Origin Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:OBK) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Origin Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:OBKGet Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $48.50.

Several research firms have weighed in on OBK. Weiss Ratings raised Origin Bancorp from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Stephens raised their price target on Origin Bancorp from $49.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Origin Bancorp

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Origin Bancorp

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL purchased a new position in Origin Bancorp during the third quarter worth $2,964,000. Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in Origin Bancorp by 2,277.7% during the third quarter. Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 191,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,610,000 after buying an additional 183,442 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Origin Bancorp by 15.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 185,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,419,000 after buying an additional 24,949 shares in the last quarter. Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors Ltd. purchased a new position in Origin Bancorp during the third quarter worth $1,933,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Origin Bancorp by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,753,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,950,000 after buying an additional 37,050 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 54.68% of the company’s stock.

Origin Bancorp Stock Performance

NYSE OBK opened at $49.13 on Wednesday. Origin Bancorp has a 1-year low of $32.13 and a 1-year high of $50.35. The company has a market capitalization of $1.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.04 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $46.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

Origin Bancorp (NYSE:OBKGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.01). Origin Bancorp had a net margin of 13.46% and a return on equity of 6.53%. The firm had revenue of $104.04 million during the quarter. Sell-side analysts expect that Origin Bancorp will post 4.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Origin Bancorp Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This is a positive change from Origin Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Origin Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.76%.

About Origin Bancorp

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Origin Bancorp, Inc (NYSE: OBK) is a bank holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is the parent of Origin Bank, a full-service commercial banking franchise. The company provides a broad range of financial products and services to individuals, small and middle-market businesses, and institutional clients across the southeastern United States.

Through Origin Bank, the company offers a variety of deposit products, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit.

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