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Best Bank Stocks to Buy Now (2022)
Top bank stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best bank stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the banks - regional industry.

Industry: Banks - Regional

Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
NECB	NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$180.98M	$11.05	0.45%	$17.23M	12.85x	4.04
EBMT	EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$131.95M	$19.71	1.81%	$22.97M	11.33x	9.40
HBAN	HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$19.31B	$13.42	-0.67%	$1.95B	18.14x	8.58
LBAI	LAKELAND BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$972.34M	$15.01	0.60%	$126.64M	9.15x	8.43
CBTX	CBTX INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$676.92M	$27.51	-0.43%	$51.49M	18.59x	7.24
PEBO	PEOPLES BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$782.33M	$27.60	0.91%	$91.96M	12.21x	7.96
SI	SILVERGATE CAPITAL CORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$2.12B	$67.14	-7.99%	$111.10M	21.31x	9.22
NWFL	NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$203.44M	$24.80	-7.26%	$34.63M	7.65x	10.12
EFSC	ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.67B	$44.75	0.25%	$203.97M	10.60x	8.30
SIVB	SVB FINANCIAL GROUP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$25.19B	$427.98	-4.47%	$2.63B	14.37x	12.77
TCBK	TRICO BANCSHARES	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.49B	$44.42	1.14%	$161.80M	12.69x	8.12
MSBI	MIDLAND STATES BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$567.26M	$25.72	0.19%	$115.30M	6.99x	10.38
HTBK	HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$671.48M	$11.11	0.18%	$72.37M	13.55x	8.03
ISTR	INVESTAR HOLDING CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$208.44M	$20.24	0.21%	$20.76M	16.33x	10.01
OCFC	OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.14B	$19.22	0.21%	$147.92M	11.44x	7.01
TBBK	BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.07B	$18.94	-0.68%	$150.84M	9.57x	9.86
HDB	HDFC BANK LTD	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$99.59B	$54.25	1.14%	$6.09B	22.71x	7.32
SMMF	SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$346.54M	$27.14	0.93%	$64.25M	7.56x	10.03
OPHC	OPTIMUMBANK HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$22.87M	$3.81	0.18%	$4.29M	2.30x	6.85
WSFS	WSFS FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.62B	$40.51	-0.88%	$328.27M	9.23x	7.32
BCBP	BCB BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$320.97M	$18.89	0.11%	$54.32M	9.00x	10.01
WBS	WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$8.16B	$45.81	-2.14%	$515.77M	14.73x	6.97
CBAN	COLONY BANKCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$284.72M	$16.19	0.25%	$33.04M	10.94x	9.74
CATY	CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.92B	$38.85	-0.18%	$402.36M	9.99x	7.62
PBHC	PATHFINDER BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$118.47M	$19.80	2.96%	$18.62M	9.04x	11.18
INDB	INDEPENDENT BANK CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.76B	$80.30	-1.23%	$207.95M	24.11x	5.80
BSVN	BANK7 CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$219.19M	$24.09	-0.82%	$33.41M	9.02x	10.05
BFST	BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$488.30M	$21.64	1.55%	$64.77M	9.17x	10.74
CCNE	CNB FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$411.21M	$24.39	-0.16%	$78.36M	7.57x	11.41
UCBI	UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.21B	$30.30	-0.88%	$316.07M	11.74x	8.04
PFHD	PROFESSIONAL HOLDING CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$294.86M	$21.45	-2.99%	$24.88M	14.90x	11.48
ONB	OLD NATIONAL BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$4.54B	$15.51	-0.26%	$239.17M	15.21x	7.76
FRAF	FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$129.50M	$29.05	-1.19%	$21.88M	7.23x	11.89
CNOB	CONNECTONE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.04B	$26.34	-0.23%	$179.69M	8.31x	6.32
PKBK	PARKE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$287.83M	$24.16	0.29%	$56.20M	6.94x	7.55
MCB	METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$795.72M	$72.79	-5.00%	$102.82M	10.55x	10.83
CIB	BANCOLOMBIA SA	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$9.04B	$37.60	0.13%	$1.79B	8.21x	7.94
SHBI	SHORE BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$384.17M	$19.36	-0.62%	$27.31M	17.60x	8.93
BWFG	BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$260.39M	$33.55	-0.18%	$40.44M	9.02x	10.88
DCOM	DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.16B	$29.61	0.07%	$235.86M	7.94x	9.46
FIBK	FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.79B	$34.64	0.41%	$187.30M	18.04x	8.64
PCSB	PCSB FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$302.10M	$19.70	8.24%	$21.54M	18.94x	6.18
RBKB	RHINEBECK BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$106.24M	$9.41	-1.42%	$15.08M	9.90x	9.93
MTB	M&T BANK CORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$30.33B	$169.06	0.46%	$2.58B	12.90x	7.38
FMAO	FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$505.91M	$38.72	0.26%	$36.58M	17.68x	8.38
PFC	PREMIER FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$927.55M	$26.10	0.58%	$150.15M	8.64x	7.05
COFS	CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$165.61M	$22.10	-1.38%	$38.64M	7.86x	11.44
SMBK	SMARTFINANCIAL INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$420.90M	$24.91	0.93%	$50.04M	11.98x	10.23
IBOC	INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.54B	$40.26	-0.45%	$350.12M	9.97x	6.51
TCFC	COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$205.28M	$36.30	-0.58%	$36.89M	8.05x	11.18
HWBK	HAWTHORN BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$175.07M	$26.90	3.42%	$31.41M	7.64x	11.92
BAP	CREDICORP LTD	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$13.06B	$138.33	-0.32%	$1.56B	11.66x	8.22
PPBI	PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.96B	$31.23	-1.14%	$490.61M	8.72x	6.77
HBCP	HOME BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$283.38M	$33.95	-0.18%	$54.07M	6.90x	8.87
FNLC	FIRST BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$320.57M	$29.07	1.64%	$46.90M	8.55x	9.91
BOTJ	BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$60.44M	$12.75	-1.61%	$11.79M	7.68x	15.07
SASR	SANDY SPRING BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.84B	$40.71	0.22%	$284.01M	9.29x	7.71
LARK	LANDMARK BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$126.57M	$25.37	0.48%	$22.59M	8.02x	9.58
CCB	COASTAL FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$482.36M	$37.30	0.08%	$36.27M	16.73x	12.63
UBSI	UNITED BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$4.98B	$36.50	0.36%	$438.06M	14.04x	5.39
COLB	COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.24B	$28.52	-2.36%	$296.41M	10.19x	7.88
ESSA	ESSA BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$167.94M	$16.01	0.31%	$23.23M	9.15x	7.77
FVCB	FVCBANKCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$278.02M	$19.90	-0.35%	$29.95M	11.85x	9.41
FUNC	FIRST UNITED CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$125.59M	$18.92	-2.03%	$33.05M	5.70x	11.84
PNFP	PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$5.94B	$77.71	0.04%	$709.42M	11.36x	6.46
FISI	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$415.22M	$27.14	0.15%	$103.34M	6.09x	11.60
EBC	EASTERN BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.42B	$18.74	0.43%	$221.15M	20.15x	6.59
STBA	S&T BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.12B	$28.53	0.39%	$144.03M	10.41x	6.96
FRME	FIRST MERCHANTS CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.37B	$39.86	0.78%	$248.84M	10.46x	7.56
FBMS	FIRST BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$607.84M	$29.67	-0.97%	$94.89M	9.66x	9.49
MBCN	MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$144.21M	$24.63	1.13%	$24.51M	8.18x	8.61
MCBS	METROCITY BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$513.89M	$20.18	0.95%	$94.02M	7.59x	9.12
PLBC	PLUMAS BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$172.43M	$29.51	-4.81%	$31.77M	7.53x	12.18
GCBC	GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$437.93M	$51.44	-1.46%	$34.56M	15.22x	15.07
WSBC	WESBANCO INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.97B	$32.75	0.28%	$277.90M	10.36x	5.72
MPB	MID PENN BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$423.94M	$26.56	1.30%	$45.19M	11.25x	8.45
BMRC	BANK OF MARIN BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$520.55M	$32.54	2.01%	$50.16M	13.97x	9.30
AMAL	AMALGAMATED FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$615.85M	$19.96	0.66%	$78.36M	11.34x	13.53
NIC	NICOLET BANKSHARES INC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$1.06B	$78.94	1.19%	$106.73M	14.02x	7.75
UBCP	UNITED BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$91.47M	$15.92	-1.75%	$11.84M	9.99x	10.48
IBTX	INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.93B	$69.39	-2.34%	$282.04M	13.80x	6.12
AUB	ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.57B	$34.26	-0.38%	$319.67M	10.95x	6.92
RVSB	RIVERVIEW BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$147.03M	$6.63	-0.75%	$30.80M	6.98x	9.32
CFFI	C & F FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$178.71M	$50.54	0.32%	$40.18M	6.63x	10.47
EMCF	EMCLAIRE FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$94.57M	$34.58	2.20%	$14.26M	9.22x	11.20
FGBI	FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$301.25M	$28.11	0.54%	$41.92M	10.79x	12.12
KRNY	KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$851.39M	$12.09	0.17%	$108.99M	11.97x	6.74
CFG	CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$19.18B	$38.71	-0.87%	$3.16B	8.17x	7.70
BRBS	BLUE RIDGE BANKSHARES INC	NYSEMKT	Banks - Regional	$267.63M	$14.26	-0.14%	$89.88M	4.04x	8.78
UBFO	UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$129.63M	$7.61	2.35%	$15.85M	11.89x	10.89
FMNB	FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$510.46M	$15.01	1.69%	$67.20M	8.63x	9.68
USB	US BANCORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$75.83B	$51.04	0.57%	$9.72B	10.98x	10.45
SSB	SOUTHSTATE CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$5.75B	$76.24	-0.01%	$607.54M	12.52x	7.93
BWB	BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$443.41M	$15.85	0.96%	$66.19M	9.84x	8.51
AMNB	AMERICAN NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$372.56M	$34.80	-0.57%	$56.04M	9.13x	8.99
EBTC	ENTERPRISE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$384.42M	$31.76	-0.63%	$63.08M	9.07x	13.34
BANF	BANCFIRST CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.78B	$85.04	2.22%	$220.91M	17.28x	9.81
GABC	GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.08B	$36.75	0.46%	$97.41M	13.41x	9.32
ESQ	ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$293.25M	$36.31	0.03%	$25.16M	14.30x	7.67
FMBH	FIRST MID BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$758.45M	$37.09	1.26%	$98.82M	10.63x	8.95

Bank Stocks FAQ

What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in May 2022?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best bank stocks to buy right now are:

1. NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP (NASDAQ:NECB)

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP (NASDAQ:NECB) is the top bank stock with a Zen Score of 63, which is 23 points higher than the bank industry average of 40. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP has seen its stock lose -33.43% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -25 percentage points.

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 17.65% from NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP's current stock price of $11.05.

NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA (NASDAQ:EBMT)

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA (NASDAQ:EBMT) is the second best bank stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 22 points higher than the bank industry average of 40. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA has seen its stock lose -21.66% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -13 percentage points.

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 26.84% from EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA's current stock price of $19.71.

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES (NASDAQ:HBAN)

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES (NASDAQ:HBAN) is the third best bank stock with a Zen Score of 61, which is 21 points higher than the bank industry average of 40. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES has seen its stock lose -14.19% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -6 percentage points.

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES has an average 1 year price target of $18.38, an upside of 36.92% from HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES's current stock price of $13.42.

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 44.44% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 11.11% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the bank stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 314 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. WATERSTONE FINANCIAL (NASDAQ:WSBF)

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL (NASDAQ:WSBF) has an annual dividend yield of 10.73%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.91%. WATERSTONE FINANCIAL's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. WATERSTONE FINANCIAL's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL's dividend payout ratio of 77.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL (NASDAQ:CFFN)

CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL (NASDAQ:CFFN) has an annual dividend yield of 9.58%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.91%. CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seventeen times in the last 10 years. CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL's dividend payout ratio of 162.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. INTERCORP FINANCIAL SERVICES (NYSE:IFS)

INTERCORP FINANCIAL SERVICES (NYSE:IFS) has an annual dividend yield of 9.28%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.91%.

INTERCORP FINANCIAL SERVICES's dividend payout ratio of 63.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are bank stocks down?

Bank stocks were down -0.32% in the last day, and down -1.33% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why bank stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued bank stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued bank stocks right now are:

1. RHINEBECK BANCORP (NASDAQ:RBKB)

RHINEBECK BANCORP (NASDAQ:RBKB) is the most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. RHINEBECK BANCORP has a valuation score of 100, which is 37 points higher than the bank industry average of 63. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

RHINEBECK BANCORP's stock has dropped -10.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -2 percentage points.

2. FINWARD BANCORP (NASDAQ:FNWD)

FINWARD BANCORP (NASDAQ:FNWD) is the second most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. FINWARD BANCORP has a valuation score of 100, which is 37 points higher than the bank industry average of 63. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

FINWARD BANCORP's stock has dropped -14.86% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -7 percentage points.

3. INVESTAR HOLDING (NASDAQ:ISTR)

INVESTAR HOLDING (NASDAQ:ISTR) is the third most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. INVESTAR HOLDING has a valuation score of 100, which is 37 points higher than the bank industry average of 63. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

INVESTAR HOLDING's stock has dropped -10.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -3 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

41.05% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 30.12% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the banks - regional industry?

The average P/E ratio of the banks - regional industry is 22.19x.

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