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M & T Bank Corp (NYSE: MTB) closed the day trading at $159.59 up 0.69% from the previous closing price of $158.50. In other words, the price has increased by $0.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.4 million shares were traded. MTB stock price reached its highest trading level at $165.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $158.52.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MTB, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
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, JP Morgan on December 04, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $223.50 from $215 previously.
On November 25, 2024, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $220 to $230.
Wolfe Research Upgraded its Peer Perform to Outperform on October 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $210.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 12 ’25 when KAY CHRISTOPHER E sold 1,738 shares for $172.34 per share. The transaction valued at 299,527 led to the insider holds 10,751 shares of the business.
KAY CHRISTOPHER E bought 1,738 shares of MTB for $299,528 on Mar 12 ’25. On Dec 03 ’24, another insider, GEISEL GARY N, who serves as the Vice Chairman of the company, sold 2,490 shares for $215.89 each. As a result, the insider received 537,566 and left with 0 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, MTB now has a Market Capitalization of 25941673984 and an Enterprise Value of 22398468096. As of this moment, M’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.584.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MTB is 0.60, which has changed by 0.14779925 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MTB has reached a high of $225.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $136.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.93%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MTB traded about 1.46M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MTB traded about 1699990 shares per day. A total of 164.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 163.60M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.50% stake in the company. Shares short for MTB as of 1743379200 were 3145565 with a Short Ratio of 2.15, compared to 1740700800 on 4676773. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3145565 and a Short% of Float of 2.18.
Dividends & Splits
MTB’s forward annual dividend rate is 5.40, up from 0.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.32. The current Payout Ratio is 36.55% for MTB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1740960000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-10-06 when the company split stock in a 10:1 ratio.
