AMTB Stock — Amerant Bancorp Inc.

Amerant Bancorp Inc. (AMTB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AMTB is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.24%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.24%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 73.8% over the past 8.1 years, 122.7 points behind SPY at 196.5%.

Amerant Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company that operates Amerant Bank, providing a full range of retail and commercial banking services including deposit accounts, lending products, wealth management, and trust services to individuals and businesses, with a focus on customers in the United States. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. Amerant Bancorp appeals to income-focused equity investors seeking exposure to regional banking.

AMTB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 73.8% over the past 8.1 years, 122.7 points behind SPY at 196.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 65.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.1%.

AMTB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.19%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/29/2018

Distribution rate

1.24%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.24%

5-year average yield

1.14

Last close

$28.96 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,134,938,288

Average volume

316660.0

Dividend

$0.09

Ex-dividend date

08/14/2026

Payment date

08/28/2026

Beta

0.814

Payout ratio

19.1%

P/E ratio

20.99

Forward P/E

11.4548

EPS

$1.38

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.24%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.24%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AMTB risks and drawbacks

AMTB's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.1%.

Who may consider AMTB — and who may not

AMTB may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AMTB pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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