The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBBK) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $67.75 According to Brokerages

Shares of The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBBK) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $67.75.

TBBK has been the subject of several research reports. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $75.00 target price (down from $86.00) on shares of Bancorp in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $79.00 price target (up from $77.00) on shares of Bancorp in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $59.00 price target on shares of Bancorp in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective on shares of Bancorp in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, DA Davidson set a $64.00 price objective on Bancorp in a report on Tuesday.

Bancorp Stock Performance

Shares of Bancorp stock opened at $50.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $55.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.98. Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $47.01 and a fifty-two week high of $80.56. The firm has a market cap of $2.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.56 and a beta of 1.25.

Bancorp (NASDAQ:TBBK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The bank reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $137.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $166.69 million. Bancorp had a return on equity of 32.32% and a net margin of 27.72%. Bancorp has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.650-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Bancorp will post 6.00 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Martin Egan sold 3,057 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.03, for a total value of $220,195.71. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 30,219 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,176,674.57. This trade represents a 9.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 6.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bancorp

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TBBK. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in Bancorp in the first quarter valued at about $15,063,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Bancorp by 104.5% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 426,613 shares of the bank’s stock worth $22,922,000 after buying an additional 218,038 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in Bancorp by 19.0% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,084,992 shares of the bank’s stock worth $58,296,000 after buying an additional 172,925 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Bancorp by 479.2% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 84,465 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,538,000 after buying an additional 69,881 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Bancorp during the 1st quarter worth about $3,592,000. 96.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Bancorp Company Profile

The Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ:TBBK) is a financial technology-focused bank holding company headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. Through its principal subsidiary, The Bancorp Bank, N.A., the company provides banking and payment services primarily through partnerships with fintech companies, businesses, and other institutional clients rather than through a traditional branch network.

The company’s services include payment processing, prepaid and debit card programs, card issuance, automated clearing house (ACH) and other electronic payment solutions, deposit accounts, and commercial lending.