Brokers Issue Forecasts for Glacier Bancorp Q3 Earnings

Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBCI) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Glacier Bancorp in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 28th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Glacier Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Glacier Bancorp’s FY2025 earnings at $2.45 EPS.

GBCI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Janney Montgomery Scott upgraded Glacier Bancorp from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $48.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on Glacier Bancorp from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $48.00 price target (up from $45.00) on shares of Glacier Bancorp in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Glacier Bancorp from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $50.00.

Glacier Bancorp Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:GBCI opened at $46.42 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $43.40 and its 200 day moving average is $44.63. The stock has a market cap of $5.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.79 and a beta of 0.77. Glacier Bancorp has a 12-month low of $36.76 and a 12-month high of $60.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63.

Glacier Bancorp (NASDAQ:GBCI) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The bank reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.04). Glacier Bancorp had a net margin of 14.99% and a return on equity of 5.98%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS.

Glacier Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 8th were paid a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 8th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.84%. Glacier Bancorp’s payout ratio is presently 68.75%.

Institutional Trading of Glacier Bancorp

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Piedmont Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Glacier Bancorp by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Piedmont Capital Management LLC now owns 5,256 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in shares of Glacier Bancorp by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 12,630 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $544,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of Glacier Bancorp by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 39,635 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,753,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the period. Mariner LLC raised its stake in shares of Glacier Bancorp by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 12,430 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $624,000 after purchasing an additional 292 shares during the period. Finally, State of Michigan Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Glacier Bancorp by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 27,136 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,200,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. 80.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Glacier Bancorp

Glacier Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Glacier Bank that provides commercial banking services to individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, community organizations, and public entities in the United States. The company offers retail banking, business banking, and mortgage origination and loan servicing services.