DA Davidson Has Bearish Estimate for EFSC Q2 Earnings

Enterprise Financial Services Corporation (NASDAQ:EFSC) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Enterprise Financial Services in a research report issued on Friday, June 27th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $1.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.24. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $65.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Enterprise Financial Services’ current full-year earnings is $4.97 per share.

Enterprise Financial Services (NASDAQ:EFSC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The bank reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $18.48 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $162.83 million. Enterprise Financial Services had a net margin of 20.92% and a return on equity of 11.14%.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on Enterprise Financial Services from $69.00 to $66.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen cut Enterprise Financial Services from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 7th.

Enterprise Financial Services Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of EFSC stock opened at $55.10 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $53.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $54.92. Enterprise Financial Services has a one year low of $38.88 and a one year high of $63.13.

Institutional Trading of Enterprise Financial Services

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EFSC. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Enterprise Financial Services in the first quarter valued at $22,901,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Enterprise Financial Services by 10.8% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,314,377 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $124,375,000 after purchasing an additional 225,369 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Enterprise Financial Services in the 4th quarter worth $7,556,000. Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 33.5% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 430,662 shares of the bank’s stock worth $24,289,000 after buying an additional 107,996 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Enterprise Financial Services by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 847,939 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $47,824,000 after buying an additional 96,822 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.21% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Michael E. Finn acquired 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $52.50 per share, with a total value of $78,750.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $78,750. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO James Brian Lally sold 1,828 shares of Enterprise Financial Services stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.16, for a total value of $100,832.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 100,885 shares in the company, valued at $5,564,816.60. This trade represents a 1.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 8,572 shares of company stock worth $472,667. 2.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Enterprise Financial Services Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.18%. This is a boost from Enterprise Financial Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. Enterprise Financial Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.53%.

Enterprise Financial Services Company Profile

Enterprise Financial Services Corp operates as the holding company for Enterprise Bank & Trust that offers banking and wealth management services to individuals and corporate customers primarily in Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, and New Mexico. It provides checking, savings, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit.