Fulton Financial Co. (NASDAQ:FULT – Get Free Report)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday after Stephens raised their price target on the stock from $15.50 to $17.50. Stephens currently has an equal weight rating on the stock. Fulton Financial traded as high as $17.36 and last traded at $17.32, with a volume of 3221553 shares. The stock had previously closed at $17.06.
Several other research firms have also issued reports on FULT. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Fulton Financial from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 8th. StockNews.com cut Fulton Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Fulton Financial from $15.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Fulton Financial from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 30th. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott upgraded Fulton Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $19.50 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.00.
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Fulton Financial Price Performance
The company has a market capitalization of $2.81 billion, a PE ratio of 10.76 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.90. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $15.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.29.
Fulton Financial Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, April 1st were paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.93%. Fulton Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 42.24%.
Fulton Financial Company Profile
Fulton Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company that provides consumer and commercial banking products and services in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. It accepts various checking accounts and savings deposit products, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts.
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