DA Davidson Estimates BancFirst’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:BANF)

BancFirst Co. (NASDAQ:BANF) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BancFirst in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 28th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner expects that the bank will earn $1.60 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for BancFirst’s current full-year earnings is $6.37 per share.

BancFirst (NASDAQ:BANF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The bank reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.07. BancFirst had a return on equity of 13.92% and a net margin of 23.52%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of BancFirst from $117.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com cut BancFirst from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th.

BancFirst Stock Down 0.3 %

BANF opened at $119.35 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $3.95 billion, a PE ratio of 19.19 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. BancFirst has a 1 year low of $81.21 and a 1 year high of $132.29. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $121.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.07.

BancFirst Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.46 per share. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. BancFirst’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling at BancFirst

In related news, EVP Dennis Jay Hannah sold 10,543 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.58, for a total value of $1,334,532.94. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 1,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $197,971.12. This represents a 87.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Dennis L. Brand sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.50, for a total transaction of $506,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 33,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,174,500. The trade was a 10.81 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 89,448 shares of company stock valued at $11,036,677 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 33.89% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of BANF. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in BancFirst by 33.9% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 391 shares of the bank’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of BancFirst by 3.5% during the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 3,214 shares of the bank’s stock worth $338,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of BancFirst by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,051 shares of the bank’s stock worth $953,000 after buying an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new stake in shares of BancFirst during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in BancFirst by 16.0% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 2,836 shares of the bank’s stock worth $249,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 51.72% of the company’s stock.

About BancFirst

BancFirst Corporation operates as the bank holding company for BancFirst that provides a range of commercial banking services to retail customers, and small to medium-sized businesses. The company operates through BancFirst Metropolitan Banks, BancFirst Community Banks, Pegasus, Worthington, and Other Financial Services segments.