German American Bancorp Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

German American Bancorp is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 22.3% and 19.4% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 10.9% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 11.2% in 3 years.

Key information

22.3%

Earnings growth rate

10.9%

EPS growth rate

Banks earnings growth	10.3%
Revenue growth rate	19.4%
Future return on equity	11.2%
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	08 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

The German American Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GABC) Third-Quarter Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Oct 31

Recent updates

German American Bancorp: Not Much Upside Ahead

Nov 06

The German American Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GABC) Third-Quarter Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Oct 31

German American Bancorp (NASDAQ:GABC) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 28

German American Bancorp GAAP EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.11, revenue of $64.78M beats by $1.47M

Jul 25

German American Bancorp: Acquisitions Drive Upside

Jan 19

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And German American Bancorp (NASDAQ:GABC) Passed With Ease

Jan 07

German American: Adding Growth To Its Above Average Profitability

Oct 29

Here's Why I Think German American Bancorp (NASDAQ:GABC) Is An Interesting Stock

Sep 10

German American: A Rare Opportunity To Buy A Great Bank At A Fair Price

Aug 05

Most Shareholders Will Probably Find That The CEO Compensation For German American Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GABC) Is Reasonable

May 15

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:GABC - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	369	130	N/A	N/A	5
12/31/2025	345	103	N/A	N/A	5
12/31/2024	254	80	N/A	N/A	5
9/30/2024	247	82	92	97	N/A
6/30/2024	247	83	92	97	N/A
3/31/2024	245	84	95	100	N/A
12/31/2023	248	86	101	107	N/A
9/30/2023	252	89	98	105	N/A
6/30/2023	256	92	106	113	N/A
3/31/2023	258	94	90	95	N/A
12/31/2022	253	82	102	110	N/A
9/30/2022	242	77	101	109	N/A
6/30/2022	235	74	98	106	N/A
3/31/2022	229	74	113	120	N/A
12/31/2021	227	84	96	101	N/A
9/30/2021	228	86	105	110	N/A
6/30/2021	216	79	90	95	N/A
3/31/2021	203	69	88	95	N/A
12/31/2020	192	62	85	92	N/A
9/30/2020	186	57	67	76	N/A
6/30/2020	187	56	85	95	N/A
3/31/2020	186	57	65	74	N/A
12/31/2019	185	59	56	65	N/A
9/30/2019	179	54	58	66	N/A
6/30/2019	168	54	37	46	N/A
3/31/2019	159	50	52	64	N/A
12/31/2018	150	47	47	62	N/A
9/30/2018	139	47	37	54	N/A
6/30/2018	135	44	N/A	55	N/A
3/31/2018	132	43	N/A	46	N/A
12/31/2017	130	41	N/A	55	N/A
9/30/2017	131	39	N/A	53	N/A
6/30/2017	131	40	N/A	42	N/A
3/31/2017	131	40	N/A	53	N/A
12/31/2016	126	35	N/A	42	N/A
9/30/2016	118	33	N/A	35	N/A
6/30/2016	113	30	N/A	44	N/A
3/31/2016	105	28	N/A	33	N/A
12/31/2015	103	30	N/A	31	N/A
9/30/2015	102	30	N/A	41	N/A
6/30/2015	100	30	N/A	39	N/A
3/31/2015	99	29	N/A	37	N/A
12/31/2014	98	28	N/A	36	N/A
9/30/2014	97	27	N/A	33	N/A
6/30/2014	95	26	N/A	40	N/A
3/31/2014	94	26	N/A	50	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: GABC's forecast earnings growth (22.3% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: GABC's earnings (22.3% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15% per year).

High Growth Earnings: GABC's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: GABC's revenue (19.4% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: GABC's revenue (19.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: GABC's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.2%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/10 22:44
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

German American Bancorp, Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Stephen Geyen	D.A. Davidson & Co.
Andrew Stapp	Hilliard Lyons
Benjamin Gerlinger	Hovde Group, LLC

German American Bancorp Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Price target increased by 8.5% to US$46.67

The German American Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GABC) Third-Quarter Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%, revenue upgraded

Price target increased by 13% to US$40.40

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 15%, revenue downgraded

Price target increased by 7.4% to US$36.50

Recent updates

German American Bancorp, Inc. and German American Bank Appoint Bradley C. Arnett as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Effective January 1, 2025

Price target increased by 8.5% to US$46.67

German American Bancorp: Not Much Upside Ahead

Third quarter dividend of US$0.27 announced

The German American Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GABC) Third-Quarter Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

German American Bancorp, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 20, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%, revenue upgraded

Second quarter dividend of US$0.27 announced

Price target increased by 13% to US$40.40

Second quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

German American Bancorp, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 20, 2024

German American Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGS:GABC) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Heartland BancCorp (OTCPK:HLAN) from a group of shareholders for approximately $350 million.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 15%, revenue downgraded

First quarter dividend of US$0.27 announced

German American Bancorp, Inc. Reports Net Charge-Offs for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

German American Bancorp, Inc. Appoints Mary Moorhouse as Chief Risk Officer

Insufficient new directors

German American Bancorp, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 29, 2024

German American Bancorp, Inc. and German American Bank Announce Management Changes

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Price target increased by 7.4% to US$36.50

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.27 announced

Price target increased by 8.6% to US$34.75

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Price target increased by 9.2% to US$33.50

Lead Independent Director recently bought US$212k worth of stock

Lead Independent Director recently bought US$235k worth of stock

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

German American Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 20, 2023

Lead Independent Director recently bought US$106k worth of stock

Lead Independent Director recently bought US$171k worth of stock

Bradley C. Arnett to Join German American Bank as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Effective September 25, 2023

Lead Independent Director recently bought US$197k worth of stock

Lead Independent Director recently bought US$166k worth of stock

Lead Independent Director recently bought US$180k worth of stock

German American Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 20, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Insufficient new directors

German American Bancorp, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Price target decreased by 12% to US$33.33

Lead Independent Director recently bought US$86k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share at 3.6% yield

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 12%

German American Bancorp (NASDAQ:GABC) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

German American Bancorp, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend Increase, Payable on February 20, 2023

German American Bancorp, Inc. Appoints Angela Curry to its Board of Directors, Effective January 1, 2023

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

German American Bancorp, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 20, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

German American Bancorp, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 20, 2022

German American Bancorp GAAP EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.11, revenue of $64.78M beats by $1.47M

German American Bancorp, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 18, 2023

German American Bancorp, Inc. Appoints Diane Medley to Corporate Board of Directors

Insufficient new directors

German American Bancorp, Inc. Announces Retirement of Mark A. Schroeder as an Executive Officer

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

German American Bancorp, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 20, 2022

German American Bancorp, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 19, 2022

German American Bancorp, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 19, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Lead Independent Director recently bought US$295k worth of stock