Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Ltd. provides community banking and wealth management business. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Channel Islands and the UK, and Other. The Bermuda and Cayman segments offer retail banking and wealth management. The Channel Islands and the UK segment refers to the retail and corporate banking and wealth management. The Other segment includes operations in the jurisdictions of The Bahamas, Canada, Mauritius, Singapore and Switzerland. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.72 to $45.44
• 50-Day Range: $43.67 to $46.79
• 52-Week Range: $34.77 to $46.89
• Volume: 305,015 shs
• Average Volume: 185,013 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.14 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.06
• Dividend Yield: 4.43%
• Price Target: $51.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 270th out of 935 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.23%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son are expected to grow by 10.23% in the coming year, from $4.40 to $4.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is 9.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.27.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is 9.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 228.82.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a P/B Ratio of 2.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.53% of the float of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has recently decreased by 33.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.45%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is 40.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.24% next year. This indicates that Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.53% of the float of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has recently decreased by 33.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.51

News Sentiment

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a news sentiment score of 1.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.18 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.19% of the stock of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.73% of the stock of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NTB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NTB shares performed this year?

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's stock was trading at $36.55 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, NTB stock has increased by 23.4% and is now trading at $45.1050.

How were Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's earnings last quarter?

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (The) (NYSE:NTB) announced its earnings results on Monday, July, 28th. The bank reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.15 by $0.11. The bank earned $146.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $146.91 million. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son had a net margin of 27.05% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.16%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son IPO?

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB) raised $249 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, September 16th 2016. The company issued 10,600,000 shares at $22.00-$25.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Sandler O'Neill + Partners served as the underwriters for the IPO and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company), Raymond James and Wells Fargo Securities were co-managers.

Who are Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's major shareholders?

Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's top institutional shareholders include Rovida Advisors Inc. (3.77%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.90%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (2.35%) and Davis Selected Advisers (2.23%).

How do I buy shares of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son?

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

What other stocks do shareholders of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2025
• Record date for 8/25 Dividend: 8/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend: 8/11/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/25/2025
• Today: 8/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NTB
• CIK: 1653242
• Web: www.bm.butterfieldgroup.com
• Phone: (441) 295-1111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,306
• Year Founded: 1858

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son: $51.33
• High Price Target: $54.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.98
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.25
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $216.32 million
• Net Margins: 27.05%
• Pretax Margin: 27.68%
• Return on Equity: 21.16%
• Return on Assets: 1.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.65
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $815.73 million
• Price / Sales: 2.63
• Cash Flow: $5.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.19
• Book Value: $22.49 per share
• Price / Book: 2.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,530,000
• Free Float: 46,963,000
• Market Cap: $2.14 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.64