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ASB: Dividend And Buyback Moves Will Support Balanced Future Performance

Share Repurchase Program And Margin Trends Will Drive Future Performance

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Published 04 Sep 2024

Update shared on 17 Dec 2025

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Analysts have nudged their price target for Associated Banc-Corp slightly higher to align with updated expectations for modestly stronger revenue growth, improved profit margins, and a lower required return, while still applying a somewhat more conservative future earnings multiple.

What's in the News

  • Opened a new full service IDS Center branch in downtown Minneapolis, adding larger retail and office space to deepen its presence in the market (Key Developments)
  • Increased the regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.24 per common share, up from $0.23, payable December 15, 2025 (Key Developments)
  • Completed repurchases totaling 2,692,276 shares, or about 1.76 percent of shares, for $60.93 million under the October 2021 buyback program (Key Developments)
  • Reported third quarter 2025 net charge offs of $13.17 million, roughly flat versus $13.08 million a year earlier (Key Developments)

Valuation Changes

  • Fair Value Estimate: Unchanged at $29.20 per share; this reflects a stable intrinsic value assessment.
  • Discount Rate: Fallen slightly from 7.73 percent to 7.69 percent; this implies a marginally lower required return on equity.
  • Revenue Growth: Risen modestly from about 20.5 percent to 21.9 percent; this indicates slightly stronger expected top line expansion.
  • Net Profit Margin: Increased slightly from roughly 34.6 percent to 35.3 percent; this points to expected incremental efficiency gains.
  • Future P/E: Declined modestly from 8.89x to 8.43x; this signals a somewhat more conservative valuation multiple applied to forward earnings.

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