Stellarone (STEL) to Release Earnings on Friday

Stellarone (NYSE:STEL) is expected to be releasing its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Friday, April 24th. Analysts expect Stellarone to post earnings of $0.48 per share and revenue of $108.4130 million for the quarter. Interested persons are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Stellarone (NYSE:STEL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.51. Stellarone had a return on equity of 6.30% and a net margin of 17.25%.During the same period last year, the company earned $0.52 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Stellarone to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Stellarone Stock Performance

Shares of STEL opened at $37.62 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Stellarone has a one year low of $24.59 and a one year high of $40.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.00 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a fifty day moving average of $37.18 and a 200 day moving average of $33.72.

Stellarone Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Stellarone’s payout ratio is presently 30.30%.

Institutional Trading of Stellarone

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of STEL. Osaic Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Stellarone in the second quarter valued at about $62,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Stellarone in the third quarter valued at about $83,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stellarone in the third quarter valued at about $112,000. Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stellarone in the second quarter valued at about $202,000. Finally, DRW Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Stellarone in the fourth quarter valued at about $220,000. Institutional investors own 54.15% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on STEL. Raymond James Financial lowered Stellarone from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings began coverage on Stellarone in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. They set a “buy (b-)” rating for the company. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised Stellarone from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $33.00 to $44.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $37.00.

Stellarone Company Profile

StellarOne Corporation is a bank holding company of StellarOne Bank (the Bank). The Bank is an independent commercial bank holding company. It offers services provided by full-service banks, including individual and commercial demand and time deposit accounts, commercial and consumer loans, residential mortgages, credit card services and deposit services. The Bank, through its commercial banking segment, offers Internet banking access for banking services, mobile banking and online bill payment for both consumers and commercial customers.