What is Northland Securities’ Estimate for PIPR Q1 Earnings?

Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) – Investment analysts at Northland Securities upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Piper Sandler Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 30th. Northland Securities analyst M. Grondahl now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.76 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.76. Northland Securities currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $87.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Piper Sandler Companies’ current full-year earnings is $4.68 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Piper Sandler Companies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.43 EPS.

Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) last issued its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $474.41 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $436.30 million. Piper Sandler Companies had a return on equity of 21.36% and a net margin of 13.94%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 32.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.09 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America started coverage on Piper Sandler Companies in a report on Monday, January 26th. They issued an “underperform” rating and a $96.25 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut Piper Sandler Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $99.50 target price on shares of Piper Sandler Companies in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $97.00 target price on shares of Piper Sandler Companies in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Piper Sandler Companies in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $95.06.

Piper Sandler Companies Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of NYSE PIPR opened at $77.63 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.60, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.47. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $83.39. Piper Sandler Companies has a 52-week low of $60.11 and a 52-week high of $95.07.

Piper Sandler Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from Piper Sandler Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. Piper Sandler Companies’s payout ratio is 17.68%.

Insider Activity at Piper Sandler Companies

In other news, President Debbra L. Schoneman sold 20,960 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.75, for a total value of $1,839,187.60. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 11,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,016,467.04. This trade represents a 64.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 3.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Piper Sandler Companies

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Piper Sandler Companies by 89.7% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 74 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd boosted its position in Piper Sandler Companies by 1,440.0% during the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 77 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Piper Sandler Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Piper Sandler Companies by 55.2% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 90 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. acquired a new stake in Piper Sandler Companies during the third quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.79% of the company’s stock.

About Piper Sandler Companies

Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR) is an investment bank and institutional securities firm that provides a range of capital markets and advisory services to corporations, institutions, municipalities and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s core activities include investment banking and M&A advisory, underwriting and distribution of equity and debt securities, public finance, and sector-focused advisory across industries such as healthcare, energy, financial services and technology.

In addition to traditional investment banking, Piper Sandler offers equity and fixed income research, institutional sales and trading, and market-making services.