NASDAQ: UMBF

UMB Financial (UMBF) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$133.42−2.40 (−1.8%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

UMBF shares have been under pressure this week, with commentary framing the stock as down 7.3% over four weeks and now in oversold territory, even as it remains up 14.7% over the past year. The discussion centers on whether balance sheet growth and resilient net interest income can offset concerns over costs and commercial risk, with some coverage questioning whether the stock is undervalued at current levels and whether a trend reversal could follow.

UMBF closed at $133.42, down 1.8%, sitting between its 50-day average of $142.59 and 200-day average of $129.78. The GekkoIndex reads 67.3, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, down 6.1 points over the last five sessions. Price sits 13% below Gekko Fair Value of $153.36.

UMBF next reports earnings on 27 October 2026, 28 days out, which falls inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last print saw EPS of $3.57 against a $3.08 estimate and a 5.2% reaction, part of a streak of 8 beats over 8 quarters. Over the last 90 days, insiders made 2 open-market purchases totaling $134,993. Analyst coverage from 13 firms shows 10 buy and 3 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $169.12. Seasonality over 5 years shows the next 20 trading days averaging -3.1%, positive in just 1 of those years.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

UMB Financial price vs fair value

$153.36$133.42Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $133.42200-day averageGekko Fair Value $153.36

UMB Financial quick facts

Market cap
$10.13B
P/E ratio
11.1
Forward P/E
9.6
EPS, TTM
$12.14
Revenue, TTM
$2.81B
Profit margin
33.5%
Dividend yield
1.26%
Beta
0.78
Volume
588,807 avg 671,395
1-year return
+12.3%
Typical daily move
±2.1%
Typical 20-day move
±5.3%
50-day average
$142.59
200-day average
$129.78
Next earnings
Oct 27
Shares outstanding
75.95M
52-week range
$103.38$153.32

UMB Financial swing-trade checklist

UMB Financial scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $133.42 sits between the 50-day ($142.59) and 200-day ($129.78) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    67.3, Accumulation

    Reading 67.3 is in the Accumulation zone.

    See the GekkoIndex
  • Fair valuesupportive

    13.0% below

    Price is 13% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: 2 open-market insider purchases.

    See smart money
  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 28 days

    Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −3.1% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −3.1% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.

    See seasonality

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UMB Financial stock chart and price history

UMB Financial closed at $133.42 on Sep 28, 2026, +12.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $103.38 to $153.32.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
UMB Financial share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$110$120$130$140$150NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep133.42

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−7.7%
3 months
−6.0%
6 months
+22.4%
1 year
+12.3%
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About UMB Financial

UMB Financial operates as the parent company of UMB Bank, offering a wide mix of banking and financial services. It works with businesses through commercial loans, credit cards, real estate financing, and support such as letters of credit and loan syndication, alongside specialized offerings like asset-based lending and mezzanine debt. Individual customers can access deposit accounts, retail credit cards, mortgages, home equity lines, small business loans, and tools like internet banking and a wide ATM network, along with brokerage, insurance, advisory, and trust services.

Beyond retail and commercial banking, UMB Financial serves institutional clients through fund administration, investor and transfer agency services, custody, and alternative investment support, as well as fixed-income sales, trading, and underwriting. It also provides healthcare-related payment solutions, including health savings account custody and private-label debit cards, reaching insurance carriers, third-party administrators, employers, and other financial institutions. Its branches and offices extend across seventeen states, from Missouri and Kansas to California and Wisconsin.

Founded in 1913, UMB Financial is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker UMBF.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Major banks
Website
umb.com

UMB Financial GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

UMB Financial’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 67.3, in the Accumulation zone, down 6.1 points over five sessions.

010067.3Accumulation

Down 6.1 points over five sessions, from the Buying zone.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying23+1.2%+3.2%+4.8%+8.7%
Accumulation (current zone)171−0.1%−0.1%+1.9%+6.8%
Neutral426+0.8%+1.5%+2.2%+4.9%
Distribution46−1.1%−1.2%−1.3%+1.8%
Selling6Too few readings yet

Average UMBF share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is UMB Financial stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

UMB Financial trades 13.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $153.36, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what UMB Financial shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$153.36

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026

13.0% Undervalued

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UMB Financial insider and Congress trading

Insiders filed 2 open-market purchases in UMB Financial worth $135K, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

$135Kin 2 open-market purchases

FiledInsiderTypeSharesValue
Sep 3Peterman Tamara
director
Purchase394$55K
Sep 3GRAVES GREG M
director
Purchase573$80K

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in UMBF were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

UMB Financial has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$32.81M
As a share of market cap
0.32%
Trailing four quarters
$67.01M

From company filings.

UMB Financial earnings: next date and track record

UMB Financial reports on Oct 27, 2026 (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.3%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+3.8%Oct ’24+1.2%Jan ’25−1.4%Apr ’25+1.7%Jul ’25−3.3%Oct ’25+1.8%Jan ’260.0%Apr ’26+5.2%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 28, 2026 AI summary

What they said
UMBF reported Q2 2026 net income of $271.8M ($3.56 EPS) with operating ROTCE of 20.3% and efficiency ratio of 48.1%. Loan balances grew 12.6% linked-quarter annualized with record $2.6B gross production and net charge-offs of just 16 basis points. Fee income rose 19.6% year-over-year, Fund Services AUA reached $622B, and off-balance sheet deposits grew to $23.7B. CET1 ratio improved 29 basis points to 11.45%, and the dividend was raised 16.3%.
Guidance
Management expects positive operating leverage for full year 2026 despite lower contractual accretion. Deposits expected to trough in Q3 seasonally, with improved pipeline in H2. Balance sheet flexibility maintained via $1.5B excess cash and $24B off-balance sheet deposits.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 28, 2026$3.57
est $3.08
+15.9%$778.0M
est $727.6M
+6.9%+5.2%
Apr 28, 2026$3.41
est $2.82
+20.9%$739.2M
est $701.8M
+5.3%0.0%
Jan 27, 2026$2.74
est $2.47
+10.9%$720.9M
est $677.8M
+6.4%+1.8%
Oct 28, 2025$2.70
est $2.50
+8.0%$1.09B
est $661.6M
+64.4%−3.3%
Jul 29, 2025$2.96
est $2.37
+24.9%$633.2M
est $652.0M
−2.9%+1.7%
Apr 29, 2025$2.58
est $2.19
+17.8%$510.2M
est $559.0M
−8.7%−1.4%
Jan 28, 2025$2.49
est $2.26
+10.2%$394.2M
est $412.3M
−4.4%+1.2%
Oct 29, 2024$2.25
est $2.20
+2.3%$363.9M
est $398.9M
−8.8%+3.8%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

UMB Financial stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for UMB Financial is $169.12, +26.8% from the last close, from 13 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$169.12consensus 12-month target, +26.8% from the last close
Low $155High $182
Buy10
Hold3
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 13 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 28Morgan StanleyBuy, reiterated$182+36.4%
Sep 14UBSHold, initiated$155+16.2%
Sep 8Morgan StanleyBuy, reiterated$190+42.4%
Aug 27Raymond JamesBuy, initiated$165+23.7%
Aug 20J.P. MorganBuy, initiated$180+34.9%
+1.9%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−3.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

UMB Financial seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, UMB Financial averaged −3.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−1.9%2021−8.8%2022+0.1%2023+1.8%2024−5.1%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+1.3%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days+1.8%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+0.7%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days−3.1%1 of 5
Next 30 trading days+5.0%4 of 5

For scale, UMBF’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.3%.

UMB Financial market cap and key statistics

UMB Financial’s market cap is $10.13B, with a P/E ratio of 11.1 and revenue of $2.81B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$10.13B
P/E ratio
11.1
Forward P/E
9.6
EPS, TTM
$12.14
Gekko Fair Value
$153.36

Trading

Volume
588,807
Avg volume, 20 days
671,395
52-week high
$153.32
52-week low
$103.38
Shares outstanding
75.95M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$2.81B
Profit margin
33.5%
Return on equity
12.3%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+26.2%

Risk and income

Beta
0.78
Typical daily move
±2.1%
Typical 20-day move
±5.3%
Dividend yield
1.26%

UMB Financial stock news this week

5 headlines about UMB Financial from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

UMB Financial peers

UMB Financial’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
JPMJP Morgan Chase−1.5%Accumulation6.9% below
BACBank of America−1.7%Buying13.8% below
RYRoyal Bank Of Canada−0.3%Accumulation3.6% below
WFCWells Fargo−2.3%Accumulation12.4% below
CCitigroup−1.7%Neutral7.8% below
TDToronto Dominion Bank−0.8%Accumulation0.8% above

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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UMB Financial stock FAQ

What is UMB Financial’s market cap?

UMB Financial’s market cap is $10.13B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $133.42, with 75.95M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.1.

What is the UMB Financial stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for UMB Financial is $169.12, +26.8% from the last close. Of the 13 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 10 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is UMB Financial stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate UMB Financial is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $133.42 is 13.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $153.36. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does UMB Financial report earnings next?

UMB Financial is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026 (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.21 per share on revenue of $741.6M. UMB Financial beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.3% on average across the report.

What is UMB Financial’s 52-week high and low?

UMB Financial’s 52-week high is $153.32 and its 52-week low is $103.38; it closed at $133.42 on Sep 28, 2026, +12.3% over the past year.

Is UMB Financial stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and smart money), 1 as mixed (trend) and 2 as headwinds (earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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