CVB Financial Corp. Forecasted to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.40 Per Share (NASDAQ:CVBF)

CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of CVB Financial in a report issued on Wednesday, March 27th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.40 for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $21.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for CVB Financial’s current full-year earnings is $1.49 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for CVB Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com upgraded CVB Financial to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on shares of CVB Financial from $22.00 to $20.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 26th. Stephens assumed coverage on shares of CVB Financial in a research report on Friday, December 8th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $21.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, TheStreet upgraded CVB Financial from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $20.00.

CVB Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CVBF opened at $17.70 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.47 billion, a PE ratio of 11.13 and a beta of 0.45. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $17.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $17.69. CVB Financial has a 1-year low of $10.66 and a 1-year high of $21.77.

CVB Financial (NASDAQ:CVBF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.01. CVB Financial had a return on equity of 11.50% and a net margin of 33.26%. The company had revenue of $138.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $134.88 million.

CVB Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.52%. CVB Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 50.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO David A. Brager bought 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 6th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $16.75 per share, with a total value of $33,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 152,814 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,559,634.50. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other CVB Financial news, Director George A. Borba, Jr. bought 59,601 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $16.78 per share, for a total transaction of $1,000,104.78. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 626,311 shares in the company, valued at $10,509,498.58. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO David A. Brager purchased 2,000 shares of CVB Financial stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 6th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $16.75 per share, with a total value of $33,500.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 152,814 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,559,634.50. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders acquired 63,601 shares of company stock valued at $1,067,145. Insiders own 5.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of CVB Financial

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY raised its holdings in CVB Financial by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co NY now owns 8,448 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $218,000 after purchasing an additional 424 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in CVB Financial by 0.7% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 65,429 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,623,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of CVB Financial by 4.8% during the first quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 10,626 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $247,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in shares of CVB Financial by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 69,643 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,728,000 after purchasing an additional 676 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of CVB Financial by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 55,477 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $737,000 after purchasing an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.18% of the company’s stock.

CVB Financial Company Profile

CVB Financial Corp. operates as a bank holding company for Citizens Business Bank, a state-chartered bank that provides banking and financial services to small to mid-sized businesses and individuals. It offers checking, savings, money market, and time certificates of deposit products for business and personal accounts; and serves as a federal tax depository for business customers.