St Bancorp Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

STBA Stock  USD 42.79  0.58  1.34%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding ST Bancorp is 'Strong Hold'. Macroaxis provides ST Bancorp buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding STBA positions.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Hold

Market Performance

WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

OvervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Hyperactively responds to market trendsDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

HoldDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

HealthyDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon ST Bancorp has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0348, Jensen Alpha of (0.17), Total Risk Alpha of (0.28), Sortino Ratio of (0.02) and Treynor Ratio of 0.036
ST Bancorp trade advice module can be used to check and cross-verify current advice provided by analysts analyzing the firm's potential to grow using all of fundamental, technical, data market data available at this time. To make sure ST Bancorp is not overpriced, please validate all ST Bancorp fundamentals, including its operating margin, price to earning, net income, as well as the relationship between the shares owned by insiders and revenue . Given that ST Bancorp has a number of shares shorted of 741.63 K, we advise you to double-check ST Bancorp market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the coming quarters given your latest risk tolerance and investing horizon.

ST Bancorp Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

About 71.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
On 21st of November 2024 ST Bancorp paid $ 0.34 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from finance.yahoo.com: Why Altria, LCI Industries And ST Bancorp Are Winners For Passive Income

ST Bancorp Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of ST Bancorp's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of ST Bancorp's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of ST Bancorp daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use ST Bancorp price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of ST Bancorp returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for ST Bancorp.
Mean Return
0.09
Value At Risk
-2.36
Potential Upside
2.82
Standard Deviation
2.40
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of ST Bancorp historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

STBA Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc2024-09-30
458.4 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
397.1 K
Amvescap Plc.2024-06-30
341.8 K
Earnest Partners Llc2024-06-30
287.6 K
Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
279.8 K
First Commonwealth Financial Corp2024-09-30
221.7 K
Panagora Asset Management Inc2024-09-30
218.5 K
Principal Financial Group Inc2024-09-30
194.7 K
Norges Bank2024-06-30
189.6 K
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
5.5 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
4.5 M
Note, although ST Bancorp's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

ST Bancorp Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change In Cash42.3M31.8M692.5M(712.2M)23.6M15.1M
Free Cash Flow133.3M48.0M212.5M236.6M165.5M173.8M
Depreciation5.8M7.6M11.5M9.0M7.5M5.0M
Other Non Cash Items16.2M122.3M38.1M12.7M18.4M17.8M
Dividends Paid37.4M43.9M44.3M47.0M49.7M26.1M
Capital Expenditures5.2M5.4M3.6M3.9M6.2M4.0M
Net Income98.2M21.0M110.3M135.5M144.8M152.0M
End Period Cash Flow197.8M229.7M922.2M210.0M233.6M149.6M
Investments(269.2M)(156.3M)(166.8M)(398.6M)(420.8M)(441.8M)
Change Receivables(2.7M)(1.6M)(3.8M)(2.6M)(2.3M)(2.4M)
Net Borrowings(224.4M)(188.2M)(66.7M)277.8M250.0M262.5M
Change To Netincome15.0M(16.9M)17.7M10.2M9.2M8.6M

ST Bancorp Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to ST Bancorp or Banks sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that ST Bancorp's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a STBA stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.17
β
Beta against Dow Jones2.16
σ
Overall volatility
2.45
Ir
Information ratio -0.02

ST Bancorp Volatility Alert

ST Bancorp has relatively low volatility with skewness of 3.17 and kurtosis of 18.76. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure ST Bancorp's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact ST Bancorp's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

ST Bancorp Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing ST Bancorp's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze ST Bancorp's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between ST Bancorp and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as ST Bancorp or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of ST Bancorp's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing ST Bancorp by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare ST Bancorp to competition
FundamentalsST BancorpPeer Average
Return On Equity0.1-0.31
Return On Asset0.0142-0.14
Profit Margin0.35 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.45 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation1.78 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding38.26 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders1.40 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions71.14 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted741.63 K4.71 M
Price To Earning36.73 X28.72 X
Price To Book1.21 X9.51 X
Price To Sales4.30 X11.42 X
Revenue389.14 M9.43 B
Gross Profit365.68 M27.38 B
EBITDA186.32 M3.9 B
Net Income144.78 M570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents134.9 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share3.46 X5.01 X
Total Debt503.63 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity6.98 %48.70 %
Book Value Per Share35.96 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations171.75 M971.22 M
Short Ratio4.25 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share3.51 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth3.54 X4.89 X
Target Price40.75
Number Of Employees1.24 K18.84 K
Beta0.79-0.15
Market Capitalization1.66 B19.03 B
Total Asset9.55 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings959.6 M9.33 B
Annual Yield0.03 %
Five Year Return3.35 %
Note: Disposition of 430 shares by Mark Kochvar of ST Bancorp at 31.89 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

ST Bancorp Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as STBA . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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When determining whether ST Bancorp offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of ST Bancorp's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of St Bancorp Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on St Bancorp Stock:
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Is Regional Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of ST Bancorp. If investors know STBA will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about ST Bancorp listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.02)
Dividend Share
0.33
Earnings Share
3.51
Revenue Per Share
10.107
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.014
The market value of ST Bancorp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of STBA that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of ST Bancorp's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is ST Bancorp's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because ST Bancorp's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect ST Bancorp's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between ST Bancorp's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if ST Bancorp is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, ST Bancorp's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.