Wall Street analysts expect Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ:EFSC) to post sales of $62.38 million for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Three analysts have provided estimates for Enterprise Financial Services’ earnings, with estimates ranging from $57.00 million to $66.03 million. Enterprise Financial Services reported sales of $55.71 million in the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year over year growth rate of 12%. The business is scheduled to issue its next earnings results on Monday, April 22nd.
According to Zacks, analysts expect that Enterprise Financial Services will report full year sales of $288.17 million for the current financial year, with estimates ranging from $282.40 million to $296.62 million. For the next fiscal year, analysts expect that the business will post sales of $310.34 million, with estimates ranging from $303.10 million to $318.13 million. Zacks’ sales calculations are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side research analysts that that provide coverage for Enterprise Financial Services.
Get Enterprise Financial Services alerts:Enterprise Financial Services (NASDAQ:EFSC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, January 21st. The bank reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.11. Enterprise Financial Services had a return on equity of 14.71% and a net margin of 32.31%. The firm had revenue of $61.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $59.43 million.
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on EFSC shares. Zacks Investment Research raised Enterprise Financial Services from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $49.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 23rd. ValuEngine upgraded Enterprise Financial Services from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 13th. Finally, BidaskClub upgraded Enterprise Financial Services from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $55.25.
In other Enterprise Financial Services news, President Scott Richard Goodman sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.49, for a total transaction of $46,490.00. Following the sale, the president now owns 47,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,225,569.28. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EFSC. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 14.9% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 115,431 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,344,000 after acquiring an additional 14,961 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 264,480 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $9,952,000 after acquiring an additional 23,120 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,047,191 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $39,406,000 after acquiring an additional 19,498 shares during the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 250.2% in the 4th quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 209,375 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $7,879,000 after acquiring an additional 149,586 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 109,200 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,109,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.41% of the company’s stock.
EFSC traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $43.19. 58,959 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 96,493. Enterprise Financial Services has a 1-year low of $36.09 and a 1-year high of $58.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.96, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.14.
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.14 per share. This is an increase from Enterprise Financial Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%. Enterprise Financial Services’s dividend payout ratio is 14.40%.
Enterprise Financial Services Company Profile
Enterprise Financial Services Corp operates as the financial holding company for Enterprise Bank & Trust that offers banking and wealth management services to individuals and corporate customers. The company offers demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts, and savings deposits, as well as certificates of deposit.
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