DA Davidson Issues Pessimistic Forecast for EBMT Earnings

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT) – Research analysts at DA Davidson cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana in a note issued to investors on Friday, June 27th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now anticipates that the bank will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Eagle Bancorp Montana’s current full-year earnings is $1.61 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Eagle Bancorp Montana’s FY2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Price Performance

EBMT opened at $16.70 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $133.27 million, a PE ratio of 11.84 and a beta of 0.36. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $16.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.39. Eagle Bancorp Montana has a 52-week low of $12.61 and a 52-week high of $18.49.

Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The bank reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $20.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.69 million. Eagle Bancorp Montana had a net margin of 9.03% and a return on equity of 6.35%.

Institutional Trading of Eagle Bancorp Montana

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Atria Investments Inc lifted its stake in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 11,097 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $170,000 after purchasing an additional 1,006 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana during the 4th quarter valued at $308,000. Brandes Investment Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 220,349 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,378,000 after buying an additional 19,907 shares in the last quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Eagle Bancorp Montana in the fourth quarter worth about $227,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in Eagle Bancorp Montana during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $196,000. 35.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Kenneth M. Walsh sold 10,000 shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.75, for a total transaction of $177,500.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 116,033 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,059,585.75. The trade was a 7.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 6.10% of the company’s stock.

Eagle Bancorp Montana Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th were given a dividend of $0.1425 per share. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.41%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 16th. Eagle Bancorp Montana’s payout ratio is currently 40.43%.

About Eagle Bancorp Montana

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Opportunity Bank of Montana that provides various retail banking products and services to small businesses and individuals in Montana. It accepts various deposit products, such as checking, savings, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit accounts.