How to buy Banner Corporation stock | $44.08

Banner Corporation is a banks-regional business based in the US. Banner Corporation shares (BANR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Banner Corporation employs 2,198 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$505.8 million.

How to buy shares in Banner Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Banner Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: BANR. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Banner Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$44.08, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Banner Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Banner Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Banner Corporation share price

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Banner Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-26.

Latest market close	USD$44.08
52-week range	USD$26.1857 - USD$53.6673
50-day moving average	USD$44.3321
200-day moving average	USD$37.9599
Wall St. target price	USD$49
PE ratio	14.625
Dividend yield	USD$1.64 (3.59%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$3.12

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Is it a good time to buy Banner Corporation stock?

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Banner Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $44.08 from 2020-12-18

1 week (2021-01-08)	-12.52%
1 month (2020-12-16)	-3.92%
3 months (2020-10-15)	23.16%
6 months (2020-07-15)	19.91%

1 year (2020-01-15)	-18.85%
2 years (2019-01-15)	-17.45%
3 years (2018-01-12)	58.43
5 years (2016-01-15)	5.05%

Is Banner Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Banner Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Banner Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Banner Corporation's P/E ratio

Banner Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Banner Corporation shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Banner Corporation's PEG ratio

Banner Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.18. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Banner Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Banner Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$505.8 million
Operating margin TTM	31.52%
Gross profit TTM	USD$540.9 million
Return on assets TTM	0.83%
Return on equity TTM	6.96%
Profit margin	21.87%
Book value	$46.832
Market capitalisation	USD$1.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Banner Corporation shares

There are currently 643,678 Banner Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Banner Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 8.9% down from 706,892 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Banner Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Banner Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Banner Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Banner Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Banner Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 161728.14070352). Banner Corporation's SIR currently stands at 3.98. In other words for every 100,000 Banner Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3980 shares are currently held short.

However Banner Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Banner Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Banner Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Banner Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Banner Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0247% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Banner Corporation shares, roughly 25 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Banner Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Banner Corporation stock.

Banner Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 78.22% of net profits

Recently Banner Corporation has paid out, on average, around 78.22% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.59% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Banner Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 3.59% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Banner Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $1.64 per share.

Banner Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Banner Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 12 November 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 2 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Banner Corporation's shares ever split?

Banner Corporation's shares were split on a 1:7 basis on 1 June 2011. So if you had owned 7 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Banner Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 600% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Banner Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Banner Corporation's share price.

Banner Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Banner Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $26.1857 up to $53.6673. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Banner Corporation's is 1.1102. This would suggest that Banner Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Banner Corporation overview

Banner Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Banner Bank and Islanders Bank that provide commercial banking and financial products and services to individuals, businesses, and public sector entities primarily in the United States. It offers deposit products, including interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, regular savings accounts, and certificates of deposit, as well as treasury management services and retirement savings plans. The company also provides commercial real estate loans, including investment properties and multifamily residential real estate loans; construction, land, and land development loans; residential mortgage loans; commercial business loans; agricultural loans; and consumer loans, such as home equity lines of credit, automobile, and boat and recreational vehicle loans, as well as loans secured by deposit accounts. In addition, it engages in the mortgage banking operations through the origination and sale of one-to four-family and multi-family residential loans. Further, the company provides electronic and digital banking services. As of December 31, 2019, it operated 178 branch offices, including 175 Banner Bank branches and three Islanders Bank branches located in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho. It also operates 18 Banner Bank loan production offices located in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, and Utah. Banner Corporation was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Walla Walla, Washington.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Banner Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.203% of Banner Corporation shares are held by insiders and 86.184% by institutions.

• How many people work for Banner Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 2,198 work at Banner Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Banner Corporation?

  Banner Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Banner Corporation based?

  Banner Corporation's address is: 10 South First Avenue, Walla Walla, WA, United States, 99362

• What is Banner Corporation's ISIN number?

  Banner Corporation's international securities identification number is: US06652V2088

• What is Banner Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Banner Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 06652V109