Civista Bancshares (NASDAQ:CIVB) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Analyst Says

Civista Bancshares (NASDAQ:CIVB) had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $27.00 to $28.00 in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the bank’s stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ price target would indicate a potential upside of 16.04% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on CIVB. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $26.00 price objective on shares of Civista Bancshares in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Hovde Group boosted their price target on Civista Bancshares from $23.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Civista Bancshares in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Civista Bancshares from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.60.

Civista Bancshares Trading Down 2.0%

Civista Bancshares stock traded down $0.50 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $24.13. The company had a trading volume of 18,765 shares, compared to its average volume of 93,927. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.96. Civista Bancshares has a 12-month low of $17.47 and a 12-month high of $25.59. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $23.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.60. The firm has a market cap of $466.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.00 and a beta of 0.70.

Civista Bancshares (NASDAQ:CIVB) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The bank reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.14. Civista Bancshares had a net margin of 17.42% and a return on equity of 10.20%. The firm had revenue of $46.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.43 million. Equities analysts forecast that Civista Bancshares will post 2.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CIVB. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Civista Bancshares by 28.0% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 35,012 shares of the bank’s stock worth $684,000 after acquiring an additional 7,652 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Civista Bancshares by 22.7% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 64,535 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,261,000 after purchasing an additional 11,918 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Civista Bancshares in the 1st quarter worth approximately $453,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its position in Civista Bancshares by 15.1% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 33,814 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $659,000 after buying an additional 4,426 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in Civista Bancshares during the second quarter valued at $415,000. 52.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Civista Bancshares

Here are the key news stories impacting Civista Bancshares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results showed revenue and core metrics that many outlets framed as favorable; management highlighted operating performance and profitability metrics (net margin ~17.4%, ROE ~10.2%). These figures support near-term earnings strength. MarketBeat / Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Management signaled mid-single-digit loan growth and an expanding net interest margin for 2026 while completing the FSB acquisition (added ~$268M assets, ~$236M deposits), which should boost scale and NII over time. Seeking Alpha: Guidance & Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst action: Hovde Group raised its price target from $23 to $26 (now Market Perform), signaling modest upside from current levels and providing supporting analyst sentiment.
• Positive Sentiment: Civista increased its quarterly dividend to $0.18 (up from $0.17), a ~5.9% hike and ~2.9% yield — dividend growth is shareholder-friendly and can underpin the stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus broker rating remains roughly a “Hold” (average), indicating the street is cautious-to-neutral despite recent operational positives. American Banking News
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data for late January contains anomalies (0 shares / NaN changes), so don’t read much into those numbers until corrected by exchanges/clearing data.
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings-report clarity is mixed: some outlets report a beat (headline EPS reported as $0.75) while the company press release and some transcripts show ~$0.61 (or $0.608) — the discrepancy creates short-term confusion and can cause intraday volatility as investors reconcile which metric is GAAP/diluted/adjusted. See the earnings-call transcript reporting a slight miss vs. one street figure. InsiderMonkey: Call Transcript Zacks: Alternate EPS Reporting

Civista Bancshares Company Profile

Civista Bancshares, Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Saginaw, Michigan, operating through its wholly owned subsidiary, Civista Bank. The company offers a full suite of commercial and retail banking products and services to individuals, small- and mid-sized businesses, governmental entities and nonprofit organizations. Core offerings include deposit accounts, commercial and industrial loans, consumer and residential real estate mortgages, master-planned construction financing and treasury management solutions.

Beyond traditional banking, Civista Bancshares provides wealth management, trust and investment advisory services under the Civista Wealth Enterprises brand.