Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for PB Earnings

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:PB) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Prosperity Bancshares in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the bank will post earnings of $1.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.48. The consensus estimate for Prosperity Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $5.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Prosperity Bancshares’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.15 EPS.

PB has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Stephens upped their price objective on Prosperity Bancshares from $93.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Prosperity Bancshares from $77.00 to $76.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 26th. Bank of America raised Prosperity Bancshares from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com raised Prosperity Bancshares from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated a “peer perform” rating on shares of Prosperity Bancshares in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $82.88.

Prosperity Bancshares Trading Down 1.3 %

NYSE:PB opened at $76.50 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.12, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.94. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $77.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.94. Prosperity Bancshares has a 12-month low of $57.16 and a 12-month high of $86.75.

Prosperity Bancshares (NYSE:PB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The bank reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.04. Prosperity Bancshares had a return on equity of 6.64% and a net margin of 26.79%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Prosperity Bancshares

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Forum Financial Management LP purchased a new position in Prosperity Bancshares during the fourth quarter worth about $242,000. GTS Securities LLC purchased a new position in Prosperity Bancshares during the fourth quarter worth about $303,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd lifted its position in Prosperity Bancshares by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd now owns 13,540 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,020,000 after buying an additional 1,349 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in Prosperity Bancshares during the fourth quarter worth about $1,473,000. Finally, Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Prosperity Bancshares during the fourth quarter worth about $464,000. 80.69% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ned S. Holmes sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.66, for a total value of $42,330.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 113,315 shares in the company, valued at $9,593,247.90. This represents a 0.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Chairman H E. Timanus, Jr. sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.50, for a total value of $346,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 229,953 shares in the company, valued at $19,890,934.50. This trade represents a 1.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 14,000 shares of company stock worth $1,140,995 over the last three months. 4.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Prosperity Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.03%. Prosperity Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is currently 45.85%.

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.