FIBK, US32055Y2019

First Interstate BancSystem stock gains 1.36 percent on NASDAQ

Published on 09/25/2026 at 11:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First Interstate BancSystem stock traded at USD 36.51 on September 24, 2026, after Q2 diluted EPS reached USD 0.87. Analysts set a USD 36.83 average target.

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First Interstate BancSystem stock (ISIN US32055Y2019) gained 1.36 percent to USD 36.51 on NASDAQ on September 24, 2026. The move followed a second-quarter 2026 report in which diluted earnings per share reached USD 0.87, compared with USD 0.69 a year earlier.

Second-quarter earnings improve

Stock Titan reported on July 23, 2026, that First Interstate BancSystem generated net income of USD 83.9 million in the second quarter. Diluted EPS rose from USD 0.61 in the first quarter to USD 0.87, while net interest income reached USD 202.2 million and noninterest income was USD 61.7 million.

The bank's second-quarter net interest margin was 3.45 percent, compared with a fully taxable equivalent margin of 3.48 percent. A USD 19.5 million gain from the sale of eleven Nebraska branches was a major contributor to noninterest income, giving the quarter a one-off earnings element alongside the recurring banking business.

Analyst target stays near market price

According to MarketBeat on September 17, 2026, eight firms assigned the stock an average Reduce rating and a USD 36.83 12-month price target. That target stood USD 0.32 above the September 24 quote, leaving the market price close to the consensus level.

MarketBeat also listed Barclays' August 3, 2026 downgrade from Equal Weight to Underweight, alongside a target cut from USD 38.00 to USD 37.00. The contrast is important: quarterly profitability improved, while the analyst view remained constrained by the bank's valuation and balance-sheet trajectory.

Stock remains below yearly high

FIBK's September 24 price stood below its 52-week high of USD 40.60 and above its 52-week low of USD 29.10. The session range was USD 36.05 to USD 36.63, with volume of 1,031,518 shares and a market capitalization of USD 3,546,687,279.

For investors, the key numerical tension is clear. Second-quarter EPS of USD 0.87 exceeded the USD 0.69 level from the same period of 2025, but the average analyst target of USD 36.83 remained only USD 0.32 above the latest quote.