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KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share on the Company's common stock, which compares to the prior dividend of $0.257 as adjusted for the 5% stock dividend that was paid on December 18, 2024. This represents an increase in the quarterly dividend per share of 7% and marks the 57th consecutive year that the Company has increased its regular cash dividend per share. The.

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Investors with an interest in Banks - Midwest stocks have likely encountered both Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) and Commerce Bancshares (CBSH). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

Higher revenues, stable adjusted expenses and a rise in loans and deposit balance support CBSH's Q4 earnings. A jump in provisions is an undermining factor.

Commerce Bancshares grew its wealth management business in the fourth quarter after announcing new initiatives targeting that market. The Missouri-based regional bank holding company said in a fourth-quarter earnings highlights presentation released Wednesday (Jan. 22) that its gains in revenue diversification were bolstered by its growing wealth business.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Commerce (CBSH) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.94 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.84 per share a year ago.