Should I buy or sell Bread Financial stock right now?

12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bread Financial in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "reduce" BFH shares. View BFH analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Bread Financial's stock price target for 2024?

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Bread Financial's shares. Their BFH share price targets range from $25.00 to $52.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $36.55 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BFH or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have BFH shares performed in 2024?

Bread Financial's stock was trading at $32.94 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BFH shares have increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $33.79. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Bread Financial?

Bread Financial saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,650,000 shares, a drop of 12.9% from the February 29th total of 4,190,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 796,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.6 days. Currently, 7.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Bread Financial's Short Interest .

When is Bread Financial's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2024. View our BFH earnings forecast .

How can I listen to Bread Financial's earnings call?

Bread Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 25th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link .

How were Bread Financial's earnings last quarter?

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BFH) announced its earnings results on Thursday, January, 25th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $1.57. The firm had revenue of $1,000 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $984.36 million. Bread Financial had a net margin of 13.87% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.24%. Bread Financial's quarterly revenue was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($2.68) EPS.

How often does Bread Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Bread Financial?

Bread Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 8th. Read our dividend analysis for BFH .

Is Bread Financial a good dividend stock?

Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH) pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.45%. The dividend payout ratio is 5.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BFH will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.32% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for BFH .

What ETFs hold Bread Financial's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF (RZV) , Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF (SQLV) , First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT) , EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF (BSVO) and First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX) . AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF (DWSH) .

Who are Bread Financial's major shareholders?

Bread Financial's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Thompson Investment Management Inc. (0.54%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.03%), DGS Capital Management LLC (0.02%) and Range Financial Group LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Roger H Ballou, Timothy J Theriault and Turtle Creek Asset Management. View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Bread Financial?

Shares of BFH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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$33.79

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50-Day Range: $33.79
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$40.16
52-Week Range: $23.19
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$41.89

Volume: 681,617 shs
Average Volume: 777,098 shs
Market Capitalization: $1.67 billion

P/E Ratio: 2.36
Dividend Yield: 2.49%
Price Target: $36.55

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Bread Financial MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Reduce
1.83 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 8.2% Upside
$36.55 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
7.35% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.28
Based on 6 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$6.32 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 28.17%
From $7.03 to $9.01 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

3.84 out of 5 stars

Business Services Sector

83rd out of 311 stocks

Personal Credit Institutions Industry

8th out of 14 stocks

1.9

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Bread Financial has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Bread Financial has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
7.35% of the float of Bread Financial has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Bread Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Bread Financial has recently decreased by 2.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Bread Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Bread Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Bread Financial is 5.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Bread Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.32% next year. This indicates that Bread Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for BFH.

1.8

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Bread Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Bread Financial this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 2 people have searched for BFH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 1 people have added Bread Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Bread Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,323,850.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.62% of the stock of Bread Financial is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
99.52% of the stock of Bread Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

5.0

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Bread Financial are expected to grow by 28.17% in the coming year, from $7.03 to $9.01 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Bread Financial is 2.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 146.28.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Bread Financial is 2.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 37.01.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Bread Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.12. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Bread Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.57. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Bread Financial Stock (NYSE:BFH)

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. provides tech-forward payment and lending solutions to customers and consumer-based industries in North America. It offers credit card and other loans financing services, including risk management solutions, account origination, and funding services for private label and co-brand credit card programs, as well as through Bread partnerships; and Comenity-branded general purpose cash-back credit. The company also manages and services the loans it originates for private label, co-brand, and general-purpose credit card programs, and installment loans and split-pay products; and provides marketing, and data and analytics services. In addition, it offers an enhanced digital suite that includes a unified software development kit, which provides access to its suite of products, as well as promotes credit payment options earlier in the shopping experience. Further, the company through Bread, a digital payments platform and robust suite of application programming interfaces allows merchants and partners to integrate online point-of-sale financing and other digital payment products. It offers its products under the Bread CashbackTM, Bread PayTM, and Bread SavingsTM brands. The company was formerly known as Alliance Data Systems Corporation and changed its name to Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. in March 2022. Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

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Bread Financial Holdings: Hold Rating Justified by Mixed Loan Growth and Credit Quality Metrics

March 13, 2024 | msn.com

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Bread Financial Provides Performance Update For February 2024

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 1/25/2024
Ex-Dividend for 3/15 Dividend: 2/08/2024
Dividend Payable: 3/15/2024
Today: 4/15/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 4/25/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Business Services
Industry: Personal credit institutions
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NYSE:BFH
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1101215
Web: www.breadfinancial.com
Phone: (614) 729-4000
Fax: 214-494-3000
Employees: 7,000
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $36.55
High Stock Price Target: $52.00
Low Stock Price Target: $25.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +8.2%
Consensus Rating: Reduce
Rating Score (0-4): 1.83
Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $14.32
Trailing P/E Ratio: 2.36
Forward P/E Ratio: 4.81
P/E Growth: 0.12
Net Income: $718 million
Net Margins: 13.87%
Pretax Margin: 19.60%
Return on Equity: 26.24%
Return on Assets: 3.34%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.48
Current Ratio: 1.18
Quick Ratio: 1.18

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $5.17 billion
Price / Sales: 0.32
Cash Flow: $19.42 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 1.74
Book Value: $59.15 per share
Price / Book: 0.57

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 49,420,000
Free Float: 49,118,000
Market Cap: $1.67 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.93

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Key Executives

Mr. Ralph J. Andretta (Age 65)
President, CEO & Director
Comp: $3.85M
Mr. Perry S. Beberman (Age 57)
Executive VP & CFO
Comp: $1.85M
Ms. Tammy Michelle McConnaughey (Age 49)
Executive Vice President of Operations & Credit Risk
Comp: $1.85M
Mr. Joseph L. Motes III (Age 62)
Executive VP, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary
Comp: $1.87M
Ms. Valerie E. Greer (Age 58)
Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer
Comp: $1.9M
Mr. Jonathan Bryan Campbell (Age 50)
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer
Ms. Allegra S. Driscoll
Executive VP & CTO
Mr. Brian Vereb
Head of Investor Relations
Brandy Sullivan
Senior VP, Chief People and Culture Officer
Mr. Wes Hunt
Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence

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BFH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Bread Financial stock right now?: 12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bread Financial in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "reduce" BFH shares.
View BFH analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Bread Financial's stock price target for 2024?: 12 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Bread Financial's shares. Their BFH share price targets range from $25.00 to $52.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $36.55 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.2% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for BFH or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have BFH shares performed in 2024?: Bread Financial's stock was trading at $32.94 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BFH shares have increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $33.79.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting Bread Financial?: Bread Financial saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,650,000 shares, a drop of 12.9% from the February 29th total of 4,190,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 796,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.6 days. Currently, 7.6% of the shares of the company are sold short.
View Bread Financial's Short Interest.
When is Bread Financial's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2024.
View our BFH earnings forecast.
How can I listen to Bread Financial's earnings call?: Bread Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 25th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

How were Bread Financial's earnings last quarter?: Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BFH) announced its earnings results on Thursday, January, 25th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.67) by $1.57. The firm had revenue of $1,000 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $984.36 million. Bread Financial had a net margin of 13.87% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.24%. Bread Financial's quarterly revenue was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($2.68) EPS.
How often does Bread Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Bread Financial?: Bread Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 8th.
Read our dividend analysis for BFH.
Is Bread Financial a good dividend stock?: Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH) pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.45%. The dividend payout ratio is 5.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BFH will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.32% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for BFH.
What ETFs hold Bread Financial's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Bread Financial (NYSE:BFH) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF (RZV), Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF (SQLV), First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT), EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF (BSVO) and First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FYX).AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Short ETF (DWSH).
Who are Bread Financial's major shareholders?: Bread Financial's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Thompson Investment Management Inc. (0.54%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.03%), DGS Capital Management LLC (0.02%) and Range Financial Group LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Roger H Ballou, Timothy J Theriault and Turtle Creek Asset Management.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Bread Financial?: Shares of BFH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Bread Financial (BFH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Bread Financial MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Bread Financial Stock (NYSE:BFH)

BFH Stock Price History

BFH Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

BFH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™