Peter Robert Chapman and Stephen John Ulenberg. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Great Western Bancorp.

GWB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan and Foundry Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Great Western Bancorp company stock in the last year include Bryan Leighton Kindopp, Kenneth James Karels, Peter Robert Chapman and Stephen John Ulenberg. View Insider Buying and Selling for Great Western Bancorp.

GWB stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pendal Group Ltd, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB and Bank of Montreal Can. View Insider Buying and Selling for Great Western Bancorp.

Shares of GWB 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 GWB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.64.

Great Western Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.45 billion and generates $497.73 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $144.78 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.46 on an earnings per share basis. Great Western Bancorp employs 1,689 workers across the globe.

Great Western Bancorp's mailing address is 225 S. MAIN AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS SD, 57104. The bank can be reached via phone at 605-334-2548.