Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCFGet Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The financial services provider reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.07), FiscalAI reports. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida had a net margin of 15.47% and a return on equity of 7.39%. The firm had revenue of $204.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $201.25 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.48 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 53.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida Price Performance

Shares of SBCF stock opened at $33.44 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $32.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $30.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida has a 12 month low of $21.36 and a 12 month high of $35.46. The company has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.90 and a beta of 0.92.

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida’s dividend payout ratio is 44.97%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Dennis S. Hudson III sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.13, for a total value of $249,040.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 251,275 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,822,190.75. This represents a 3.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida by 58.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,482,250 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $166,825,000 after acquiring an additional 2,025,988 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC acquired a new position in Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida in the third quarter worth about $14,865,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida by 78.1% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 679,218 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $20,669,000 after purchasing an additional 297,892 shares during the period. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida by 125.8% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 390,625 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,887,000 after purchasing an additional 217,613 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida during the first quarter valued at approximately $4,817,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on SBCF. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $33.50 price target on shares of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Raymond James Financial set a $33.00 price objective on Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $31.50.

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About Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida

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Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida operates as a bank holding company through its principal subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank. Headquartered in Stuart, Florida, Seacoast National Bank provides a full range of commercial and retail banking services across the coastal region of Florida. Its network of branches serves customers from Martin County through Miami-Dade County, offering deposit accounts, lending solutions, cash management and payment services to individuals, small businesses and middle-market companies.

In addition to traditional banking, Seacoast offers specialized mortgage lending and wealth management services.

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