Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) Sets New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Customers Bancorp, Inc (NYSE:CUBI)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Saturday. The company traded as high as $86.26 and last traded at $84.8080, with a volume of 1,047,695 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $78.73.

Key Headlines Impacting Customers Bancorp

Here are the key news stories impacting Customers Bancorp this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 earnings and revenue exceeded expectations. Customers Bancorp reported adjusted earnings of $2.27 per share, ahead of the $2.14–$2.15 analyst consensus, while revenue reached $240.24 million versus expectations of approximately $237.18 million. Customers Bancorp Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability improved year over year. EPS increased from $2.20 in the same quarter last year to $2.27, with the bank reporting a 19.07% net margin and 13.80% return on equity. Reports also indicated that core earnings and revenue rose, reinforcing the view that operating performance remains solid. Customers Bancorp Q3 Core Earnings, Revenue Rise
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains favorable. Sell-side brokerages collectively rate CUBI a “Moderate Buy,” which may provide additional support following the earnings beat. Customers Bancorp Stock Rated Moderate Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are awaiting further detail from management. The Q3 earnings call and related metrics coverage provide additional context on loan growth, funding, credit quality and the outlook, but the available reports do not identify a material negative surprise. Customers Bancorp Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CUBI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Customers Bancorp from $86.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Customers Bancorp from $94.00 to $91.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Customers Bancorp from $88.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Customers Bancorp from $96.00 to $92.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Customers Bancorp from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $88.00 to $89.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Customers Bancorp presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $90.82.

Customers Bancorp Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $2.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.28 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The company’s 50-day moving average is $77.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.10.

Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The bank reported $2.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.14 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $240.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $237.18 million. Customers Bancorp had a return on equity of 13.79% and a net margin of 19.11%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.20 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Customers Bancorp, Inc will post 8.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Customers Bancorp

In related news, Chairman Jay Sidhu sold 68,821 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.09, for a total transaction of $5,511,873.89. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman owned 667,757 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,480,658.13. This represents a 9.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders sold a total of 100,000 shares of company stock worth $7,981,084 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 10.45% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Customers Bancorp

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CUBI. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Customers Bancorp during the 2nd quarter worth $385,165,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in Customers Bancorp by 213.0% in the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 778,789 shares of the bank’s stock worth $54,056,000 after acquiring an additional 529,987 shares during the last quarter. Tieton Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Customers Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at about $20,264,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Customers Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at about $16,369,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Customers Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at about $12,505,000. 89.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Customers Bancorp

Customers Bancorp, Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Through its principal subsidiary, Customers Bank, the company provides banking and financial services to businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals and consumers in the United States.

Customers Bank offers commercial and industrial lending, commercial real estate financing, small business lending, mortgage warehouse financing, venture banking and other specialized credit products. Its services also include business and consumer deposit accounts, cash management, treasury services, online banking and payment solutions.