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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	$206.11M	$12.62	0.00%	$19.48M	14.02x	3.77
BCBP	BCB BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$295.48M	$17.40	-1.08%	$57.31M	7.77x	10.31
PFHD	PROFESSIONAL HOLDING CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$375.18M	$27.24	-0.73%	$25.06M	18.28x	10.39
CATY	CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.07B	$41.17	-0.46%	$416.35M	10.04x	7.73
CIB	BANCOLOMBIA SA	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$6.31B	$26.26	-2.09%	$1.79B	5.73x	7.94
PEBO	PEOPLES BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$843.83M	$29.82	-0.10%	$111.20M	11.34x	8.25
SIVB	SVB FINANCIAL GROUP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$21.07B	$356.57	-2.07%	$2.46B	13.60x	12.45
WBS	WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$8.42B	$47.88	-0.89%	$641.63M	15.50x	7.45
INDB	INDEPENDENT BANK CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.61B	$78.61	0.13%	$241.84M	22.40x	5.96
SHBI	SHORE BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$349.16M	$17.59	-0.96%	$32.68M	15.43x	8.76
CALB	CALIFORNIA BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$171.92M	$20.66	1.27%	$20.70M	11.94x	10.88
SI	SILVERGATE CAPITAL CORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$2.34B	$73.76	-6.53%	$139.55M	21.20x	10.17
STBA	S&T BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.20B	$30.57	0.26%	$144.89M	11.12x	6.73
OCFC	OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.16B	$19.61	0.41%	$145.89M	11.74x	7.18
MCBS	METROCITY BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$509.21M	$20.01	-2.10%	$96.64M	7.33x	8.81
HTBK	HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$747.44M	$12.32	2.92%	$81.50M	13.54x	7.82
WSFS	WSFS FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.05B	$48.00	-0.76%	$289.65M	14.41x	7.88
ONB	OLD NATIONAL BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$5.17B	$17.64	-0.40%	$309.60M	17.29x	8.01
EFSC	ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.71B	$46.03	0.02%	$213.51M	11.01x	8.04
SBCF	SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.94B	$31.51	-1.35%	$148.14M	16.58x	7.13
FCNCA	FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$13.50B	$843.46	-1.12%	$1.21B	15.11x	9.12
MSBI	MIDLAND STATES BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$529.62M	$24.00	-2.24%	$125.07M	6.37x	10.69
HOMB	HOME BANCSHARES INC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$4.91B	$23.93	-0.13%	$321.75M	17.22x	5.93
MCB	METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$707.39M	$64.71	-2.32%	$116.90M	8.71x	10.96
HDB	HDFC BANK LTD	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$109.67B	$59.39	-0.85%	$6.70B	22.65x	7.43
FUNC	FIRST UNITED CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$115.02M	$17.28	0.41%	$34.31M	4.97x	12.19
LBAI	LAKELAND BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.07B	$16.46	-1.85%	$130.03M	10.62x	8.52
LSBK	LAKE SHORE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$77.00M	$13.49	0.00%	$8.44M	12.61x	7.62
PKBK	PARKE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$251.64M	$21.12	0.91%	$56.23M	6.07x	6.99
EBC	EASTERN BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.67B	$20.58	-0.19%	$242.48M	19.79x	7.22
CCNE	CNB FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$407.68M	$24.18	-1.47%	$80.12M	7.31x	11.51
ISTR	INVESTAR HOLDING CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$198.47M	$19.81	-1.64%	$25.29M	12.23x	10.81
RBB	RBB BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$394.86M	$20.76	-2.67%	$99.63M	6.57x	7.56
NWFL	NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$217.78M	$26.67	-1.62%	$35.98M	7.89x	10.89
BFIN	BANKFINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$124.43M	$9.46	-0.21%	$12.06M	16.03x	9.67
EBMT	EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$149.48M	$18.60	-0.59%	$21.90M	11.77x	10.67
FMAO	FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$356.04M	$27.25	-0.62%	$40.13M	11.45x	8.52
FNWD	FINWARD BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$146.13M	$34.00	0.00%	$20.08M	9.60x	14.38
SMBK	SMARTFINANCIAL INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$422.29M	$24.99	-1.38%	$52.80M	11.90x	10.39
MVBF	MVB FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$334.34M	$27.34	-1.30%	$39.47M	11.84x	10.83
BWFG	BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$230.81M	$29.73	-0.60%	$47.73M	6.62x	9.80
PBHC	PATHFINDER BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$125.56M	$20.93	1.11%	$18.73M	9.39x	11.65
UBFO	UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$115.88M	$6.80	-0.44%	$16.85M	10.00x	11.18
DCOM	DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.20B	$31.20	0.03%	$216.06M	8.97x	9.83
SMMF	SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$348.80M	$27.30	-1.69%	$65.99M	7.36x	10.27
FRME	FIRST MERCHANTS CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.43B	$40.78	-0.20%	$226.22M	11.92x	7.99
BFST	BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$500.81M	$22.18	-1.11%	$60.22M	10.41x	11.42
TCBK	TRICO BANCSHARES	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.58B	$47.36	0.74%	$166.17M	13.61x	8.71
BANF	BANCFIRST CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.99B	$91.19	-0.19%	$213.81M	18.96x	9.57
GABC	GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.09B	$36.97	-0.19%	$96.78M	13.95x	10.27
FNLC	FIRST BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$310.40M	$28.13	-1.75%	$48.44M	8.04x	10.55
PLBC	PLUMAS BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$163.65M	$28.00	-1.41%	$33.27M	6.95x	12.95
ESQ	ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$302.49M	$37.43	-0.37%	$27.64M	13.51x	8.00
MTB	M&T BANK CORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$32.33B	$184.11	-0.91%	$2.29B	17.08x	6.91
FFNW	FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$137.32M	$15.11	0.73%	$17.07M	11.53x	8.27
OPHC	OPTIMUMBANK HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$24.77M	$4.11	0.00%	$5.14M	2.45x	8.72
TBBK	BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.32B	$23.35	-0.93%	$154.73M	11.62x	9.84
UCBI	UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.75B	$35.37	0.31%	$322.76M	14.68x	8.13
STEL	STELLAR BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$683.40M	$27.87	-2.11%	$51.53M	18.83x	7.21
MPB	MID PENN BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$476.66M	$30.02	-0.27%	$48.75M	13.65x	7.69
FGBI	FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$238.45M	$22.25	0.00%	$44.26M	8.17x	12.06
BHB	BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES	NYSEMKT	Banks - Regional	$409.35M	$27.22	-1.02%	$56.16M	10.04x	8.44
CCB	COASTAL FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$515.70M	$39.82	-0.97%	$40.13M	16.39x	12.64
CCBG	CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$552.02M	$32.55	0.53%	$50.81M	16.36x	10.69
HBAN	HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$19.61B	$13.60	-0.87%	$2.50B	11.93x	8.96
SFNC	SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.93B	$22.86	-1.17%	$320.28M	11.72x	7.35
ESSA	ESSA BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$195.23M	$18.80	-2.44%	$24.72M	10.16x	7.66
FMNB	FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$432.26M	$12.69	-2.31%	$67.81M	7.64x	11.80
HNVR	HANOVER BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$139.45M	$19.12	-2.00%	$34.04M	4.29x	8.62
VABK	VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$170.23M	$31.96	-0.06%	$28.02M	8.71x	12.00
CBAN	COLONY BANKCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$239.20M	$13.55	-1.38%	$33.52M	10.84x	10.63
SYBT	STOCK YARDS BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.05B	$69.98	-0.26%	$122.34M	23.10x	9.15
HOPE	HOPE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.59B	$13.32	-2.06%	$322.69M	7.32x	8.04
PCB	PCB BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$279.88M	$18.71	-0.27%	$59.43M	6.78x	6.01
FUSB	FIRST US BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$46.77M	$8.01	0.50%	$8.85M	9.42x	10.57
CHCO	CITY HOLDING CO	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.33B	$89.55	0.26%	$119.29M	15.10x	9.55
CFBK	CF BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$140.71M	$21.47	0.00%	$21.23M	7.75x	11.21
CMA	COMERICA INC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$9.69B	$74.06	-2.18%	$1.29B	10.66x	12.50
CFB	CROSSFIRST BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$654.36M	$13.27	-2.14%	$98.79M	9.15x	8.39
BSVN	BANK7 CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$208.11M	$22.87	1.37%	$34.73M	8.26x	10.31
HWC	HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$4.14B	$48.35	-0.49%	$678.61M	8.32x	9.34
SMBC	SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$479.73M	$51.98	-0.88%	$65.83M	9.96x	9.02
TCBX	THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$233.85M	$17.32	-1.03%	$20.99M	36.85x	10.12
IROQ	IF BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$64.18M	$19.70	0.82%	$8.50M	10.48x	10.97
OSBC	OLD SECOND BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$604.73M	$13.57	0.74%	$38.37M	27.14x	12.38
RNST	RENASANT CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.86B	$33.21	-0.45%	$240.52M	12.39x	6.85
TRST	TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$618.95M	$32.36	-0.49%	$100.68M	9.14x	9.47
UNTY	UNITY BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$270.60M	$25.75	-1.27%	$52.76M	7.11x	8.59
UMPQ	UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.86B	$17.77	-0.67%	$518.13M	10.58x	10.97
HWBK	HAWTHORN BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$156.90M	$23.18	-0.30%	$30.74M	6.95x	13.43
NKSH	NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$201.55M	$33.70	-0.85%	$26.62M	9.55x	11.70
RBKB	RHINEBECK BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$111.77M	$9.90	1.38%	$14.36M	10.99x	10.41
AUB	ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.39B	$32.03	-0.71%	$289.46M	11.16x	7.22
MOFG	MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$436.28M	$27.93	-1.65%	$80.40M	7.67x	12.18
PCSB	PCSB FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$282.01M	$18.39	-0.49%	$21.80M	17.51x	6.18
BOTJ	BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$56.14M	$11.93	-2.21%	$12.13M	6.94x	17.00
RVSB	RIVERVIEW BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$147.07M	$6.41	-0.62%	$30.40M	6.89x	9.99
CFFI	C & F FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$191.83M	$54.50	0.09%	$38.25M	7.43x	10.93
ZION	ZIONS BANCORPORATION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$7.89B	$52.41	-2.07%	$1.14B	9.76x	14.59
PNFP	PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$6.53B	$85.41	-1.59%	$730.05M	12.18x	6.55

Bank Stocks FAQ

What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 24 points higher than the bank industry average of 39. It passed 24 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Northeast Community Bancorp has seen its stock return 16.85% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 26 percentage points.

Northeast Community Bancorp has an average 1 year price target of $13.50, an upside of 6.97% from Northeast Community Bancorp's current stock price of $12.62.

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. Bcb Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCBP)

Bcb Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCBP) is the second best bank stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 23 points higher than the bank industry average of 39. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bcb Bancorp has seen its stock return 16.08% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 25 percentage points.

Bcb Bancorp has an average 1 year price target of $20.25, an upside of 16.38% from Bcb Bancorp's current stock price of $17.40.

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

3. Professional Holding (NASDAQ:PFHD)

Professional Holding (NASDAQ:PFHD) is the third best bank stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 18 points higher than the bank industry average of 39. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Professional Holding has seen its stock return 41.43% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 50 percentage points.

Professional Holding has an average 1 year price target of $30.50, an upside of 11.97% from Professional Holding's current stock price of $27.24.

Professional Holding stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Professional Holding, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the bank stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 309 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS)

Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS) has an annual dividend yield of 11.44%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 3.13%.

Intercorp Financial Services's dividend payout ratio of 73.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB)

Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB) has an annual dividend yield of 9.36%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 3.13%. Bancolombia Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Bancolombia Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bancolombia Sa's dividend payout ratio of 22.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) has an annual dividend yield of 9.02%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 3.13%. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eighteen 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 122.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are bank stocks down?

Bank stocks were down -0.73% in the last day, and up 2.86% over the last week. Silvergate Capital was the among the top losers in the banks - regional industry, dropping -6.53% yesterday.

Silvergate Capital shares are trading lower after Wells Fargo downgraded the stock from Overweight to Underweight and lowered its price target from $115 to $70.

What are the most undervalued bank stocks?

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

1. Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD)

Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) is the most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Finward Bancorp has a valuation score of 100, which is 36 points higher than the bank industry average of 64. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Finward Bancorp's stock has dropped -19.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -10 percentage points.

2. Mainstreet Bancshares (NASDAQ:MNSB)

Mainstreet Bancshares (NASDAQ:MNSB) is the second most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mainstreet Bancshares has a valuation score of 100, which is 36 points higher than the bank industry average of 64. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mainstreet Bancshares's stock has dropped -4.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 4 percentage points.

3. Rhinebeck Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBKB)

Rhinebeck Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBKB) is the third most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Rhinebeck Bancorp has a valuation score of 100, which is 36 points higher than the bank industry average of 64. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rhinebeck Bancorp's stock has dropped -8.55% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the bank industry.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

33.57% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 21.79% 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 19.36x.

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