Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SASR – Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the five research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $27.00.
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on SASR. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Sandy Spring Bancorp from $23.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on Sandy Spring Bancorp from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Sandy Spring Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 19th.
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Sandy Spring Bancorp Trading Up 6.6 %
NASDAQ SASR opened at $31.42 on Monday. Sandy Spring Bancorp has a 1-year low of $19.27 and a 1-year high of $31.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $26.96 and a 200-day moving average of $23.78. The firm has a market cap of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of 15.40 and a beta of 0.96.
Sandy Spring Bancorp (NASDAQ:SASR – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 23rd. The bank reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.08. Sandy Spring Bancorp had a return on equity of 6.41% and a net margin of 12.31%. The company had revenue of $184.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $99.60 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.60 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Sandy Spring Bancorp will post 1.93 EPS for the current year.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 14th were given a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.33%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 14th. Sandy Spring Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 66.67%.
About Sandy Spring Bancorp
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Sandy Spring Bank that provides commercial and retail banking, mortgage, private banking, and trust services to individuals and businesses in the United States. It offers financial products and services, including various loan and deposit products.
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