BancFirst Co. (NASDAQ:BANF - Get Free Report) Director William Scott Martin sold 25,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.00, for a total transaction of $3,075,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 249,106 shares of the company's stock, valued at $30,640,038. The trade was a 9.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
William Scott Martin also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, November 13th, William Scott Martin sold 10,298 shares of BancFirst stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.01, for a total value of $1,297,650.98.
- On Wednesday, November 6th, William Scott Martin sold 15,000 shares of BancFirst stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.00, for a total value of $1,755,000.00.
- On Wednesday, October 30th, William Scott Martin sold 5,000 shares of BancFirst stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.50, for a total value of $567,500.00.
BancFirst Trading Down 0.9 %
BANF opened at $121.78 on Friday. The firm's fifty day moving average is $109.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.43. The firm has a market cap of $4.03 billion, a PE ratio of 19.58 and a beta of 1.02. BancFirst Co. has a twelve month low of $81.21 and a twelve month high of $129.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98.
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BancFirst (NASDAQ:BANF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 17th. The bank reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.18. BancFirst had a return on equity of 13.92% and a net margin of 23.52%. The company had revenue of $163.67 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $156.70 million. Equities research analysts anticipate that BancFirst Co. will post 6.37 EPS for the current year.
BancFirst Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.46 per share. This is a positive change from BancFirst's previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.51%. BancFirst's payout ratio is 29.58%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On BancFirst
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. bought a new stake in BancFirst during the third quarter worth $38,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of BancFirst by 33.9% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 391 shares of the bank's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. raised its holdings in shares of BancFirst by 64.8% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 834 shares of the bank's stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 328 shares during the period. EntryPoint Capital LLC lifted its stake in BancFirst by 56.8% in the 1st quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 842 shares of the bank's stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in BancFirst in the 2nd quarter valued at about $77,000. 51.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have commented on BANF shares. StockNews.com raised shares of BancFirst from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. DA Davidson increased their target price on BancFirst from $104.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their target price on BancFirst from $84.50 to $95.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 22nd.
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BancFirst Company Profile
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BancFirst Corporation operates as the bank holding company for BancFirst that provides a range of commercial banking services to retail customers, and small to medium-sized businesses. The company operates through BancFirst Metropolitan Banks, BancFirst Community Banks, Pegasus, Worthington, and Other Financial Services segments.
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