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The price of Stellar Bancorp Inc (NYSE: STEL) closed at $29.68 in the last session, up 1.37% from day before closing price of $29.28. In other words, the price has increased by $1.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.11 million shares were traded. STEL stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.275.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at STEL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
On January 30, 2023, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $36 to $34.
Stephens Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on December 13, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $43.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 22 ’24 when Long Justin M sold 4,200 shares for $30.01 per share. The transaction valued at 126,042 led to the insider holds 46,662 shares of the business.
Long Justin M bought 5,000 shares of STEL for $150,200 on Nov 18 ’24. On Nov 11 ’24, another insider, Wilson William E Jr, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 24,000 shares for $30.28 each. As a result, the insider received 726,720 and left with 71,694 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, STEL now has a Market Capitalization of 1527724544 and an Enterprise Value of 1087135488. As of this moment, Stellar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.524.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STEL is 0.76, which has changed by 0.33753943 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STEL has reached a high of $32.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.18%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, STEL traded on average about 263.20K shares per day over the past 3-months and 299160 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 52.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.32M. Insiders hold about 10.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.85% stake in the company. Shares short for STEL as of 1749772800 were 1604650 with a Short Ratio of 6.10, compared to 1747267200 on 1055304. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1604650 and a Short% of Float of 4.1300002000000005.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for STEL is 0.55, which was 0.54 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018442623The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.93.
