Stellar Bancorp, Inc. - Common Stock (STEL)

Stellar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: STEL) announced today that on February 25, 2026, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock payable on March 31, 2026, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2026.

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Insiders may stand to receive substantial financial benefits not available to ordinary shareholders. 

Insiders may stand to receive substantial financial benefits not available to ordinary shareholders. 

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Shareholders should contact the firm as there may be limited time to enforce your rights

Shareholders should contact the firm as there may be limited time to enforce your rights.

Shareholders should contact the firm as there may be limited time to enforce your rights

Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Stellar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: STEL) to Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: PB). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Stellar will receive 0.3803 shares of Prosperity common stock and $11.36 in cash for each share of Stellar that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consideration and the process that led to it are adequate, or whether the consideration undervalues the Company.

The deal merges two prominent community and regional banks in Houston, Texas.

Texas-based commercial bank Stellar Bancorp (NYSE:STEL) reported revenue ahead of Wall Streets expectations in Q4 CY2025, but sales were flat year on year at $109 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.51 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.

Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Stellar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: STEL) to Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. for 0.3803 shares of Prosperity common stock and $11.36 in cash for each share of Stellar common stock is fair to Stellar shareholders.

Stellar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company” or “Stellar”) (NYSE: STEL) today reported net income of $26.1 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.51, for the fourth quarter of 2025 and net income of $102.9 million, or diluted earnings per share of $1.99, for the full year 2025.

Stellar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: STEL) will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2025 results on Friday, January 30, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time (9:00 a.m. Eastern Time). The related earnings release will be issued prior to market opening on January 30, 2026, and will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://ir.stellar.bank/news/default.aspx.

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Stellar Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: STEL) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock payable on December 31, 2025, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2025. This is an increase of $0.01 per share from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.14 per common share.