CNB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CCNE) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of CNB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CCNEGet Free Report) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the five brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $34.3333.

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded CNB Financial from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Stephens increased their target price on CNB Financial from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of CNB Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of CNB Financial from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, DA Davidson assumed coverage on shares of CNB Financial in a report on Friday. They set a “neutral” rating and a $34.00 price objective on the stock.

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Institutional Trading of CNB Financial

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in CNB Financial by 38.2% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,592,950 shares of the bank’s stock worth $67,858,000 after buying an additional 716,917 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of CNB Financial by 38.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,572,656 shares of the bank’s stock worth $38,058,000 after acquiring an additional 435,300 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of CNB Financial by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,505,993 shares of the bank’s stock worth $43,613,000 after acquiring an additional 27,236 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of CNB Financial by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 792,749 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $20,750,000 after purchasing an additional 34,520 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of CNB Financial by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 612,507 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $16,029,000 after purchasing an additional 14,219 shares in the last quarter. 52.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

CNB Financial Stock Down 1.4%

NASDAQ:CCNE traded down $0.42 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $29.98. The company had a trading volume of 8,901 shares, compared to its average volume of 152,564. CNB Financial has a twelve month low of $21.19 and a twelve month high of $31.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The firm has a market cap of $888.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.66 and a beta of 0.65. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $29.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.78.

CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNEGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 20th. The bank reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $83.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $79.35 million. CNB Financial had a net margin of 17.62% and a return on equity of 12.14%. On average, equities analysts expect that CNB Financial will post 3.58 earnings per share for the current year.

CNB Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. CNB Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.05%.

About CNB Financial

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CNB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CCNE) is a bank holding company headquartered in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. The company operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, CNB Bank & Trust, providing a full suite of community banking services. With a focus on relationship-driven banking, CNB Financial seeks to serve individuals, small businesses and agricultural clients across central Pennsylvania.

The company’s core offerings include deposit products such as checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit.

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