Operates as a bank holding company for UMB Bank, providing a range of financial services. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 38% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The market pays 15.1× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 80% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 22% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
For a bank, strength is measured by capital buffers and reserves — not cash minus debt.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 8% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
The net profit margin is 16% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 38% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Our checks did not surface a specific risk to flag here. That is not the same as there being none.
On our five-subject report card, UMBF sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: UMBF is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.