Banner Corporation

Banner Corporation has closed its acquisition of Pacific Financial Corporation, including its wholly owned unit, Bank of the Pacific. As of 30 June 2026, Pacific Financial reported total assets of $1.26bn and ran 15 branches across Washington and Oregon. The banks plan to complete systems integration in November, when operations will move under the Banner name, giving former Bank of the Pacific customers access to a wider range of products, higher lending limits, and a broader branch network. Under the merger terms, Pacific Financial shareholders received 0.2633 Banner common shares for each share held, implying a value of $17.44 per share, or about $177m in total, based on Banner's closing price of $66.25 on 29 April 2026. Pacific Financial investors will hold about 7% of the combined group, with Banner shareholders owning the remaining 93%. Banner president and CEO Mark Grescovich welcomed the completion, noting the expansion in Western Washington and Western Oregon markets and the addition of former Bank of the Pacific CEO Denise Portmann to the Banner executive team.

Banner Corporation reported higher net interest income and net income for the second quarter and year to date, while affirming its quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share. The stock has delivered a 12.52% year-to-date share price return and a 64.32% total shareholder return over three years. According to Simply Wall St's most-followed narrative, Banner's fair value is estimated at $73.67, implying a 4.6% undervaluation versus the last close of $70.29. The valuation is supported by expectations that investments in new deposit and loan origination systems and digitization will reduce costs and expand customer reach, while robust loan growth in owner-occupied commercial real estate, C&I, construction, and small business lending drives top-line expansion. Key risks include concentration in commercial real estate and construction lending, and periods when loan growth outpaces deposit growth, which could pressure credit quality and funding costs.

Banner Corp. reported second-quarter net income of $48.89 million, or $1.43 per share, up from $45.50 million, or $1.31 per share, a year earlier. Excluding items, adjusted earnings were $49.22 million, or $1.44 per share. Revenue rose 6 percent to $171.96 million from $162.15 million last year.

Banner Corporation, a regional bank based in Walla Walla, currently pays a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share, yielding 3.07%. This exceeds the Financial - Savings and Loan industry average of 2.37% and the S&P 500's 1.41%. The company's annualized dividend of $2.08 per share has grown 7.2% from last year, with a five-year average annual increase of 4.50%. Banner's payout ratio stands at 33% of trailing twelve-month earnings, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate projects fiscal 2026 earnings of $6.12 per share, a 7.37% year-over-year increase. The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank of #3, or Hold.