What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for CBSH FY2025 Earnings?

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBSH) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Commerce Bancshares in a report released on Thursday, October 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will earn $4.24 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.21. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Commerce Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $3.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Commerce Bancshares’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.01 EPS.

CBSH has been the subject of a number of other reports. TD Cowen began coverage on Commerce Bancshares in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $63.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Commerce Bancshares from $69.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Commerce Bancshares from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Commerce Bancshares from $69.00 to $65.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Hovde Group assumed coverage on shares of Commerce Bancshares in a report on Monday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Commerce Bancshares has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $68.43.

Commerce Bancshares Stock Down 3.3%

NASDAQ CBSH opened at $56.63 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.48, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.59. Commerce Bancshares has a twelve month low of $52.69 and a twelve month high of $72.75. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.46.

Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ:CBSH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The financial services provider reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $445.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $434.11 million. Commerce Bancshares had a return on equity of 16.01% and a net margin of 26.37%.Commerce Bancshares’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.02 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Commerce Bancshares

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in Commerce Bancshares by 191.0% in the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 451 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares in the last quarter. IMA Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in Commerce Bancshares in the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Commerce Bancshares by 85.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 469 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new stake in Commerce Bancshares in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Commerce Bancshares by 55.0% in the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 651 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. 70.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Commerce Bancshares Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th were given a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 5th. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Commerce Bancshares’s payout ratio is presently 26.19%.

About Commerce Bancshares

Commerce Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Commerce Bank that provides retail, mortgage banking, corporate, investment, trust, and asset management products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States. It operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Wealth.