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UMB Financial Corp (NASDAQ: UMBF) closed the day trading at $114.59 up 1.19% from the previous closing price of $113.24. In other words, the price has increased by $1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.92 million shares were traded. UMBF stock price reached its highest trading level at $115.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $112.3.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of UMBF, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.11.
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, Citigroup on February 03, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $127 from $130 previously.
On November 22, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and target price of $130.
On November 21, 2024, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $156.Morgan Stanley initiated its Overweight rating on November 21, 2024, with a $156 target price.
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 Feb 03 ’25 when Gallagher Kevin Charles sold 527 shares for $114.13 per share. The transaction valued at 60,147 led to the insider holds 13,010 shares of the business.
Gallagher Kevin Charles bought 527 shares of UMBF for $62,133 on Feb 03 ’25. On Feb 03 ’25, another insider, R C Kemper Jr Charitable Trust, who serves as the Affiliate of the company, bought 2,550 shares for $117.90 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UMBF now has a Market Capitalization of 8343778816 and an Enterprise Value of 7911172608. As of this moment, UMB’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.193.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UMBF is 0.80, which has changed by 0.43070126 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2000997 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UMBF has reached a high of $129.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $76.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.85%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, UMBF traded about 576.27K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, UMBF traded about 1413450 shares per day. A total of 48.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.91M. Insiders hold about 5.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.59% stake in the company. Shares short for UMBF as of 1736899200 were 3663845 with a Short Ratio of 6.36, compared to 1734048000 on 3028101. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3663845 and a Short% of Float of 9.5.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.82. The current Payout Ratio is 17.46% for UMBF, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1733788800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-05-31 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
