Q1 Earnings Estimate for CBU Issued By DA Davidson

Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE:CBU) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Community Bank System in a report released on Thursday, January 23rd. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas forecasts that the bank will earn $0.90 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Community Bank System’s current full-year earnings is $4.00 per share.

Community Bank System (NYSE:CBU) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The bank reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.04. Community Bank System had a return on equity of 11.03% and a net margin of 19.40%. The company had revenue of $196.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $190,950 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. Community Bank System’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of Community Bank System in a report on Thursday, December 5th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $70.00 price target for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Community Bank System from $74.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Raymond James upgraded Community Bank System from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $67.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, October 28th.

Community Bank System Stock Performance

NYSE:CBU opened at $64.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.76. Community Bank System has a fifty-two week low of $41.50 and a fifty-two week high of $73.39. The firm has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a PE ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $65.15 and a 200-day moving average price of $61.26.

Community Bank System Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.46 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.83%. Community Bank System’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 53.49%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Community Bank System

In other news, Director John F. Whipple sold 3,937 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.10, for a total value of $287,794.70. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 5,823 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $425,661.30. This represents a 40.34 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.89% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Community Bank System

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CBU. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Community Bank System by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,770,648 shares of the bank’s stock worth $83,588,000 after purchasing an additional 142,909 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Community Bank System by 0.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,208,859 shares of the bank’s stock worth $70,212,000 after acquiring an additional 8,751 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Community Bank System by 1.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 652,991 shares of the bank’s stock worth $37,919,000 after acquiring an additional 9,863 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in shares of Community Bank System by 699.3% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 144,817 shares of the bank’s stock worth $8,932,000 after purchasing an additional 126,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Community Bank System by 151.8% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 127,227 shares of the bank’s stock worth $7,388,000 after purchasing an additional 76,703 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.79% of the company’s stock.

About Community Bank System

Community Bank System, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Community Bank, N.A. that provides various banking and other financial services to retail, commercial, institutional, and municipal customers. It operates through three segments: Banking, Employee Benefit Services, and All Other. The company offers various deposits products, such as interest and noninterest -bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts, as well as time deposits.