Chemung Financial (CHMG)
NASDAQ:CHMG
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Chemung Financial
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Rating:58Neutral
Price Target:
$70.00
â–²(11.43% Upside)
Action:DowngradedDate:03/14/26
The score is held back primarily by weaker 2025 fundamentals—especially the sharp cash flow drop and margin/ROE compression—despite a conservative balance sheet. Technicals also reflect bearish momentum. These risks are partly offset by an attractive valuation (low P/E with a dividend) and positive recent corporate updates supporting capital return and strategy.
Positive Factors
Conservative balance sheet / very low leverage
Extremely low leverage and rising equity provide durable financial resilience: supports regulatory flexibility, withstands credit stress, and preserves capacity to fund lending or absorb losses without needing urgent capital markets access. That stability underpins long-term franchise value and dividend support.
Negative Factors
Sharp deterioration in operating and free cash flow
A dramatic cash-flow drop undermines earnings quality and long-term financial flexibility: weak cash conversion limits the firm's ability to fund growth, repay or restructure liabilities, sustain dividends, or absorb credit losses without tapping external capital, increasing strategic risk over months.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative balance sheet / very low leverage
Extremely low leverage and rising equity provide durable financial resilience: supports regulatory flexibility, withstands credit stress, and preserves capacity to fund lending or absorb losses without needing urgent capital markets access. That stability underpins long-term franchise value and dividend support.
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Chemung Financial (CHMG) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$319.99M
Dividend Yield2.4%
Average Volume (3M)8.71K
Price to Earnings (P/E)7.1
Beta (1Y)0.57
Revenue Growth-5.59%
EPS Growth-20.05%
CountryUS
Employees343
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.91
Shares Outstanding4,818,467
10 Day Avg. Volume6,565
30 Day Avg. Volume8,708
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.48
Price to Book (P/B)1.05
Price to Sales (P/S)1.92
P/FCF Ratio6.13
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.32
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.02
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit4.71
Enterprise Value/Ebitda18.72
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$72.00Price Target Upside14.61% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)6.89
Revenue Forecast (FY)$122.06M
Chemung Financial Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Chemung Financial Corporation operates as the holding company for Chemung Canal Trust Company that provides a range of banking, financing, fiduciary, and other financial services. The company provides demand, savings, and time deposits; non-intere...
How the Company Makes Money
Chemung Financial primarily makes money through net interest income and noninterest income. Net interest income is earned by taking in deposits (such as checking, savings, and time deposits) and other funding, then deploying those funds into inter...
Chemung Financial Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
34
Negative
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 139.94M | 149.61M | 136.58M | 101.91M | 91.84M |
| Gross Profit | 89.83M | 96.15M | 94.70M | 95.17M | 88.41M |
| EBITDA | 22.60M | 32.10M | 34.30M | 39.91M | 37.26M |
| Net Income | 15.10M | 23.67M | 25.00M | 28.78M | 26.43M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 2.71B | 2.78B | 2.71B | 2.65B | 2.42B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 303.37M | 468.77M | 620.84M | 688.46M | 819.01M |
| Total Debt | 4.94M | 118.52M | 40.80M | 105.76M | 25.54M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.46B | 2.56B | 2.52B | 2.48B | 2.21B |
| Stockholders Equity | 254.71M | 215.31M | 195.24M | 166.39M | 211.46M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 43.81M | 26.19M | 30.42M | 34.62M | 35.09M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 45.50M | 29.82M | 30.88M | 35.05M | 35.46M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 68.32M | -57.72M | -82.38M | -252.62M | -242.48M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -110.76M | 38.10M | 32.48M | 246.46M | 125.47M |
Chemung Financial Technical Analysis
Positive
62.82
Price Trends
56.53
Positive
56.06
Positive
53.56
Positive
Market Momentum
1.52
Negative
71.50
Negative
74.06
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CHMG, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 62.82 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 56.28, above the 50-day MA of 56.53, and above the 200-day MA of 53.56, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.52 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 71.50 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 74.06 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CHMG.
Chemung Financial Risk Analysis
Chemung Financial disclosed 40 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Chemung Financial reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Chemung Financial Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | $265.07M | 8.39 | 12.75% | 3.61% | 10.74% | 35.82% | |
79 Outperform | $314.43M | 10.89 | 11.73% | 2.91% | 6.74% | 20.50% | |
76 Outperform | $353.22M | 7.02 | 13.00% | 2.84% | 11.79% | 45.64% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
67 Neutral | $363.16M | 11.20 | 11.47% | 3.06% | 9.62% | 1059.18% | |
58 Neutral | $319.99M | 7.06 | 7.33% | 2.40% | -5.59% | -20.05% | |
57 Neutral | $291.92M | 16.79 | 8.45% | 2.13% | 8.94% | 37.35% |
* Financial Sector Average
CHMG
Chemung Financial
66.09
22.53
51.71%
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Chemung Financial Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Chemung Financial Pursues Conversion to National Bank Charter
Neutral
Apr 7, 2026
On April 3, 2026, Chemung Canal Trust Company, the wholly owned subsidiary of Chemung Financial Corporation, filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to convert from a New York chartered trust company to a national b...
Dividends
Chemung Financial Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend to Shareholders
Positive
Feb 17, 2026
On February 17, 2026, Chemung Financial Corporation announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share. The dividend will be paid on April 1, 2026, to common stock shareholders of record at the close of bus...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresPrivate Placements and Financing
Chemung Financial outlines strategy ahead of Q1 2026 meetings
Positive
Feb 2, 2026
Chemung Financial Corporation detailed to investors its strategy and recent performance as it prepared for first-quarter 2026 meetings with institutional investors, highlighting a revitalized balance sheet, strong credit metrics and expansion plan...
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