UMB Financial (UMBF) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

UMB Financial (NASDAQ: UMBF) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 1/30/2025 – UMB Financial had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $128.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – UMB Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $142.00 to $143.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – UMB Financial was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/14/2025 – UMB Financial was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 12/20/2024 – UMB Financial was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/5/2024 – UMB Financial had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $123.00 to $139.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/2/2024 – UMB Financial was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.

UMB Financial Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ UMBF opened at $120.30 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $119.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $109.58. The company has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a PE ratio of 15.04 and a beta of 0.82. UMB Financial Co. has a 12-month low of $76.00 and a 12-month high of $129.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

UMB Financial (NASDAQ:UMBF) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The bank reported $2.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.25 by $0.24. UMB Financial had a return on equity of 13.80% and a net margin of 14.44%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.29 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that UMB Financial Co. will post 9.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

UMB Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 10th. UMB Financial’s payout ratio is 20.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at UMB Financial

In related news, CEO J Mariner Kemper sold 24,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.95, for a total value of $3,036,285.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,552,304 shares in the company, valued at approximately $193,960,384.80. This represents a 1.54 % 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. Also, insider Robert Brian Beaird sold 854 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.38, for a total value of $105,366.52. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 5,828 shares in the company, valued at approximately $719,058.64. The trade was a 12.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 8.85% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On UMB Financial

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of UMBF. Congress Asset Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of UMB Financial by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 125,604 shares of the bank’s stock worth $14,176,000 after buying an additional 9,349 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in UMB Financial by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 157,642 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $17,791,000 after acquiring an additional 510 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in UMB Financial by 107.8% during the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 5,545 shares of the bank’s stock worth $626,000 after acquiring an additional 2,877 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of UMB Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $117,000. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of UMB Financial by 27.8% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 8,245 shares of the bank’s stock worth $931,000 after purchasing an additional 1,795 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.78% of the company’s stock.

UMB Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company that provides banking services and asset servicing in the United States and internationally. The Commercial Banking segment provides commercial loans and credit card; commercial real estate financing; letters of credit; loan syndication, and consultative service; various business solutions including asset-based lending, mezzanine debt, and minority equity investment; and treasury management service, such as depository service, account reconciliation, cash management tool, accounts payable and receivable solution, electronic fund transfer and automated payment, controlled disbursement, lockbox service, and remote deposit capture service.