Associated Banc Q4 EPS Forecast Increased by Zacks Research

Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE:ASB) – Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Associated Banc in a report released on Wednesday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.63 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.61. The consensus estimate for Associated Banc’s current full-year earnings is $2.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Associated Banc’s FY2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

ASB has been the topic of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Associated Banc from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Associated Banc from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $24.00 price objective on shares of Associated Banc in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on Associated Banc from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Associated Banc from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Associated Banc presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $23.89.

Associated Banc Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE:ASB opened at $26.60 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.02 billion, a PE ratio of 22.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.91. Associated Banc has a fifty-two week low of $17.30 and a fifty-two week high of $28.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $22.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.96.

Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The bank reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $607.54 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $336.52 million. Associated Banc had a return on equity of 8.18% and a net margin of 8.15%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.53 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Associated Banc by 285.2% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,225 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 907 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in Associated Banc during the 2nd quarter valued at $38,000. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in Associated Banc in the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Associated Banc by 82.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,190 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 1,438 shares during the period. Finally, Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new stake in Associated Banc in the 2nd quarter worth $93,000. 82.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP David L. Stein sold 29,536 shares of Associated Banc stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.43, for a total value of $810,172.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 81,021 shares in the company, valued at $2,222,406.03. This trade represents a 26.72 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Lith Karen Van sold 8,061 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.48, for a total transaction of $165,089.28. Following the sale, the director now owns 54,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,108,254.72. This trade represents a 12.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 58,641 shares of company stock worth $1,481,496. 1.45% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Associated Banc Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.46%. This is an increase from Associated Banc’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd. Associated Banc’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 73.33%.

About Associated Banc

Associated Banc-Corp, a bank holding company, provides various banking and nonbanking products to individuals and businesses in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota. The company offers lending solutions, including commercial loans and lines of credit, commercial real estate financing, construction loans, letters of credit, leasing, asset based lending and equipment finance, loan syndications products, residential mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, personal and installment loans, auto finance and business loans, and business lines of credit.