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Top bank stocks in 2024 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
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FRAF
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$28.82-0.89%-5.20%12.14%-8.91%-11.87%10.17%-4.79%-26.10%53.30%$35.00$23.9617.66%20.28%0.613,64916.06%
PEBO
PEOPLES BANCORP INC
$29.98-0.07%0.74%6.54%6.16%5.27%19.68%-11.14%-8.88%21.18%$34.85$23.0513.97%30.07%0.9576,458-46.72%
ONB
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
$17.190.94%3.74%7.17%7.77%17.66%36.65%-10.38%-0.69%24.03%$17.64$11.802.55%45.68%0.921,663,460-13.92%
CFFI
C & F FINANCIAL CORP
$43.123.31%11.88%-10.15%-18.87%-21.60%-14.33%0.42%-10.17%36.46%$72.00$33.5140.11%28.68%0.7719,47155.79%
FBMS
FIRST BANCSHARES INC
$24.771.18%3.64%1.23%0.73%-5.75%2.23%-37.47%-21.14%73.82%$32.06$22.9622.74%7.88%0.91135,355-24.63%
HBT
HBT FINANCIAL INC
$19.200.68%1.64%1.64%0.68%0.84%9.90%3.62%N/AN/A$21.87$16.3312.21%17.58%0.8730,5221.88%
HFBL
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP INC OF LOUISIANA
$11.50-0.86%-2.25%-7.26%-14.69%-5.51%-34.99%-30.64%-30.35%24.32%$17.99$11.2536.08%2.22%0.042602,500.00%
FCBC
FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC
$35.511.63%5.97%9.30%6.48%3.59%50.72%18.33%1.66%144.73%$39.23$23.259.48%52.73%0.9622,402-41.84%
MCBC
MACATAWA BANK CORP
$14.420.84%1.26%50.21%43.77%48.97%61.66%44.92%38.39%197.93%$14.45$8.310.21%73.53%0.76199,80083.89%
CATC
CAMBRIDGE BANCORP
$66.771.71%3.87%4.59%0.72%16.20%41.13%-24.14%-21.96%N/A$73.68$46.609.38%43.28%0.8722,531-64.65%
CWBC
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
$17.40-0.29%-2.41%-6.95%-3.87%4.57%28.89%-12.34%-13.04%52.63%$24.47$12.5928.89%38.20%1.0623,087-37.61%
CFBK
CF BANKSHARES INC
$18.49-0.19%0.63%-2.71%-15.17%18.42%15.10%-8.26%46.53%128.32%$22.00$14.6915.98%25.88%0.194,0681,390.11%
ESSA
ESSA BANCORP INC
$17.203.06%3.61%1.84%-6.52%4.37%18.70%9.62%9.41%66.34%$20.87$12.7917.59%34.48%0.785,833-33.13%
MBIN
MERCHANTS BANCORP
$45.876.62%17.49%11.58%15.22%47.02%98.06%59.90%200.33%N/A$48.68$22.185.77%106.81%1.06210,7333.44%
NECB
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
$16.601.03%4.53%7.44%-1.37%4.01%27.59%0.00%40.20%130.24%$18.00$12.507.78%32.80%0.4441,869-48.76%
CATY
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
$36.451.87%4.02%0.16%-6.90%-2.10%24.87%-12.40%-2.90%54.91%$45.72$27.7620.28%31.33%1.22262,20524.73%
STBA
S&T BANCORP INC
$31.550.06%1.84%1.71%-1.31%10.55%20.24%-5.93%-22.25%34.71%$36.28$24.5113.03%28.72%0.95127,645-14.70%
SMBK
SMARTFINANCIAL INC
$22.132.69%7.12%8.75%1.05%1.51%10.93%-7.41%4.39%121.30%$25.98$19.0014.82%16.47%1.0136,640-59.65%
CTBI
COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC
$43.621.00%2.30%6.39%7.89%9.16%26.25%-3.62%0.67%31.28%$45.74$33.024.63%32.10%0.9026,589-34.16%
FHN
FIRST HORIZON CORP
$15.800.83%6.68%6.83%14.33%33.22%4.98%-13.90%3.88%38.35%$15.96$9.481.00%66.67%1.1811,207,106-9.02%
TRST
TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y
$27.931.16%3.14%1.71%1.79%0.68%-2.95%-24.46%-31.38%-14.85%$32.10$23.7812.99%17.45%0.9674,64037.15%
SHBI
SHORE BANCSHARES INC
$11.214.77%6.46%2.84%0.99%-5.16%-0.80%-33.71%-31.14%18.37%$14.51$9.6622.74%16.05%1.0678,556-51.70%
UMBF
UMB FINANCIAL CORP
$82.560.84%-0.73%-0.78%2.75%19.10%48.17%-15.31%15.99%44.44%$87.36$53.695.49%53.77%1.06551,663-30.43%
PB
PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC
$63.070.88%-0.76%0.30%1.73%8.84%5.64%-15.31%-15.18%7.70%$68.88$49.608.43%27.16%1.04411,430-24.57%
COLB
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC
$20.172.13%5.49%8.79%5.77%-7.31%6.49%-54.04%-46.98%-18.44%$28.12$17.0828.26%18.13%1.172,839,37543.95%
MBCN
MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP
$23.192.61%5.79%-0.34%-9.06%-15.24%-10.46%-0.22%13.82%70.20%$37.00$21.3637.32%8.57%0.613,116-64.38%
SFBS
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC
$62.832.00%3.42%-0.17%3.25%20.23%35.91%-3.74%82.22%N/A$70.84$39.2711.31%59.99%1.08136,407-11.57%
MNSB
MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC
$16.562.35%4.15%-7.17%-14.95%-20.46%-17.82%-21.52%-30.86%N/A$25.97$14.9736.23%10.62%0.7416,318-34.56%
MOFG
MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$21.35-0.47%4.61%-4.86%-10.97%1.04%14.11%-33.22%-26.61%-12.57%$27.78$18.0023.15%18.61%1.1021,673-6.58%
CVLY
CODORUS VALLEY BANCORP INC
$22.490.40%0.09%2.88%-0.93%11.12%30.38%21.77%2.93%27.15%$25.88$16.0013.10%40.56%0.7929,88658.19%
AUB
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP
$33.480.42%3.72%1.30%-1.03%4.66%32.33%-15.39%-11.96%32.86%$37.86$23.3211.57%43.57%1.10300,840-5.51%
GABC
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP INC
$32.150.59%-0.31%-3.34%2.16%12.53%17.51%-26.70%6.56%88.09%$34.96$24.858.04%29.38%0.83135,0291.41%
SSB
SOUTHSTATE CORP
$78.570.41%0.80%-1.80%-1.45%7.81%22.31%-7.38%3.06%37.67%$87.77$59.8410.48%31.30%1.08284,971-16.28%
TSBK
TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC
$26.100.35%3.37%2.23%-3.80%-11.38%12.07%-9.63%-15.75%144.84%$32.20$22.1118.94%18.05%1.018,00315.67%
PKBK
PARKE BANCORP INC
$16.840.78%2.31%-0.06%-4.32%-6.24%4.79%-20.42%-17.89%124.95%$20.87$15.1619.31%11.08%0.9715,0050.32%
HMNF
HMN FINANCIAL INC
$19.45-0.15%-1.27%-6.04%-13.40%3.51%7.04%-4.82%-11.77%72.74%$24.95$17.6022.04%10.51%0.214,381-64.28%
NEWT
NEWTEKONE INC
$11.161.36%1.45%-2.62%-2.87%-28.64%-4.70%-60.31%-50.31%-17.33%$19.37$10.0742.37%10.82%0.9993,387-6.51%
NRIM
NORTHRIM BANCORP INC
$49.35-1.08%0.67%1.96%2.81%12.47%35.39%10.43%37.54%106.05%$59.90$34.7217.61%42.14%1.038,661-38.06%
LCNB
LCNB CORP
$14.631.11%-4.00%-1.48%1.67%-1.81%-2.53%-18.36%-13.89%-5.92%$17.72$12.7817.44%14.48%0.9418,273-17.23%
DB
DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
$16.471.73%-7.32%1.98%22.18%43.47%57.31%19.87%100.36%-62.04%$17.96$9.828.27%67.72%1.131,851,3788.06%
MBWM
MERCANTILE BANK CORP
$38.470.87%6.30%4.45%0.63%10.90%49.86%18.41%11.41%97.89%$42.82$23.8910.16%61.03%0.9960,669-33.03%
HTBI
HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INC
$26.640.87%2.15%4.55%2.03%21.09%30.08%-0.97%2.58%75.84%$30.99$18.0214.04%47.84%0.8330,39810.43%
IBTX
INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP INC
$40.313.81%2.47%-5.82%-10.18%5.06%26.52%-46.66%-30.07%-17.41%$53.25$29.2424.30%37.86%1.22280,668-4.54%
NBTB
NBT BANCORP INC
$36.891.01%2.56%3.92%8.60%2.73%23.71%-4.87%-5.31%64.47%$43.77$30.3115.72%21.73%0.85157,380-13.56%
EBC
EASTERN BANKSHARES INC
$13.581.27%4.14%4.22%-0.07%16.27%28.48%-37.10%N/AN/A$15.07$10.659.89%27.51%0.81681,474-39.00%
BCML
BAYCOM CORP
$20.133.68%-0.10%-0.10%0.70%-2.71%26.84%10.60%-17.80%N/A$24.31$15.0217.18%34.02%0.7514,085-70.38%
UBCP
UNITED BANCORP INC
$12.25-1.34%-4.27%-15.52%4.26%13.43%-2.00%-17.98%3.46%56.85%$15.50$9.7020.97%26.29%0.12487-91.19%
CHCO
CITY HOLDING CO
$104.47-0.28%0.35%3.45%4.02%7.80%16.35%32.51%28.59%146.62%$115.89$82.539.85%26.58%0.7660,433-26.74%
FCF
FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP
$13.670.59%0.89%2.47%3.40%3.25%13.35%-7.82%-1.44%61.01%$15.90$11.1614.00%22.49%1.00355,049-5.99%
RNST
RENASANT CORP
$30.09-0.03%0.80%0.23%-2.94%10.87%16.40%-29.88%-19.44%9.82%$34.85$22.9913.66%30.88%0.99176,597-0.48%
LYG
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
$2.600.78%-0.38%-0.38%25.00%26.21%14.54%3.17%-20.73%-52.29%$2.72$1.884.41%38.30%1.149,054,940-25.50%
OBK
ORIGIN BANCORP INC
$32.302.41%4.29%7.99%8.79%-0.46%19.41%-26.26%-6.76%N/A$36.91$25.5912.49%26.22%0.84122,736-4.18%
FUNC
FIRST UNITED CORP
$22.690.27%0.75%0.84%-0.70%33.55%67.33%29.29%21.53%170.44%$24.29$12.566.57%80.65%0.5012,492-44.19%
HTH
HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC
$31.321.92%3.16%3.37%2.99%4.85%4.64%-10.36%48.16%37.85%$35.66$26.7812.17%16.95%1.03288,837-38.08%
CCNE
CNB FINANCIAL CORP
$19.560.82%2.57%-0.71%-3.36%-2.20%10.32%-23.86%-33.31%21.49%$23.40$16.4316.41%19.05%1.0930,724-25.65%
FBNC
FIRST BANCORP
$31.850.47%1.05%-6.21%-7.22%0.38%11.87%-26.90%-18.71%80.97%$38.51$26.0017.29%22.50%1.02183,11539.97%
CBSH
COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC
$56.140.07%1.32%7.38%10.77%19.88%5.73%-24.74%-4.28%66.05%$57.00$42.961.51%30.68%0.92349,993-1.06%
FRME
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
$34.690.87%1.64%3.71%4.36%17.00%26.98%-26.19%-8.37%64.88%$38.16$24.529.09%41.48%1.00132,701-59.62%
BCH
BANK OF CHILE
$22.451.17%1.13%-1.28%-0.04%4.37%6.05%1.45%-23.46%-4.70%$24.10$19.206.85%16.93%0.6699,083-29.76%
BVFL
BV FINANCIAL INC
$10.450.29%-0.48%1.16%-22.48%1.65%N/AN/AN/AN/A$15.00$9.6530.33%8.29%0.1698344.99%
UBSI
UNITED BANKSHARES INC
$33.960.41%1.83%-0.76%-2.89%10.12%12.56%-15.33%-14.24%17.88%$38.74$25.3512.34%33.96%1.09250,378-34.29%
PFS
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$15.572.30%3.18%7.90%-1.02%0.26%-0.32%-35.90%-41.42%-7.92%$19.62$13.2120.64%17.87%1.03616,46752.72%
PWOD
PENNS WOODS BANCORP INC
$18.47-1.49%5.45%-1.86%-8.75%-13.65%-16.84%-22.07%-37.46%-35.93%$27.59$17.0133.06%8.58%0.6117,735-29.05%
SFNC
SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
$17.981.58%2.74%-4.31%-1.05%14.45%14.01%-37.96%-30.85%-2.12%$20.82$13.3613.64%34.58%1.11315,358-0.90%
SRCE
1ST SOURCE CORP
$51.45-0.37%4.32%2.86%3.02%9.12%26.97%7.39%5.97%86.97%$56.59$40.449.08%27.23%0.9543,7924.03%
WAFD
WAFD INC
$28.451.46%1.93%2.49%2.49%5.64%10.83%-13.79%-14.31%32.45%$34.07$23.3616.50%21.79%1.01219,892-39.91%
PBHC
PATHFINDER BANCORP INC
$12.310.00%-2.76%0.49%-7.44%-7.44%-7.09%-15.51%-9.15%23.19%$15.90$11.4122.58%7.86%0.13216-76.70%
UNB
UNION BANKSHARES INC
$26.25-2.74%-6.62%-13.65%-11.47%-2.56%24.70%-23.39%-30.19%8.67%$32.00$20.0717.97%30.79%0.783,891-65.73%
PBBK
PB BANKSHARES INC
$12.774.13%4.98%-0.96%-1.57%5.97%8.19%N/AN/AN/A$15.00$11.0114.89%15.95%0.061,114-85.88%
BSAC
BANCO SANTANDER CHILE
$18.150.39%-0.22%-11.07%-2.89%-1.89%-4.52%-19.69%-36.07%-26.40%$21.81$16.8916.78%7.46%0.69239,980-12.41%
SASR
SANDY SPRING BANCORP INC
$22.242.39%3.49%3.20%-5.68%-2.92%3.73%-52.26%-37.46%-5.12%$27.90$19.2720.29%15.41%1.04196,498-10.92%
SSBK
SOUTHERN STATES BANCSHARES INC
$25.901.31%6.41%4.44%-4.60%10.31%25.24%N/AN/AN/A$30.74$19.6115.73%32.08%0.276,429-77.57%
FISI
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC
$17.850.11%1.42%-0.72%-8.51%3.30%15.09%-45.30%-38.58%-23.65%$23.11$15.2222.76%17.28%1.1431,140-51.84%
BRKL
BROOKLINE BANCORP INC
$8.851.26%6.18%-6.94%-12.81%-5.35%10.49%-45.71%-44.30%-1.56%$11.52$7.4223.18%19.27%0.93290,060-61.09%
BSVN
BANK7 CORP
$28.941.69%5.39%5.08%5.81%31.07%23.68%61.23%63.97%N/A$28.99$19.530.17%48.15%0.964,596-57.05%
BMRC
BANK OF MARIN BANCORP
$15.562.44%0.78%-2.57%-15.43%-16.70%6.14%-56.22%-63.69%-29.27%$23.24$13.8433.05%12.43%0.9580,299-11.60%
PEBK
PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
$31.000.03%6.93%11.51%13.64%26.53%30.75%29.33%8.77%97.79%$31.59$16.351.87%89.60%0.849,834-18.99%
MRBK
MERIDIAN CORP
$8.75-1.57%-3.85%-5.20%-20.74%-19.87%4.29%-33.51%-0.57%N/A$14.24$8.2638.55%6.00%0.3836,968349.62%
FXNC
FIRST NATIONAL CORP
$15.401.32%2.46%-5.52%-23.12%-18.95%10.79%-15.29%-30.76%105.33%$21.75$14.0029.20%10.00%0.224,395-61.23%
TRMK
TRUSTMARK CORP
$30.860.92%2.70%15.67%14.51%39.76%40.53%-6.37%-15.31%35.00%$31.12$18.960.84%62.76%0.92284,197-5.78%
HAFC
HANMI FINANCIAL CORP
$15.80-0.63%-0.13%3.27%1.74%-3.42%8.52%-25.72%-33.89%-25.68%$20.31$13.6422.21%15.84%1.15145,878-0.14%
HTLF
HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA INC
$43.941.57%23.01%31.48%30.70%47.95%45.50%-13.99%-5.32%82.78%$44.04$26.100.23%68.35%1.13768,251-24.20%
FMNB
FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP
$12.35-0.32%2.32%-4.78%-9.66%1.56%7.48%-26.62%-16.44%61.23%$14.75$10.3816.27%18.94%0.8264,510-21.86%
NFBK
NORTHFIELD BANCORP INC
$9.011.58%5.75%-5.16%-19.91%-4.96%-8.06%-45.23%-41.57%-29.33%$13.48$7.9933.16%12.77%0.82271,608-5.40%
AROW
ARROW FINANCIAL CORP
$23.661.02%3.05%-0.59%-0.46%2.87%19.40%-28.20%-20.68%24.33%$29.66$16.3820.23%44.42%0.9725,975-11.54%
BFIN
BANKFINANCIAL CORP
$10.001.01%-0.50%-2.63%-1.67%14.55%30.89%-6.80%-35.11%3.95%$11.12$7.1710.07%39.49%0.773,546-28.31%
EVBN
EVANS BANCORP INC
$25.553.07%-1.99%-11.68%-12.80%-1.73%-5.68%-28.85%-30.31%12.56%$33.58$23.2023.91%10.13%0.7534,19442.10%
FNB
FNB CORP
$13.791.10%0.36%1.47%6.32%19.50%28.40%4.87%11.57%12.11%$14.19$10.242.78%34.67%1.232,702,583-15.97%
CALB
CALIFORNIA BANCORP
$21.780.76%-1.43%0.62%-9.42%3.84%52.49%22.88%14.48%N/A$27.82$13.3121.73%63.60%0.4012,27272.55%
BSRR
SIERRA BANCORP
$20.85-0.33%1.71%9.39%11.08%12.89%33.57%-25.05%-24.35%31.96%$23.21$15.0810.17%38.26%1.0656,804163.03%
HWC
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP
$47.570.83%1.78%8.24%12.49%23.40%40.12%0.30%6.97%42.64%$49.65$31.754.19%49.83%1.38285,455-19.43%
BPOP
POPULAR INC
$88.850.91%2.62%3.93%4.19%27.79%61.19%18.32%51.41%190.93%$89.81$53.461.07%66.20%1.14319,70949.43%
HBNC
HORIZON BANCORP INC
$12.470.48%6.95%2.13%-1.42%17.75%36.28%-32.85%-26.65%40.22%$14.71$7.6915.23%62.16%1.16109,543-2.43%
BUSE
FIRST BUSEY CORP
$23.721.11%4.04%3.00%3.45%13.60%36.32%-6.13%-10.96%43.76%$25.80$16.658.06%42.46%1.03140,582-40.90%
BPRN
PRINCETON BANCORP INC
$30.440.63%1.30%0.63%-5.99%-5.67%13.79%-2.34%2.56%N/A$38.20$23.4920.30%29.59%0.8919,945117.60%
CNOB
CONNECTONE BANCORP INC
$19.492.36%6.50%3.40%-7.89%4.45%32.23%-30.14%-15.77%7.92%$24.44$13.1520.25%48.21%1.12115,706-6.61%
OVBC
OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP
$22.800.88%-2.06%-4.16%-7.32%1.33%-4.60%-1.60%-39.95%3.21%$25.95$21.6712.14%5.21%0.881,52526.24%
PFIS
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$39.602.86%3.45%1.30%-5.15%-1.49%4.32%-9.47%-10.61%-14.66%$49.99$30.6020.78%29.41%1.076,425-58.57%
CBU
COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM INC
$46.001.95%3.05%-0.13%3.88%5.02%-5.04%-41.54%-31.61%25.37%$55.64$35.3817.33%30.02%0.89288,81590.13%
COFS
CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$25.741.14%5.49%-2.09%-5.89%17.16%19.50%2.06%-3.05%57.65%$32.14$15.8419.91%62.48%0.282,871-66.20%

Bank Stocks FAQ

What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

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

1. Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS)


Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) is the top bank stock with a Zen Score of 61, which is 28 points higher than the bank industry average of 33. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Webster Financial has seen its stock return 33.18% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 6 percentage points.

Webster Financial has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 31.34% from Webster Financial's current stock price of $44.92.

Webster Financial stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Webster Financial, 63.64% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 36.36% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Cb Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV)


Cb Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV) is the second best bank stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the bank industry average of 33. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cb Financial Services has seen its stock return 7.21% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -20 percentage points.

Cb Financial Services has an average 1 year price target of $24.33, an upside of 9.12% from Cb Financial Services's current stock price of $22.30.

Cb Financial Services stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Cb Financial Services, 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. Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC)


Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) is the third best bank stock with a Zen Score of 56, which is 23 points higher than the bank industry average of 33. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Southern Missouri Bancorp has seen its stock return 29.31% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 2 percentage points.

Southern Missouri Bancorp has an average 1 year price target of $51.00, an upside of 23.25% from Southern Missouri Bancorp's current stock price of $41.38.

Southern Missouri Bancorp stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Southern Missouri 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.

What are the bank stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 270 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Blue Ridge Bankshares (NYSEMKT:BRBS)


Blue Ridge Bankshares (NYSEMKT:BRBS) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the bank industry average of 3.76%.

Blue Ridge Bankshares's dividend payout ratio of -4.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. New York Community Bancorp (NYSE:NYCB)


New York Community Bancorp (NYSE:NYCB) has an annual dividend yield of 11.05%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 3.76%. New York Community Bancorp's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. New York Community Bancorp's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

New York Community Bancorp's dividend payout ratio of -350% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB)


Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB) has an annual dividend yield of 10.43%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 3.76%. Bancolombia Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six 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 39.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are bank stocks up?

Bank stocks were up 0.83% in the last day, and up 1.52% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued bank stocks?

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

1. First Us Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB)


First Us Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) is the most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. First Us Bancshares has a valuation score of 100, which is 53 points higher than the bank industry average of 47. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Us Bancshares's stock has gained 48.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 21 percentage points.

2. Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC)


Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) is the second most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Southern Missouri Bancorp has a valuation score of 100, which is 53 points higher than the bank industry average of 47. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Southern Missouri Bancorp's stock has gained 29.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 2 percentage points.

3. Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (NASDAQ:RMBI)


Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (NASDAQ:RMBI) is the third most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Richmond Mutual Bancorporation has a valuation score of 100, which is 53 points higher than the bank industry average of 47. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Richmond Mutual Bancorporation's stock has gained 24.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -3 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

38.94% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 12.35% 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 -10.04x.
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