Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:PB – Free Report) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Prosperity Bancshares in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the bank will earn $1.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.54. The consensus estimate for Prosperity Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $5.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Prosperity Bancshares’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.32 EPS.
Prosperity Bancshares (NYSE:PB – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The bank reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.03. Prosperity Bancshares had a net margin of 25.39% and a return on equity of 6.46%. The business had revenue of $459.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.83 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.20 earnings per share.
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Prosperity Bancshares Stock Down 0.4 %
Shares of Prosperity Bancshares stock opened at $83.34 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $76.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.92. Prosperity Bancshares has a 52 week low of $57.16 and a 52 week high of $86.75.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Prosperity Bancshares by 59.6% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 474 shares of the bank’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its holdings in Prosperity Bancshares by 533.3% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 494 shares of the bank’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 416 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Prosperity Bancshares by 3,147.1% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 552 shares of the bank’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 535 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Prosperity Bancshares in the 2nd quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Prosperity Bancshares in the 2nd quarter valued at $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.69% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Prosperity Bancshares
In other news, Chairman H E. Timanus, Jr. sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.50, for a total transaction of $346,000.00. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 229,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,890,934.50. This represents a 1.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Ned S. Holmes sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.96, for a total transaction of $41,980.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 114,315 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,597,887.40. The trade was a 0.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 6,600 shares of company stock worth $562,594. 4.28% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Prosperity Bancshares Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.78%. This is an increase from Prosperity Bancshares’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.56. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. Prosperity Bancshares’s payout ratio is 47.56%.
About Prosperity Bancshares
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc operates as bank holding company for the Prosperity Bank that provides financial products and services to businesses and consumers. It accepts various deposit products, such as demand, savings, money market, and time accounts, as well as and certificates of deposit. The company also offers 1-4 family residential mortgage, commercial real estate and multifamily residential, commercial and industrial, agricultural, and non-real estate agricultural loans, as well as construction, land development, and other land loans; consumer loans, including automobile, recreational vehicle, boat, home improvement, personal, and deposit account collateralized loans; term loans and lines of credit; and consumer durables and home equity loans, as well as loans for working capital, business expansion, and purchase of equipment and machinery.
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