Q2 Earnings Forecast for CIVB Issued By DA Davidson

Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CIVB) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Civista Bancshares in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. DA Davidson analyst M. Navas expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Civista Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $2.28 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Civista Bancshares’ FY2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

CIVB has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Stephens upped their price target on shares of Civista Bancshares from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Civista Bancshares from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on Civista Bancshares from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Civista Bancshares from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $25.20.

Civista Bancshares Price Performance

Shares of CIVB opened at $22.37 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.73. Civista Bancshares has a 52-week low of $13.60 and a 52-week high of $23.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $346.27 million, a PE ratio of 11.07 and a beta of 0.67.

Civista Bancshares (NASDAQ:CIVB) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The bank reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.16. Civista Bancshares had a return on equity of 8.35% and a net margin of 12.96%. The firm had revenue of $40.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $40.33 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Barclays PLC boosted its position in Civista Bancshares by 40.7% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 51,521 shares of the bank’s stock worth $917,000 after purchasing an additional 14,909 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Civista Bancshares by 210.8% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 149,815 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,152,000 after buying an additional 101,610 shares during the last quarter. Mendon Capital Advisors Corp raised its holdings in Civista Bancshares by 12.2% in the 4th quarter. Mendon Capital Advisors Corp now owns 242,450 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $5,101,000 after acquiring an additional 26,270 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its position in Civista Bancshares by 271.7% during the fourth quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 53,355 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,123,000 after acquiring an additional 39,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Civista Bancshares by 45.2% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 45,161 shares of the bank’s stock worth $950,000 after acquiring an additional 14,066 shares during the period. 52.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Civista Bancshares news, Chairman Dennis E. Murray, Jr. purchased 6,143 shares of Civista Bancshares stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 29th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $22.44 per share, for a total transaction of $137,848.92. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chairman now owns 19,162 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $429,995.28. This trade represents a 47.18 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 2.60% of the company’s stock.

Civista Bancshares Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 29th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.04%. Civista Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is 29.96%.

Civista Bancshares Company Profile

Civista Bancshares, Inc operates as the financial holding company for Civista Bank that provides community banking services. It collects a range of customer deposits; and offers commercial and agriculture, commercial and residential real estate, farm real estate, real estate construction, consumer, and other loans, as well as letters of credit.