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First Business Financial Services, Inc is a banks-regional business based in the US. First Business Financial Services shares (FBIZ) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. First Business Financial Services employs 300 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$84.2 million.
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Latest market close | USD$18.41 |
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52-week range | USD$12.4715 - USD$26.3578 |
50-day moving average | USD$19.2526 |
200-day moving average | USD$16.681 |
Wall St. target price | USD$20.9 |
PE ratio | 9.4358 |
Dividend yield | USD$0.66 (3.62%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$1.932 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $18.41 from 2020-12-31
1 week (2021-01-07) | -9.53% |
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1 month (2020-12-17) | -6.07% |
3 months (2020-10-16) | 9.00% |
6 months (2020-07-17) | 21.52% |
1 year (2020-01-17) | -29.54% |
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2 years (2019-01-17) | -9.53% |
3 years (2018-01-17) | 22.94 |
5 years (2016-01-15) | 22.2 |
Valuing First Business Financial Services stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of First Business Financial Services's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
First Business Financial Services's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, First Business Financial Services shares trade at around 9x 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.
First Business Financial Services's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.89. 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 First Business Financial Services's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Revenue TTM | USD$84.2 million |
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Operating margin TTM | 24.54% |
Gross profit TTM | USD$87.1 million |
Return on assets TTM | 0.71% |
Return on equity TTM | 8.51% |
Profit margin | 19.78% |
Book value | $23.451 |
Market capitalisation | USD$155.3 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
There are currently 46,120 First Business Financial Services shares held short by investors – that's known as First Business Financial Services's "short interest". This figure is 21.2% down from 58,517 last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting First Business Financial Services shares can be evaluated.
First Business Financial Services's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of First Business Financial Services shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of First Business Financial Services shares traded daily (recently around 10026.086956522). First Business Financial Services's SIR currently stands at 4.6. In other words for every 100,000 First Business Financial Services shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4600 shares are currently held short.
However First Business Financial Services's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of First Business Financial Services shares, or, against the total number of tradable First Business Financial Services shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case First Business Financial Services's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 First Business Financial Services shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0057% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable First Business Financial Services shares, roughly 6 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 First Business Financial Services.
Find out more about how you can short First Business Financial Services stock.
Dividend payout ratio: 32.06% of net profits
Recently First Business Financial Services has paid out, on average, around 32.06% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.62% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), First Business Financial Services shareholders could enjoy a 3.62% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In First Business Financial Services's case, that would currently equate to about $0.66 per share.
While First Business Financial Services's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that First Business Financial Services may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
First Business Financial Services's most recent dividend payout was on 12 November 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 October 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
First Business Financial Services's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 31 August 2015. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your First Business Financial Services shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for First Business Financial Services shares which in turn could have impacted First Business Financial Services's share price.
Over the last 12 months, First Business Financial Services's shares have ranged in value from as little as $12.4715 up to $26.3578. 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 First Business Financial Services's is 1.0835. This would suggest that First Business Financial Services'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).
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. The company offers deposit products, such as non-interest-bearing transaction accounts, interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts, time deposits, and certificates of deposit. It also provides loan products, including commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, small business administration loans, and direct financing leases, as well as consumer and other loans comprising home equity, first and second mortgage, credit card, and other personal loans for professional and executive clients. The company offers commercial lending, asset-based financing, equipment financing, accounts receivable financing, vendor financing, treasury management services, and company retirement plans. It also provides lines of credit and term loans to businesses collateralized by commercial real estate, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, and securities. The company holds an equity investment in a Madison, Wisconsin community development project; and invests in marketable securities and tax-exempt loans. First Business Financial Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.
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