Brokers Issue Forecasts for CIVB Q3 Earnings

Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CIVB) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Civista Bancshares in a research note issued on Monday, October 20th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will post earnings of $0.64 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Civista Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $2.28 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Civista Bancshares’ FY2025 earnings at $2.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on CIVB. Stephens dropped their target price on Civista Bancshares from $27.00 to $24.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Hovde Group lowered Civista Bancshares from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $22.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research upgraded Civista Bancshares from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Civista Bancshares in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Civista Bancshares from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $24.80.

Civista Bancshares Price Performance

Shares of CIVB stock opened at $20.78 on Wednesday. Civista Bancshares has a fifty-two week low of $17.47 and a fifty-two week high of $25.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $401.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.21 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $20.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.35.

Civista Bancshares (NASDAQ:CIVB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The bank reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by ($0.03). Civista Bancshares had a return on equity of 9.77% and a net margin of 15.83%.The business had revenue of $41.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $43.07 million.

Insider Transactions at Civista Bancshares

In related news, Director Nathan E. Weaks purchased 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 30th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $19.88 per share, with a total value of $39,760.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 8,283 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $164,666.04. The trade was a 31.83% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders purchased 3,500 shares of company stock valued at $69,085 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CIVB. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its holdings in Civista Bancshares by 377.8% in the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 221,966 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $5,150,000 after acquiring an additional 175,514 shares during the period. Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Civista Bancshares during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,031,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Civista Bancshares during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,594,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Civista Bancshares during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,603,000. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Civista Bancshares by 318.4% during the 2nd quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 92,335 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,142,000 after buying an additional 70,264 shares during the period. 52.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Civista Bancshares Company Profile

Civista Bancshares, Inc operates as the financial holding company for Civista Bank that provides community banking services. It collects a range of customer deposits; and offers commercial and agriculture, commercial and residential real estate, farm real estate, real estate construction, consumer, and other loans, as well as letters of credit.