Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Weighs in on RBB Bancorp Q1 Earnings

RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBB) – Equities research analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for RBB Bancorp in a report issued on Sunday, February 1st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst K. Motta now anticipates that the company will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.43. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has a “Market Perform” rating and a $23.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for RBB Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods also issued estimates for RBB Bancorp’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.20 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on RBB. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of RBB Bancorp in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Zacks Research cut shares of RBB Bancorp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of RBB Bancorp from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of RBB Bancorp from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, RBB Bancorp presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $22.00.

RBB Bancorp Price Performance

NASDAQ RBB opened at $21.72 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $21.31 and its 200 day moving average is $19.84. RBB Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $14.40 and a fifty-two week high of $22.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.05. The company has a market capitalization of $370.33 million, a PE ratio of 11.87 and a beta of 1.10.

RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 26th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.10. RBB Bancorp had a net margin of 13.42% and a return on equity of 6.21%. The firm had revenue of $32.32 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $33.23 million.

RBB Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 13th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 30th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. RBB Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.97%.

Institutional Trading of RBB Bancorp

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Torren Management LLC bought a new position in shares of RBB Bancorp during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of RBB Bancorp by 84.9% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 835 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in RBB Bancorp by 235.0% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 2,178 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake in RBB Bancorp by 95.8% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 5,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 2,908 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in RBB Bancorp during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $112,000. 40.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about RBB Bancorp

Here are the key news stories impacting RBB Bancorp this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KBW raised its Q1 2026 EPS estimate to $0.46 (from $0.43), a small beat to the prior view that could signal a slightly stronger start to 2026. MarketBeat
• Neutral Sentiment: KBW kept its “Market Perform” rating and $23 price target on RBB — the target remains above the current market price, which tempers the downgrade impact and suggests limited near‑term downside in KBW’s view. MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: KBW trimmed several 2026 quarterly estimates (Q2→$0.50, Q3→$0.52, Q4→$0.55) and slightly reduced FY2026 to $2.03 from $2.06 — a modest downward revision to near‑term earnings power. MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: KBW also cut multiple 2027 quarterly estimates (Q1→$0.48, Q2→$0.52, Q3→$0.58, Q4→$0.62) and lowered FY2027 to $2.20 (from $2.33) — the largest single downward change was the FY2027 revision, reducing longer‑range EPS expectations. MarketBeat

About RBB Bancorp

RBB Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and the parent of Royal Business Bank. Established in 2008, the company focuses on providing a full range of commercial banking services tailored to small- and medium-sized businesses, professionals and real estate investors. Through its subsidiary, RBB Bancorp delivers deposit products, loan facilities and cash management solutions designed to support operations and growth strategies.

The company’s core offerings include commercial real estate lending, construction and land development loans, Small Business Administration (SBA) lending and trade finance.