How to Buy Us Bancorp Stock
Us Bancorp
Us Bancorp is a bank company located in Minnesota, United States, which is part of the Financial Services sector, and is traded under the ticker USB on the NYSE exchange.
Us Bancorp stock last closed at $58.17, up 0.83% from the previous day, and has increased 21.34% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Banks - Regional industry by 0.1 percentage points. Us Bancorp stock is currently +65.35% from its 52-week low of $35.18, and -4.94% from its 52-week high of $61.19.
There are currently 1.55B USB shares outstanding. The market capitalization of USB is $90.42B. In the last 24 hours, 5.66M USB shares were traded.
How to Buy Us Bancorp Stock
Wondering how to invest in Us Bancorp stock? Here's how.
- Decide where to buy Us Bancorp stock: You need to decide on an online brokerage, but don't worry - we've sifted through dozens of stock brokerages and apps to help you figure out where to buy Us Bancorp stock.
- Sign up for your brokerage account: Sign up for 0% commission trading with the highest-rated brokerage we've identified.
- Fund your brokerage account: Pick your payment method and add your info.
- Evaluate Us Bancorp stock: The Us Bancorp ticker symbol is USB. Is Us Bancorp stock a good investment? Should you buy shares of USB? How do USB's underlying business fundamentals look? Do top analysts think Us Bancorp is a good buy? Why has USB's stock price moved recently? (Hint: Our stock market research tools can help you evaluate if USB is a good stock to buy).
- Execute your USB trade: Decide if you will purchase USB shares at the current market price or use a limit order to buy USB stock at a particular price.
- Track your investment in USB: Create a watchlist to get live updates on your investment in Us Bancorp stock.
Step 1: Decide where to buy Us Bancorp stock
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Step 3: Fund your brokerage account
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Step 4: Evaluate Us Bancorp stock
Once you have chosen the best place to buy Us Bancorp stock, it's absolutely critical to evaluate their stock prior to investing, so you truly wrap your head around the risk and opportunity.
Us Bancorp quick stats
Us Bancorp Overview
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You can see all of the due diligence checks on USB's stock page.
Is USB stock undervalued or overvalued?
Investors use a variety of different financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge USB's true value.
Using relative valuations methods:
- USB could be undervalued based on its P/E ratio of 13.28x, relative to Banks - Regional industry P/E ratio of 16.93x
- USB may be overvalued based on its P/B ratio of 1.43x, relative to Banks - Regional industry P/B ratio of 1.39x
- USB may be overvalued based on its PEG ratio of 1.13x
You can do more valuation analysis on USB's stock here.
How do USB Financials look?
Pros:
- USB profit margin has gone up from 20.5% to 26.2% in the past year.
- USB earnings of $9.07B is not sufficient to cover its interest payments.
Cons:
- Total USB debt is higher than 5 years ago, relative to shareholder equity.
- USB has a relatively high debt to equity ratio of 9.97.
- USB's operating cash flow of $9.90B allows it to safely service it's debt of $77.98B.
Is it a good time to buy Us Bancorp stock, according to analysts?
Out of 14 Wall Street analysts who monitor USB, the consensus analyst rating on USB is a Buy
Please note that analyst forecasts are not stock recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Most Recent USB Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades
David Konrad, a top 7% analyst from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods maintains USB with a hold rating and raises their USB price target from $58.00 to $59.00, on Jan 21, 2026.
John McDonald, a top 19% analyst from Truist Securities maintains USB with a hold rating and raises their USB price target from $58.00 to $61.00, on Jan 21, 2026.
Peter Winter, a top 10% analyst from DA Davidson maintains USB with a strong buy rating and raises their USB price target from $63.00 to $65.00, on Jan 21, 2026.
DA Davidson's Peter Winter raised their price target on US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) by 3.2% from $63 to $65 on 2026/01/21. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.
US Bancorp reported its Q4 and FY 2025 earnings.
Raising their price target in response, Winter highlighted that the bank delivered 370 bps of positive operating leverage in 2025 after being negative in 7 of the past 8 years.
The analyst attributed the turnabout to revenue growth, "with good momentum heading into 2026."
Looking ahead, Winter noted that US Bancorp already reached the low end of its medium-term profitability targets in Q4, which puts it at the upper end of peers, and its credit and capital trends are improving.
Earnings Report
US Bancorp reported:
For Q4 2025:
- EPS of $1.26, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19 and Q4 2024 by 24.7%.
- Revenue of $7.37B, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.6% and was up 5.1% Y/Y.
For FY 2025:
- EPS of $4.62, up 16.1% Y/Y.
- Revenue of $28.66B, up from FY 2024's $27.46B.
Management did not provide financial guidance in its press release.
CEO Gunjan Kedia commented: “In the fourth quarter, diluted earnings per share was $1.26, an increase of approximately 18%, year-over-year, as adjusted.
"We delivered a solid return on tangible common equity of 18.4% and 440 basis points of positive operating leverage, on an adjusted basis, that was driven by record net revenue this quarter.
"Record consumer deposits this quarter and effective balance sheet remixing contributed to net interest income growth and margin expansion.
"Fee income exceeded our mid-single-digit growth target and was supported by broad strength across our diversified fee businesses.
"Both credit and capital levels remain healthy as we saw our net charge-off ratio improve to 0.54% and our CET1 capital ratio close the year at 10.8%.
"The company's improving results underscored the effectiveness of our strategy, the benefits of greater interconnectedness, and disciplined execution by a talented and motivated team.
"Looking ahead to 2026, we remain committed to our strategic priorities and medium-term targets as these measures will continue to drive sustainable EPS growth and industry-leading returns.
"I would like to offer a special thanks to many partners for your well wishes for Minneapolis, where we are headquartered.”
Gerard Cassidy, a top 3% analyst from RBC Capital maintains USB with a buy rating and raises their USB price target from $57.00 to $59.00, on Jan 21, 2026.
Jason Goldberg, a top 12% analyst from Barclays maintains USB with a strong buy rating and raises their USB price target from $56.00 to $65.00, on Jan 5, 2026.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are saying on the Us Bancorp stock forecast page.
USB Trading Indicators
How are USB Revenues/Earnings doing?
Last year, USB earnings were $6.81B. In the last five year, USB's earnings have gone up by 7.72% per year. This was slower than the Banks - Regional industry average of 20.66%.
Last year, USB revenue was $26.01B. In the past 5 year, USB's revenue has gone up by 6.06% per year. This was slower than the Banks - Regional industry average of 10.99%.
Learn more about USB's earnings and revenue performance here.
Latest Insiders Trades at USB
In the past 12 months, executives and large shareholders at USB have sold more shares than they have bought.
Mark G. Runkel, Vice Chair of USB, was the latest USB insider to buy. They bought $843,798.39 worth of USB shares on Feb 6, 2026.
Learn more about who owns USB shares here.
Does USB provide a stable income stream?
Us Bancorp pays a dividend of 3.51%, compared to the Banks - Regional industry's average dividend yield of 2.69%. If you owned $1,000 worth of USB stock, you would have been paid $35.07 last year.
Us Bancorp dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Find more info about Us Bancorp dividend yield and history here.
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Step 5: Execute your USB trade
There are two main types of orders:
- Market order: A market order is an order to buy or sell a security at the best available price.
Market orders are generally the easiest way to buy. - Limit order: A limit order enables you to buy or sell a security at a specific price (or better).
If you want to ensure you're buying or selling at an exact dollar amount, use a limit order.
Press the Open button and your broker will place the order.
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Step 6: Track your investment in USB
Now that you own some USB shares, you'll want to stay up-to-date on your company.
Put USB on a watchlist to track the most important metrics related to your USB stock.
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How to Buy Stock in Us Bancorp
To reiterate, here are the 6 steps to buy stock in Us Bancorp:
- Decide where to buy Us Bancorp stock
- Sign up for your brokerage account
- Fund your brokerage account
- Evaluate Us Bancorp stock
- Execute your USB trade
- Track your investment in USB
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