ASB

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

NYSE· State Commercial Banks· Inc. WI· CIK 0000007789 Traditional Finance

$30.28 +0.08 (+0.25%)

Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $30.21

Market cap

$5.6B

Mid cap

Consensus

Buy

50% Buy or better · 14 analysts

Median target

$34.00

+12% · range $33.00–35.00

1 year

+19.4%

from $25.37 · Oct 27

30 days

+4.6%

from $28.96

52-week range

$24.13–32.33

−6% from high · low Nov 17

Avg volume 20D

2.06M

shares / day

Short interest

8.89M

≈4.7% of shares · +18.1%

Days to cover

3.6

at average volume

Insider net

−$2.0M

0 buyers · 3 sellers · since Aug 12

New fund stakes

Q2 2026 13F · 2 exits

Filing reports

analyzed by SecBot

SecBot read MIXED 12 reports · 90 days

Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 2 mixed · 10 neutral oldest → newest, height = score

Avg score

·High conf. 11/12

Strongest MIXED Associated Banc-Corp reported Q3 2026 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.76, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81 by…

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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

R Jul 23 Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) reported Q2 2026 GAAP EPS of $0.63, a mis…
S Aug 12 2 insiders sell $1.9M at $32.03
X Aug 31 Short interest jumps 29.1% to 6.89M
S Sep 3 1 insider sell $40.4K at $30.85
E Oct 22 Earnings: ASB Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $0.76 (+5.2% vs est)

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

InsidersBEARISH

3 insiders sold $2.0M.
InstitutionsBULLISH

Q2 2026: 41 added (1 new), 15 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Assenagon Asset Management S.A $30.9M.
AnalystsBULLISH

7 of 14 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.
EstimatesRISING

Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.782 → $0.806 over 90 days. 5 up, 1 down in 30 days.
Short sellersBUILDING

Short interest +18.1% to 8.89M shares. 3.6 days to cover, ≈4.7% of shares.
TrendRANGE

2% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026

new positions

exits

$30.9M

in new stakes

Fund	Move	Shares	Value
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP	ADD	7,538,653	$232.0M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	ADD	4,248,534	$130.7M
FMR LLC	ADD	2,892,071	$89.0M
MORGAN STANLEY	ADD	2,069,926	$63.7M
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	ADD	1,786,269	$55.6M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	TRIM	1,788,374	$55.0M
NORGES BANK	TRIM	1,403,050	$43.2M
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	DOUBLED	1,065,793	$32.8M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

14 analysts

Buy 50% rate it Buy or better

Strong Buy2Buy5Hold7Sell0Strong Sell0

12-month targets · 9 analysts

$30.28 $33.00 $34.00 $35.00

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +12%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions

Date	Firm	Action	Rating
Oct 23, 2026	Piper Sandler MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Neutral
Oct 23, 2026	RBC Capital MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Sector Perform
Oct 5, 2026	Barclays MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Overweight
Sep 30, 2026	Wells Fargo MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Overweight
Aug 10, 2026	Wells Fargo MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Overweight
Aug 4, 2026	Truist Securities MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Hold

Insider ledger

Form 4

bought · 0 insiders

$2.0M

sold · 3 insiders

Date	Insider	Type	Value
Oct 20, 2026	Haddad Michael J Director	AWARD	$21.2K
Oct 15, 2026	Kitowski Nicole M Executive Vice President	OTHER	$755.36
Oct 15, 2026	Manso Julio EVP, CHRO	OTHER	$412.50
Oct 15, 2026	Utz John A. Executive Vice President	OTHER	$1.3K
Oct 15, 2026	Williams Terry Lynn Chief Information Officer	OTHER	$2.3K
Oct 15, 2026	ZANDPOUR STEVEN S. EVP	OTHER	$2.4K
Oct 13, 2026	Kelley Angela M General Counsel & Corp Sec'y	AWARD	$500.0K
Sep 17, 2026	Ahern Patrick Edward Executive Vice President	OTHER	28,057 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates

$0.81

EPS estimate, this quarter

+3%

estimate change, 90 days

5↑ 1↓

revisions, 30 days

Current-quarter EPS estimate

$0.782

90d

$0.772

60d

$0.789

30d

$0.797

$0.806

Now

Period	EPS est.	Range	30D rev.	Revenue
Current Q	$0.81	$0.76–$0.88	+2.2%	$473.8M
Next Q	🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Current FY	$3.03	$2.87–$3.13	+2.4%	$1.8B
Next FY	🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026

8,887,235

shares short

+18.1%

vs prior settlement

3.6

days to cover

≈4.7%

of shares outstanding

Recent activity

The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.

Oct 23, 2026 SEC

Four small asset managers added modest positions in Associated Banc-Corp during Q3 2026, while one larger manager…

INST-CLUSTER — Impact 3/10

Oct 22, 2026 SEC

Associated Banc-Corp reported Q3 2026 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.76, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81 by 5.8%. Net…

8-K — Impact 5/10

Oct 22, 2026 SEC

Associated Banc-Corp reported Q3 2026 GAAP EPS of $0.76, exactly in line with consensus of $0.76, on net income…

PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 4/10

Oct 22, 2026 Earnings

Associated Banc-Corp Reports Third Quarter 2026 Earnings of $0.76 Per Common Share, or $0.81 Per Common Share¹ Excluding Nonrecurring Items Recognized During the Quarter

Results fueled by deposit growth, margin expansion, enhanced profitability, and improving return pro

Oct 20, 2026 Insider

Haddad Michael J was granted 727.398 shares

Director @ $29.21 ($21.2K)

Oct 15, 2026 Insider

Kitowski Nicole M acquired 26.489 shares

Executive Vice President @ $28.52 ($755.36)

Oct 15, 2026 Insider

Manso Julio acquired 14.466 shares

EVP, CHRO @ $28.52 ($412.50)

Jun 30, 2026 Inst.

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP — ADD