Amerant Bancorp Inc (AMTB) stock hits $18.85: Is it a good time to buy or wait for a dip?

Nora Barnes

Amerant Bancorp Inc [AMTB] stock prices are down -0.48% to $18.85 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AMTB shares have gain 9.59% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.60%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Amerant Bancorp Inc [NYSE: AMTB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 29, 2025, when Raymond James upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $21 for it. Previously, Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on April 24, 2025. On September 30, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $26.50 on the stock. Janney downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $25 on July 26, 2024. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on December 13, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $32. In a note dated November 08, 2021, Stephens upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock.

The stock price of Amerant Bancorp Inc [AMTB] has been fluctuating between $15.62 and $25.85 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $21.5 within the next 12 months. Amerant Bancorp Inc [NYSE: AMTB] shares were valued at $18.85 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.06% based on the average AMTB price forecast.

Analyzing the AMTB fundamentals

The Amerant Bancorp Inc [NYSE:AMTB] reported sales of 663.21M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 77.53% . Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.1.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 18.68 points at the first support level, and at 18.51 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 19.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 19.22.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Amerant Bancorp Inc [NYSE:AMTB]’s Current Ratio is 0.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.17, the price to book ratio is 0.82 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.89.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Esterripa Juan, Officer, that happened on Nov 24 ’25 when 7417.0 shares were purchased. See remarks, Esterripa Juan completed a deal on Aug 13 ’25 to sell 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director KOPNISKY JACK L bought 5000.0 shares on Jul 28 ’25.

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