First Business Financial Services (FBIZ) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) will likely be announcing its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, April 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.29 per share and revenue of $40.13 million for the quarter.

First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.16. First Business Financial Services had a return on equity of 14.33% and a net margin of 16.86%. On average, analysts expect First Business Financial Services to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

First Business Financial Services Price Performance

First Business Financial Services stock opened at $48.65 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $403.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.32 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.09. First Business Financial Services has a 1 year low of $33.00 and a 1 year high of $56.46. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $48.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.95.

First Business Financial Services Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. This is an increase from First Business Financial Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. First Business Financial Services’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.22%.

Insider Transactions at First Business Financial Services

In other news, insider Daniel Ovokaitys sold 4,828 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.55, for a total transaction of $263,367.40. Following the sale, the insider now owns 7,718 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $421,016.90. The trade was a 38.48 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 5.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on FBIZ shares. Piper Sandler increased their price target on First Business Financial Services from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on First Business Financial Services from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Raymond James boosted their price target on shares of First Business Financial Services from $52.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com raised First Business Financial Services from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $58.75.

About First Business Financial Services

First Business Financial Services, Inc operates as the bank holding company for First Business Bank that provides commercial banking products and services for small and medium-sized businesses, business owners, executives, professionals, and high net worth individuals in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Missouri.