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The price of Banc of California Inc (NYSE: BANC) closed at $16.29 in the last session, up 4.69% from day before closing price of $15.56. In other words, the price has increased by $4.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.38 million shares were traded. BANC stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.365 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.595.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BANC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.75.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on May 21, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $18.
On February 07, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $18.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on January 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $17 to $20.
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 Jun 10 ’25 when LASHLEY RICHARD J sold 37,500 shares for $14.20 per share. The transaction valued at 532,500 led to the insider holds 2,280,280 shares of the business.
LASHLEY RICHARD J sold 37,343 shares of BANC for $523,736 on Jun 09 ’25. The Director now owns 2,317,780 shares after completing the transaction at $14.03 per share. On Jun 06 ’25, another insider, LASHLEY RICHARD J, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 157 shares for $14.00 each. As a result, the insider received 2,198 and left with 2,355,123 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, BANC now has a Market Capitalization of 2566799104 and an Enterprise Value of 3725440512. As of this moment, Banc’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.923.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BANC is 0.70, which has changed by 0.125 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BANC has reached a high of $18.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.52. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.50%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BANC traded on average about 2.19M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2017450 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 147.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 130.69M. Insiders hold about 17.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.76% stake in the company. Shares short for BANC as of 1753920000 were 9782719 with a Short Ratio of 4.46, compared to 1751241600 on 13965009. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9782719 and a Short% of Float of 8.1099994.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BANC is 0.40, which was 0.4 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025706941The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.07.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Banc of California Inc (BANC) is currently drawing attention from 11.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.35, with high estimates of $0.39 and low estimates of $0.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.31 and $0.98 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.12. EPS for the following year is $1.65, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $1.84 and $1.5.
Revenue Estimates
According to 9 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $284.02M. It ranges from a high estimate of $288.2M to a low estimate of $280.19M. As of the current estimate, Banc of California Inc’s year-ago sales were $216.72MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $292.58M. There is a high estimate of $298.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $285.36M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BANC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.13B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.12B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.23B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.27B and the low estimate is $1.2B.
