Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTBI – Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Sunday, December 15th will be given a dividend of 0.47 per share by the financial services provider on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.60%.
Community Trust Bancorp has raised its dividend payment by an average of 5.6% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 44 years. Community Trust Bancorp has a dividend payout ratio of 40.6% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Community Trust Bancorp to earn $4.83 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.88 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 38.9%.
Community Trust Bancorp Stock Performance
CTBI opened at $52.26 on Thursday. Community Trust Bancorp has a 12-month low of $36.00 and a 12-month high of $53.50. The stock has a market cap of $942.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 0.64. The business has a 50 day moving average of $49.17 and a 200-day moving average of $45.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Raymond James raised Community Trust Bancorp from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, October 18th.
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Community Trust Bancorp Company Profile
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Community Trust Bank, Inc that engages in the provision of commercial and personal banking, and trust and wealth management services to small and mid-sized communities in eastern, northeastern, central, and south-central Kentucky, as well as southern West Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee.
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