Sterling Bancorp Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sterling Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Sterling Bancorp stock.
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Sterling Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 6,760,000 shares, an increase of 24.5% from the July 29th total of 5,430,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,870,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.6 days. Currently, 3.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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Sterling Bancorp is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 20th 2021.
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Sterling Bancorp (NYSE:STL) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 20th. The financial services provider reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $249.02 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $252.52 million. Sterling Bancorp had a net margin of 33.30% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.56%. The business's revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.29 earnings per share.
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Sterling Bancorp's stock was trading at $12.93 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, STL shares have increased by 66.9% and is now trading at $21.58.
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Sterling Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, August 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.07 per share on Monday, August 16th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 30th.
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Sterling Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.31%. Sterling Bancorp does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Sterling Bancorp is 23.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Sterling Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.40% next year. This indicates that Sterling Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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6 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Sterling Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $30.00. On average, they anticipate Sterling Bancorp's stock price to reach $25.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.9% from the stock's current price.
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49 employees have rated Sterling Bancorp CEO Jack L. Kopnisky on Glassdoor.com. Jack L. Kopnisky has an approval rating of 64% among Sterling Bancorp's employees.

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

Sterling Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.28%), BlackRock Inc. (8.30%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.79%), State Street Corp (5.11%), FMR LLC (4.18%) and Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (3.89%). Company insiders that own Sterling Bancorp stock include Brian T Edwards, Fernando Ferrer, Jack L Kopnisky, James P Blose, Javier L Evan, Maureen Mitchell, Mona Aboelnaga, Patricia M Nazemetz, Richard L O'toole, Rodney Whitwell, Thomas X Geisel and William E Whiston.
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STL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, BlackRock Inc., FMR LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Azora Capital LP, Victory Capital Management Inc., and Alliancebernstein L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Sterling Bancorp company stock in the last year include Jack L Kopnisky, James P Blose, Javier L Evan, and Thomas X Geisel.
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STL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Versor Investments LP, Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Bank of America Corp DE, IndexIQ Advisors LLC, Amundi, LMR Partners LLP, and Walleye Capital LLC. Company insiders that have bought Sterling Bancorp stock in the last two years include Fernando Ferrer, Jack L Kopnisky, James P Blose, Javier L Evan, Maureen Mitchell, Mona Aboelnaga, Patricia M Nazemetz, Richard L O'toole, and William E Whiston.
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One share of STL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.58.

Sterling Bancorp has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion and generates $1.15 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $225.77 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.20 on an earnings per share basis.

Sterling Bancorp employs 1,460 workers across the globe.

Sterling Bancorp was founded in 1888.

The official website for Sterling Bancorp is www.sterlingbancorp.com.

Sterling Bancorp is headquartered at 400 Rella Boulevard, Montebello NY, 10901.

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].