Heartland Financial USA (HTLF) Stock

Heartland Financial is a regional bank with preferred shares offering 7% yield and a chance to reset at over 10.5% in July. The bank is conservatively managed with a loan to deposit ratio and low external borrowing, making earnings more stable. The bank is in the process of merging, but this should not be an issue for preferred shareholders.

DENVER, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Common Stock Dividend Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF), operating under the brand name HTLF, announced its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend on common stock of $0.30 per share. The dividend is payable on November 26, 2024, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 12, 2024.

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Heartland Financial (HTLF) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Heartland Financial (HTLF) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.15 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.14 per share a year ago.

NEW YORK , July 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), has recovered money for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2018-2022 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. We are headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and are investigating Heartland Financial, USA Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF), relating to its proposed merger with UMB Financial Corporation.

The latest figures for Heartland Financial (HTLF) provide a glimpse into the company's performance in the first quarter of 2024, but it could be beneficial to analyze certain important indicators against analyst expectations and the results from the same period last year.

Heartland Financial reported earnings of $1.22 per share for the quarter, exceeding the expected $1.14 per share according to the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This is the same as the earnings of $1.22 per share in the previous year.

Heartland Financial USA Inc. announced on Monday that it has agreed to a $2 billion all-stock acquisition by UMB Financial Corp. Shareholders of Heartland Financial will receive 0.55 shares of UMB common stock for each of their shares.