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The price of Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) closed at $24.02 in the last session, down -1.11% from day before closing price of $24.29. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.07 million shares were traded. ASB stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.01.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ASB’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.97 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.17.
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, Truist on May 13, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $26.
On April 09, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $26.
Robert W. Baird Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on July 17, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $27.
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 May 09 ’25 when Harmening Andrew J bought 12,910 shares for $23.25 per share. The transaction valued at 300,158 led to the insider holds 319,269 shares of the business.
KAMERICK EILEEN A sold 7,000 shares of ASB for $172,970 on Mar 03 ’25. The Director now owns 49,495 shares after completing the transaction at $24.71 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, KAMERICK EILEEN A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 7,000 shares for $24.71 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ASB now has a Market Capitalization of 3983668992 and an Enterprise Value of 7421504512. As of this moment, Associated’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.164.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ASB is 0.84, which has changed by 0.17514682 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ASB has reached a high of $28.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.03%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ASB traded on average about 1.39M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1877470 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 165.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 164.06M. Insiders hold about 1.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.53% stake in the company. Shares short for ASB as of 1752537600 were 5447390 with a Short Ratio of 3.92, compared to 1749772800 on 5744793. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5447390 and a Short% of Float of 3.75.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ASB is 0.91, which was 0.91 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.037463978The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.99. The current Payout Ratio is 123.00% for ASB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-05-13 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 9.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.69, with high estimates of $0.73 and low estimates of $0.65.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.74 and $2.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.63. EPS for the following year is $2.8, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $2.85 and $2.74.
Revenue Estimates
According to 8 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $377.94M. It ranges from a high estimate of $385.51M to a low estimate of $374M. As of the current estimate, Associated Banc-Corp’s year-ago sales were $329.73MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $381.61M. There is a high estimate of $386.85M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $377.7M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ASB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.49B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.46B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.48B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.04BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.56B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.58B and the low estimate is $1.54B.
