Raymond James Financial Inc. Makes New Investment in M&T Bank Co. (NYSE:MTB)

Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of M&T Bank Co. (NYSE:MTBFree Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 115,860 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $21,783,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of M&T Bank at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in M&T Bank by 34.7% during the 4th quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,835 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,473,000 after acquiring an additional 2,018 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC grew its holdings in M&T Bank by 89.8% during the 4th quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 2,737 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $515,000 after acquiring an additional 1,295 shares in the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC bought a new position in M&T Bank during the 4th quarter worth about $290,000. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in M&T Bank by 24.3% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 8,382 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,576,000 after acquiring an additional 1,639 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smead Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in M&T Bank by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Smead Capital Management Inc. now owns 493,817 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $87,959,000 after acquiring an additional 16,657 shares in the last quarter. 84.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on MTB shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of M&T Bank from $205.00 to $221.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of M&T Bank from $205.00 to $243.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of M&T Bank from $228.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of M&T Bank from $269.00 to $253.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Compass Point increased their price target on shares of M&T Bank from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $222.03.

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Insider Transactions at M&T Bank

In other news, EVP Christopher E. Kay sold 1,738 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.34, for a total transaction of $299,526.92. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 10,751 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,852,827.34. This trade represents a 13.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

M&T Bank Stock Performance

MTB opened at $175.69 on Friday. M&T Bank Co. has a 12-month low of $133.03 and a 12-month high of $225.70. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.86 billion, a PE ratio of 12.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.74. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $192.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $192.00.

M&T Bank (NYSE:MTBGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 16th. The financial services provider reported $3.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.70 by $0.22. M&T Bank had a net margin of 19.24% and a return on equity of 10.12%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.74 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that M&T Bank Co. will post 16.57 EPS for the current year.

M&T Bank Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $1.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $5.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.07%. M&T Bank’s payout ratio is 36.91%.

M&T Bank announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, January 22nd that permits the company to buyback $4.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the financial services provider to reacquire up to 12.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

M&T Bank Company Profile

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M&T Bank Corp. operates as a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of retail and commercial banking, trust, wealth management and investment services. It operates through the following segments: Business Banking, Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate, Discretionary Portfolio, Residential Mortgage Banking, and Retail Banking.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB)

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