NYSE:STL - Sterling Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Sterling Bancorp trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "STL."

Sterling Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, February 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.07 per share on Tuesday, February 19th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.53%. View Sterling Bancorp's Dividend History.

Sterling Bancorp (NYSE:STL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. The financial services provider had revenue of $265.35 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $266.32 million. Sterling Bancorp had a net margin of 23.31% and a return on equity of 9.96%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.25 EPS. View Sterling Bancorp's Earnings History.

Sterling Bancorp will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 24th at 10:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8883948218.

6 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Sterling Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $21.00 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate Sterling Bancorp's stock price to reach $28.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 54.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Sterling Bancorp.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sterling Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Sterling Bancorp.

Press coverage about STL stock has trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Sterling Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Sterling Bancorp include Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Comerica (CMA), Zions Bancorp (ZION), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), BOK Financial (BOKF), Webster Financial (WBS), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), First Horizon National (FHN), CIT Group (CIT), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Synovus Financial (SNV), MB Financial (MBFI) and F.N.B. (FNB).

Sterling Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.46%), Skyline Asset Management LP (0.37%), Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV (0.23%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.11%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). Company insiders that own Sterling Bancorp stock include Burt Steinberg, Craig S Thompson, Jack L Kopnisky, James F Deutsch, James P Blose, James R Peoples, John C Millman, Michael E Finn, Monte N Redman, Richard L O'toole, Robert Giambrone, Robert W Lazar, Thomas G Kahn and Thomas X Geisel. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Sterling Bancorp.

STL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Sterling Bancorp company stock in the last year include Burt Steinberg, James F Deutsch, James P Blose and Thomas X Geisel. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sterling Bancorp.

STL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV, Skyline Asset Management LP and Hennessy Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Sterling Bancorp stock in the last two years include Burt Steinberg, Richard L O'toole, Robert Giambrone and Robert W Lazar. View Insider Buying and Selling for Sterling Bancorp.

Shares of STL 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 STL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.29.

Sterling Bancorp has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion and generates $746.65 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $93.03 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.40 on an earnings per share basis. Sterling Bancorp employs 2,076 workers across the globe.

The official website for Sterling Bancorp is http://www.sterlingbancorp.com.

Sterling Bancorp's mailing address is 400 Rella Boulevard, Montebello NY, 10901. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 845-369-8040 or via email at [email protected]ine.net.