Raymond James Believes Veritex (VBTX) Still Has Room to Grow


Raymond James analyst Michael Rose maintained a Buy rating on Veritex (VBTX) yesterday. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $33.48, close to its 52-week high of $34.58.

According to TipRanks.com, Rose is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 9.2% and a 55.8% success rate. Rose covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as American National Bankshares, Pinnacle Financial Partners, and Atlantic Capital Bancshares.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Veritex with a $34.00 average price target.

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Based on Veritex’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $75.78 million and net profit of $22.8 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $77 million and had a net profit of $29.05 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 84 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of VBTX in relation to earlier this year.

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Veritex Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of commercial banking products and services to small to medium-sized businesses and professionals. It offers personal and business banking products; mortgages; and treasury services. The company was founded by Charles Malcolm Holland III in June 2009 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

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