What is Northland Securities’ Estimate for PIPR Q1 Earnings?

Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) – Equities researchers at Northland Securities issued their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Piper Sandler Companies in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 4th. Northland Securities analyst M. Grondahl expects that the company will post earnings per share of $5.04 for the quarter. Northland Securities currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $350.00 target price on the stock. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Piper Sandler Companies’ Q2 2027 earnings at $5.46 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.79 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $6.19 EPS.

Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $6.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.72 by $2.16. Piper Sandler Companies had a return on equity of 21.85% and a net margin of 14.77%.The business had revenue of $635.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $516.52 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.80 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 27.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts have also commented on PIPR. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Piper Sandler Companies in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Piper Sandler Companies in a report on Monday, January 26th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $385.00 target price on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Piper Sandler Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $368.00 to $386.00 in a report on Monday, November 10th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $398.00 price target on shares of Piper Sandler Companies in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Piper Sandler Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Piper Sandler Companies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $379.75.

Piper Sandler Companies Price Performance

PIPR stock opened at $300.48 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.01, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.54. Piper Sandler Companies has a 1-year low of $202.91 and a 1-year high of $380.26. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $341.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $339.36.

Piper Sandler Companies shares are set to split on the morning of Tuesday, March 24th. The 4-1 split was announced on Friday, February 6th. The newly minted shares will be distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, March 23rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Piper Sandler Companies during the fourth quarter valued at about $79,239,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Piper Sandler Companies by 1,155.7% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 200,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,630,000 after buying an additional 184,210 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new position in Piper Sandler Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $51,021,000. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in shares of Piper Sandler Companies during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,425,000. Finally, Greenwich Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Piper Sandler Companies by 415.1% during the 2nd quarter. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC now owns 104,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,961,000 after buying an additional 83,971 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Piper Sandler Companies news, President Debbra L. Schoneman sold 5,240 shares of Piper Sandler Companies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.99, for a total transaction of $1,839,187.60. Following the sale, the president owned 2,896 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,016,467.04. The trade was a 64.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Piper Sandler Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 3rd. Piper Sandler Companies’s dividend payout ratio is 17.71%.

Piper Sandler Companies Company Profile

Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR) is an investment bank and institutional securities firm that provides a range of capital markets and advisory services to corporations, institutions, municipalities and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s core activities include investment banking and M&A advisory, underwriting and distribution of equity and debt securities, public finance, and sector-focused advisory across industries such as healthcare, energy, financial services and technology.

In addition to traditional investment banking, Piper Sandler offers equity and fixed income research, institutional sales and trading, and market-making services.