FY2025 EPS Estimates for U.S. Bancorp Increased by Analyst

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of U.S. Bancorp in a report issued on Friday, October 17th. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $4.58 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.44. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $59.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for U.S. Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $4.38 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for U.S. Bancorp’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.99 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of U.S. Bancorp in a research report on Monday. Morgan Stanley reiterated a “positive” rating on shares of U.S. Bancorp in a research report on Friday. UBS Group increased their price objective on U.S. Bancorp from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on U.S. Bancorp from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of U.S. Bancorp in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.48.

U.S. Bancorp Stock Up 1.1%

USB stock opened at $47.64 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.90, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $48.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.95. U.S. Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $35.18 and a fifty-two week high of $53.98.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $7.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.17 billion. U.S. Bancorp had a return on equity of 13.34% and a net margin of 16.89%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.03 EPS.

U.S. Bancorp Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. This is a boost from U.S. Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. U.S. Bancorp’s payout ratio is 47.60%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP James L. Chosy sold 26,909 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.86, for a total value of $1,260,955.74. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 226,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,607,932.50. This trade represents a 10.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Andrew Cecere sold 140,445 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.34, for a total value of $6,508,221.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 1,360,414 shares in the company, valued at $63,041,584.76. This trade represents a 9.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of U.S. Bancorp

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in U.S. Bancorp in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in shares of U.S. Bancorp during the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Westend Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of U.S. Bancorp during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of U.S. Bancorp during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership boosted its stake in shares of U.S. Bancorp by 59.4% during the first quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 698 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. 77.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

U.S. Bancorp Company Profile

U.S. Bancorp, a financial services holding company, provides various financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities, and other financial institutions in the United States. It operates through Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking; Consumer and Business Banking; Payment Services; and Treasury and Corporate Support segments.