U.S. Bancorp (USB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank, a financial services provider serving consumers, businesses, institutions and government entities across the United States. Its history traces to 1863, when one of its predecessor institutions, First National Bank of Cincinnati, was established.

U.S. Bank offers consumer and business banking, lending, payment services, wealth management, investment services and corporate trust services. Its products include checking and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, commercial loans and digital banking solutions.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Bancorp operates through a nationwide network of branches and digital channels. Gunjan Kedia became the company’s president and chief executive officer in 2025.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $58.99 to $59.95
• 50-Day Range: $56.10 to $63.55
• 52-Week Range: $45.02 to $66.07
• Volume: 10.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.55 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $92.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.60
• Dividend Yield: 3.63%
• Price Target: $68.65
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

U.S. Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

U.S. Bancorp scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 846 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

U.S. Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 15 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

U.S. Bancorp has a consensus price target of $68.65, representing about 15.4% upside from its current price of $59.49.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

U.S. Bancorp has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for U.S. Bancorp are expected to grow by 10.57% in the coming year, from $5.30 to $5.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of U.S. Bancorp is 11.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of U.S. Bancorp is 11.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.37.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

U.S. Bancorp has a PEG Ratio of 1.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

U.S. Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.66% of the float of U.S. Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

U.S. Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.12, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in U.S. Bancorp has recently decreased by 0.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

U.S. Bancorp is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.63%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

U.S. Bancorp has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of U.S. Bancorp is 42.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, U.S. Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.86% next year. This indicates that U.S. Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

U.S. Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for U.S. Bancorp this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for USB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -70% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added U.S. Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, U.S. Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,700,643.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.21% of the stock of U.S. Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.60% of the stock of U.S. Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Today: 11/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/19/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:USB
• CIK: 36104
• Web: www.usbank.com
• Phone: (651) 466-3000
• Fax: 612-303-0782
• Employees: 68,520
• Year Founded: 1863

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for U.S. Bancorp: $68.65
• High Price Target: $76.00
• Low Price Target: $57.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.15
• P/E Growth: 1.13
• Net Income: $7.57 billion
• Net Margins: 18.85%
• Pretax Margin: 23.81%
• Return on Equity: 13.85%
• Return on Assets: 1.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.87
• Current Ratio: 0.83
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $42.86 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.16
• Cash Flow: $5.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.94
• Book Value: $38.56 per share
• Price / Book: 1.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,558,050,000
• Free Float: 1,554,779,000
• Market Cap: $92.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02