S&T Bancorp, Inc. (STBA) Dividends

STBA Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. In the case of STBA, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of positive 5.3% in comparison to its current price. Digging deeper, the aspects of S&T Bancorp Inc's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:

• Relative to all dividend yielding stocks in our set, S&T Bancorp Inc produces a dividend yield 3.49% -- which falls in the top 24.81%.
• In comparison to other US listed dividend yielding stocks in the Financial Services sector, the expected return of 5.3%, based on the stock's current share price and target price based on a dividend discount model, is greater than 62.74% of the DDM-forecasted return of its its sector peers.
• Out of all stocks in our universe of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks, S&T Bancorp Inc bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than 62.74% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
• Amongst its dividend-issuing peers in the small-sized market cap category, STBA's beta -- a measure of volatility relative to the market at large -- is lower than 32.1% of them.

STBA Dividends vs. Peers