Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB – Free Report) by 5.1% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 1,852,257 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 90,691 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in U.S. Bancorp were worth $73,535,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in USB. Redwood Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new position in U.S. Bancorp in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of U.S. Bancorp in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of U.S. Bancorp in the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC raised its stake in U.S. Bancorp by 93.2% during the 1st quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 686 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in U.S. Bancorp in the second quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.60% of the company’s stock.
U.S. Bancorp Trading Down 1.0 %
NYSE:USB opened at $46.01 on Friday. U.S. Bancorp has a 1 year low of $30.47 and a 1 year high of $47.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $44.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.24, a PEG ratio of 4.36 and a beta of 1.04.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.04. U.S. Bancorp had a net margin of 12.55% and a return on equity of 13.34%. The firm had revenue of $6.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.81 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.12 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that U.S. Bancorp will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
U.S. Bancorp announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, September 12th that allows the company to repurchase $5.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the financial services provider to purchase up to 7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
U.S. Bancorp Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This is an increase from U.S. Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. U.S. Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 66.23%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Aleem Gillani purchased 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 18th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $44.99 per share, for a total transaction of $449,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $449,900. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
USB has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their target price on U.S. Bancorp from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Citigroup lifted their price target on U.S. Bancorp from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded U.S. Bancorp from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $43.50 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, June 27th. StockNews.com raised shares of U.S. Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of U.S. Bancorp from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.18.
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About U.S. Bancorp
U.S. Bancorp, a financial services holding company, provides various financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities, and other financial institutions in the United States. It operates through Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking; Consumer and Business Banking; Payment Services; and Treasury and Corporate Support segments.
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