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German American Bancorp

40.33 USD
-0.94
2.28%
At close Feb 7, 4:00 PM EST
1 day
-2.28%
5 days
-0.49%
1 month
5.25%
3 months
-9.68%
6 months
8.91%
Year to date
3.81%
1 year
27.22%
5 years
17.07%
10 years
111.15%
 

About: German American Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company. The Company's lines of business include Retail and commercial banking business which involves attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds to originate consumer, commercial and agricultural, commercial and agricultural real estate, and residential mortgage loans. These core banking activities also include the sale of residential mortgage loans in the secondary market. Wealth management services which involve providing trust, investment advisory, brokerage and retirement planning services to customers. Insurance operations include the offering of a full range of personal and corporate property and casualty insurance products.

Employees: 840

0
Funds holding %
of 6,831 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

450% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $275K | Put options by funds: $50K

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 6

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $533M [Q2] → $617M (+$84M) [Q3]

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 [Q2] → 135 (+15) [Q3]

2.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.83% [Q2] → 53.54% (+2.71%) [Q3]

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 38

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 1 (+0) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$47
17%
upside
Avg. target
$48
18%
upside
High target
$48
19%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
0%
neutral
100%
negative
0%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Damon Delmonte
81% 1-year accuracy
22 / 27 met price target
17%upside
$47
Market Perform
Maintained
29 Jan 2025
Piper Sandler
Nathan Race
77% 1-year accuracy
20 / 26 met price target
19%upside
$48
Neutral
Maintained
29 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 7 articles about GABC published over the past 30 days

Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
23 Upcoming Dividend Increases, Including 2 Kings
Excited to announce dividend hikes for 23 companies, including dividend kings SJW Group and California Water Service Group, with 5% and 7.1% increases. Companies with consistent dividend growth indicate financial health, attracting investors and boosting stock prices, leading to long-term wealth accumulation. Investment strategy focuses on stocks with rising dividends and outperforming benchmarks, using data from U.S. Dividend Champions and NASDAQ.
23 Upcoming Dividend Increases, Including 2 Kings
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Best Momentum Stock to Buy for February 6th
CALM, FCCO and GABC made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on February 6, 2025.
Best Momentum Stock to Buy for February 6th
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
New Strong Buy Stocks for February 6th
AUB, GABC, BFST, TCBX and TSN have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on February 6, 2025.
New Strong Buy Stocks for February 6th
Neutral
Business Wire
6 days ago
German American Announces Completion of Merger With Heartland BancCorp and Heartland Bank
JASPER, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--German American Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: GABC) announced today that it has completed its merger with Heartland BancCorp, the parent company of Heartland Bank, effective at 12:01 a.m. (Eastern time) on February 1, 2025. Immediately following completion of the holding company transaction, Heartland Bank merged with and into German American's banking subsidiary, German American Bank. Each Heartland shareholder of record at closing (other than the Heartland 401(k) Plan).
German American Announces Completion of Merger With Heartland BancCorp and Heartland Bank
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
German American Bancorp (GABC) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for German American Bancorp (GABC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
German American Bancorp (GABC) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
German American Bancorp (GABC) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
German American Bancorp (GABC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.78 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.69 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.73 per share a year ago.
German American Bancorp (GABC) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
German American Bancorp, Inc. (GABC) Posts Strong 4th Quarter and Annual 2024 Earnings; Declares 7.4% Cash Dividend Increase
JASPER, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--German American Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: GABC) reported strong fourth quarter 2024 earnings of $23.2 million, or $0.78 per share, reflecting a linked quarter increase of $2.2 million, or approximately 10% on a per share basis, from 2024 third quarter earnings of $21.0 million, or $0.71 per share. The Company also reported strong annual earnings of $83.8 million, or $2.83 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2024. This level of reported annual earnings resulted.
German American Bancorp, Inc. (GABC) Posts Strong 4th Quarter and Annual 2024 Earnings; Declares 7.4% Cash Dividend Increase
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
German American Bank Announces Promotion of Bradley C. Arnett to Executive Management
JASPER, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--German American Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: GABC) and its banking subsidiary, German American Bank, announces that Bradley C. Arnett has been appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary effective January 1, 2025. Arnett currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. Before joining German American Bank, Arnett practiced law for over 20 years, most recently as a partner at Dentons, a global law.
German American Bank Announces Promotion of Bradley C. Arnett to Executive Management
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 months ago
STOCKHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Investigates the Merger of German American Bancorp, Inc. – GABC
NEW YORK, Nov. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered money for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2018-2022 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. We are headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and are investigating German American Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: GABC ), relating to a proposed merger with Heartland BancCorp. Under the terms of the agreement, Heartland shareholders, other than the Heartland retirement plan, will receive 3.90 shares of German American common stock for each share of Heartland common stock in an all-stock exchange.
STOCKHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Investigates the Merger of German American Bancorp, Inc. – GABC
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
German American Bancorp: Not Much Upside Ahead
German American Bancorp, Inc.'s upside potential is limited due to expected lower interest rates impacting net interest income. The bank's loan book is heavily exposed to commercial real estate and agricultural loans, with moderate interest rate sensitivity. Despite good credit quality and profitability, rising deposit costs and weak non-interest income growth have pressured revenues.
German American Bancorp: Not Much Upside Ahead
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