FY2025 EPS Estimates for Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BFH) Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BFH) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bread Financial in a research note issued on Friday, April 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Ryan now expects that the company will post earnings of $7.50 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $7.55. The consensus estimate for Bread Financial’s current full-year earnings is $6.56 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on BFH. Oppenheimer upgraded Bread Financial from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $52.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Bread Financial from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Evercore ISI lowered Bread Financial from an “in-line” rating to an “underperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $29.00 to $33.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of Bread Financial in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Bread Financial from $27.00 to $26.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Bread Financial has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.64.

Bread Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:BFH opened at $36.97 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.66, a PEG ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.18. The business’s fifty day moving average is $36.52 and its 200 day moving average is $33.07. Bread Financial has a 52-week low of $23.19 and a 52-week high of $41.89.

Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $2.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by ($0.19). Bread Financial had a net margin of 8.08% and a return on equity of 14.44%. The company had revenue of $991.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $998.96 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $9.08 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bread Financial

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BFH. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in Bread Financial by 1,280.6% in the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 2,241 shares during the period. Pinnacle Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in Bread Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $83,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Bread Financial by 25.0% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,000 after buying an additional 633 shares during the period. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. purchased a new stake in Bread Financial in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $116,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Bread Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $145,000. 99.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Bread Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 14th. Investors of record on Friday, May 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.27%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 9th. Bread Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 10.58%.

Bread Financial Company Profile

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc provides tech-forward payment and lending solutions to customers and consumer-based industries in North America. It offers credit card and other loans financing services, including risk management solutions, account origination, and funding services for private label and co-brand credit card programs, as well as through Bread partnerships; and Comenity-branded general purpose cash-back credit.