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The price of Financial Institutions Inc (NASDAQ: FISI) closed at $27.42 in the last session, up 1.82% from day before closing price of $26.93. In other words, the price has increased by $1.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.13 million shares were traded. FISI stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.555 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.9.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FISI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.26.
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 the company, Keefe Bruyette on February 03, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $34 from $29 previously.
On December 20, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $33.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on March 25, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $23 to $19.
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 Dec 13 ’24 when Latella Robert N bought 4,000 shares for $25.00 per share. The transaction valued at 100,000 led to the insider holds 16,000 shares of the business.
Quinn Kevin B bought 400 shares of FISI for $10,000 on Dec 13 ’24. The Chief Comm Banking Officer now owns 3,705 shares after completing the transaction at $25.00 per share. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, Collins Laurie R, who serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the company, bought 2,000 shares for $25.00 each. As a result, the insider paid 50,000 and bolstered with 4,719 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, FISI now has a Market Capitalization of 551408000 and an Enterprise Value of 575100416. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.294.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FISI is 0.81, which has changed by 0.47340143 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, FISI has reached a high of $29.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.16%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FISI traded on average about 156.28K shares per day over the past 3-months and 247890 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 20.11M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 19.47M. Insiders hold about 3.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.13% stake in the company. Shares short for FISI as of 1749772800 were 257916 with a Short Ratio of 1.65, compared to 1747267200 on 256420. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 257916 and a Short% of Float of 1.3099999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for FISI is 1.22, which was 1.21 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.044931304The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.98.
